Many of you may have received this email, but in case you haven’t and are interested, PwC’s Skills for Australia advise that: “the Case for Endorsement and accompanying documents for Version 5 of the TAE training package were approved by the ... Read More
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Improving support for apprenticeship services
Australia’s Governments are committed to improve the apprenticeship system and drive-up completions. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has released a discussion paper which explores the existing services and supports and ... Read More
Inclusion, Localism, Horizontals and Meaning in work and life.
VDC News had the privilege of attending the Community Colleges Australia conference in Sydney a little while ago. One of the keynote speakers was the CEO of the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA), Craig Robertson. This is what Craig had to ... Read More
Messages from the top – Skills Ministers’ meeting
Australia’s Skills Ministers met on November 18. The communique from that meeting highlights their priorities for VET reform. These include improving VET quality and relevance, strengthening tripartite and cross portfolio engagement, and delivering ... Read More
Government VET funding up in 2021
In early November NCVER released Governments’ VET expenditure figures for 2021. Australian and state and territory governments spent $10.4 billion on vocational education and training (VET) during the year which showed a $2.9 billion increase and up ... Read More
Taking Care of Business – skills and workforce need
The Australian industry Group’s (AiG) Centre for Education and Training has just released its 2022 Skills Survey. It shows that VET-qualified people and programs are right at the heart of addressing skill shortages and needs. Conducted every two ... Read More
Foundational Skills Support for Apprentices
Foundational skills are a critical underpinning capability for all education and training. They help ensure that individuals can successfully complete their program of learning. This blog focuses on apprenticeships. The Reading Writing Hotline is ... Read More
Strengths and Weaknesses of micro credentials
This is a paper from CEDEFOP in Europe. It’s looking to understand the characteristics and added value of micro credentials and their limitations. It provides a “first look at mapping micro credentials in European labour-market-related education, ... Read More
Using assessment and grading to inform student learning
This whitepaper published by Turnitin notes the importance of high quality and timely assessment feedback. According to noted education researcher John Hattie, “feedback has a profound influence on student learning” and to student success. Grading ... Read More
Draft RTO standards consultation paper released
As part of the extensive work being done on Skills Reform, a consultation paper on the proposed revised standards for RTOs has just been released focused on improving the quality of delivery and help build RTO capability and capacity. We gave you a ... Read More
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