The VDC National Professional Learning Program for Semester 2 is now available providing an extensive range of new and existing professional development opportunities. With no upfront membership fees, VDC offers a wide array of CPD modules, with ... Read More
June 2024
June Newsletter
Mapping the student journeys of VET completers and non-completers
This latest report from NCVER authored by Bridgit Wibrow, Michelle Hall and Tabatha Griffin looks at how the student journey works, not only for those who complete qualifications and those who don’t. It’s resulted in two publications: The student ... Read More
A new skills strategy for Queensland
Queensland recently released its skills strategy for 2024 to 2028. Entitled Good Jobs, Great Training, it aims to set “the direction for the state's training system to support the state's growing and changing workforce over the next 5 years” in its ... Read More
Validating informal and non-formal learning: Some insights from Europe
With the rise in importance of recognising non-formal and informal learning here in Australia, particularly amongst employers, it’s useful to highlight what the thinking is in Europe. Recently CEDEFOP has published one of its overview papers on this ... Read More
What’s in the Skills Ministers’ latest communique?
Skills Ministers met in Sydney on 24 May, and released a communique covering a wide range of topics. These included discussing “Australia’s inaugural National Skills Plan under the National Skills Agreement and the draft Vocational Education and ... Read More
Download your VET transcript with your USI
Did you know that students can download their vocational education and training (VET) qualifications online at no cost? A USI VET transcript contains all VET qualifications in one verified document. Since 2015, anyone undertaking Nationally ... Read More
Spotlighting the Keynotes of the VET National T&L Conference: Dr Ben Hamer
VDC’s VET National Teaching & Learning Conference is back in-person at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15 & 16 August 2024 and tickets are selling fast - Register today. Let’s introduce keynote speaker: Dr Ben Hamer, ... Read More
Using digital badges
A recent ‘Insight’ article in Future Campus by Stephen Matchett examines the use of using digital badges in universities. However, his article cautions that they complement but do not replace marks. This article has been drawn on extensively ... Read More
The TAFE Value and Perception Challenge
Mark McCrindle’s organisation, McCrindle Research, has recently completed a piece of work for the Victorian TAFE Association titled 'The TAFE Value and Perception Challenge'. It aims to provide insights “into the perception challenges facing TAFE in ... Read More
Qualification reform: Is there another key purpose we should emphasise?
A think piece by Hugh Guthrie ‘Unlocking the potential of VET’ is the title of the advice piece from the Qualifications Reform Design Group to Skills Ministers. They proposed three purposes for VET qualifications: Purpose 1: qualifications ... Read More