About LSAY
What we do with your information
The information gathered by this research project goes to government agencies and other organisations to make important decisions that will help young people as they move out of school and into the next important phase of their life - which may be university, TAFE, a trade, or straight into the workforce.
So what good does it do?
| 'People can come up with statistics to prove anything - 14% of people know that' |
| Homer Simpson |
Even if that great 21st century Springfield philosopher thought so, that's not the case. Statistics play a key role in our everyday lives.
They're particularly useful for planning for the future - which is why your contribution to the LSAY project is so important. Four examples of how LSAY has helped young people:
- Reports and analyses from LSAY about the outcomes from different education pathways feed into the government-funded myfuture website, which provides career information and assistance.
- The role of VET project from the Melbourne institute of Applied Economic and Social Research took information from the youth surveys and delivered a report on the ‘scarring effects’ of youth unemployment, and the importance of post-school study in reducing these effects.
- The Outcomes from combining work and tertiary study report highlighted the impact that working and studying has for students, and the implications for Youth Allowance policy-makers.
- Organisations like The Smith Family use LSAY research to find out how to help Australian young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
So your time - and the information you provide - is valuable to all of us.
