This project has been undertaken by Fran Ferrier and Michael Long from the Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) and Ian Roos from the Centre for Human Resource Development and Training, University of Melbourne.
The researchers would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of Anita Saleeba and Louisa Cooke to this work and warmly thank the many young people and representatives of community and volunteer organisations who freely and enthusiastically participated in the project.