REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! 2020 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference
Registrations are now open for the 2020 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference at the popular RACV Torquay Resort on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The VDC has provided this leading an annual teaching and learning conference for the past 14 years … Read More
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Beware educational cargo cults!
In late 2018, John Hattie and Arran Hamilton published a ‘White paper’ entitled “Education cargo cults must die”. An intriguing title; but what’s its message? What are the cargo cults? Hattie and Hamilton suggest that: "Cargo cults develop when … Read More
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Good practice in online delivery
In the last issue we highlighted a new NCVER report that looked at VET courses delivered totally online. This article presents the other element of this report: what good online practice looks like. In our last exciting episode In the article in … Read More
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Productivity Commission reviews the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development
In its latest VET-related Review by the Productivity Commission is concerned to make VET accessible, efficient and of high quality. The first stage in the process has produced an issues paper. The Review The Review “will assess progress made by … Read More
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COAG Skills Council communique points to big VET agenda
Council of Australian Government (COAG) Skill Council meeting in November 2019 agreed on “an ambitious approach” to enhance Australian vocational education and training. The meeting was held in Brisbane and coincided with the national training … Read More
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2020 VDC Professional Learning Program Released
The VDC 2020 Professional Learning Program is now available. An extensive range of new and existing continuous PD opportunities are scheduled in the form of workshops, webinars, free thought leaders functions as well as industry symposiums for the … Read More
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Changing young peoples’ perception of TAFE and VET
June/July last year saw Year13 and YouthSense conduct a national survey of Australian youth to understand how much young people understand of TAFE and VET. They also wanted to get a handle on their perceptions and pre-conceived ideas about these … Read More
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Online delivery of VET qualifications: what’s the story?
Online delivery is used extensively as part of the delivery approach for many VET qualifications. But, what is the story when it is the major or only form of delivery? A recent report from NCVER takes a look at this issue. The study The report, … Read More
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Skills for Victoria’s Growing Economy – Macklin Review launched
Jenny Macklin, the former federal Labor politician, will lead a review into VET in Victoria. The review is focused on developing a VET system that meets both industry and government’s needs, while supporting individual students to get what they … Read More
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More than just women in hard hats – understanding the wide role of VET for the careers of Australian women
This forum will feature keynote speakers, panels and the chance to discuss ways we can influence decisions so that women’s needs are the focus for policy around women's careers and involvement in Adult and Vocational Education, not just economic … Read More
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