New VET Advisory Committee established
A new and handpicked stakeholder committee has been established to help drive the Commonwealth Government in its agenda of VET reform. Minister Cash announced its formation in late September. The membership includes a lot of old and experienced … Read More
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National Skills Commission and Skills Organisations: The story so far
Two outcomes of the Joyce Review were recommendations to establish a National Skills Commission and to pilot new Skills Organisations in two key industries: human services care and digital technology. Here’s what’s been happening … Read More
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Victorian TAFE enrolment processes audited
September 2019 saw the release of a report from the Victorian Auditor General examining the efficiency of enrolment processes for government-subsidised training at four Technical and Further Education Institutes (TAFEs) and one dual sector … Read More
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Training packages: meeting student needs
The latest of NCVER’s ‘Vocational voice’ podcast is worth a listen. It can be found here. CBT and training packages underpin the VET system. However, “critics are arguing that the VET sector’s reliance upon training packages is failing to meet … Read More
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CEO MESSAGE: – We Want Your Feedback!
The 2019 VDC Professional Learning Stakeholder Feedback Survey is now open. Like any service provider, the VDC strives to ensure we meet our client needs. To assist us to continue to improve our services, we have developed this short online survey to … Read More
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Ministers Announce Changes to The Australian Skills Quality Authority
The Australian Government recently announced reforms to the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). As the national regulator for Australia’s VET sector, ASQA regulates training providers to ensure they meet nationally approved quality … Read More
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Total VET numbers for 2018: Some are up, others are down
It’s data reporting season. Let’s take a look at what the total numbers of those taking a VET program are telling us. How big is VET in 2018? The recently released NCVER publication Total VET students and courses 2018 tells us that, in 2018, an … Read More
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare looks at education and skills
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is a major national agency whose purpose is to help improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians. Their latest report: “Australia’s welfare 2019: in brief” has some useful insights on a wide … Read More
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The VET in schools’ data for 2018 are out. Participation is down
Another article in this edition of VDC News focuses on total VET activity. This one looks specifically at VET in schools. Over a five-year period, the number of school students undertaking vocational education and training has declined. What’s … Read More
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The risks and rewards of Vocational Education: When is it a good alternative to Higher Education?
The Grattan Institute recently published a report which examined the circumstances in which VET studies are a good, or maybe even better, alternative than higher education. Here’s what the report found and where there are advantages in VET study, … Read More
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