Appendix W Podcast: Longitudinally Yours: 30 years of LSAY

Written By Sarah Guy

In the eleventh episode of our podcast, Anthony Frosh speaks with Ronnie Semo and Tasman Swanton from National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) as well as Julie Higgs (former Wallis data analyst) about all things LSAY (Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth).

Some topics include:

  • The impetus for commencing LSAY

  • How it was tied to the 1973 oil shock and subsequent economic crisis.

  • The evolution of survey methodology during the 1990s

  • How the LSAY team managed to stay in contact with participants over the ten-year longitudinal tracking period of age 15 to 25 years old.

  • Key findings and impacts of LSAY on society

  • Outcomes of VET education vs University education

  • Outcomes of independent vs government schools.

  • Reminisce of some favourite aspects of LSAY – we vote for the socks!

This episode is edited by Shalini Sen. Marketing is the domain of Sarah Guy.

For more information about LSAY, visit https://www.lsay.edu.au/

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