CEO Message – Vic Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award goes to GOTAFE
The VET Development Centre is the proud sponsor the Teacher / Trainer of the Year Award at the annual Victorian Training Awards. The awards were held at the Palladium at Crown Melbourne on Friday 6 September 2019. I would like to extend my … Read More
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NCVER launches first two landmark essays
The VOCED Plus website contains a series of landmark reports which have had a major influences in the development of Australia’s VET sector. The first two ‘essays’ explain the impact and influence of these documents and have just been published. … Read More
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A better vision of VET?
In early 2019 a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting was held in Cairns. The communique from that meeting covers a lot of ground, but this time it had a bit to say about VET and a ‘vision’ of its role in skills development in … Read More
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ASQA targets trainer and assessor capability
August 2019 saw the release ASQA’s regulatory strategy for 2019 to 2021. As the CEO’s message in last issue of VDC News reported, one of the strategy’s key target areas is the capability of VET’s trainers and assessors. Read more Targeting … Read More
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Expert VET review panel established
The Australian Government has established an expert advisory panel to “provide independent strategic advice to the Government on key reforms flowing from the Joyce Review ‘Expert Review of Australia’s VET System’, released in April 2019.” VDC News … Read More
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Highlighting NCVER’s ‘No frills’ conference
NCVER’s ‘No frills’ conference, held in Adelaide in July, has been and gone. This year, the conference program was 'The student journey: skilling for life'. Another article in this issue summarises the discussion paper released to coincide with … Read More
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Protecting the quality of international VET and English language education
International education is big business for Australian universities, English language and VET providers. ASQA’s latest strategic audit is concerned with protecting the quality of this market for the English language and VET providers it … Read More
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Valuing TAFE in Queensland
The Victorian TAFE Association commissioned KPMG a while ago to look at the value TAFE brings to that state. Now let’s have a look at what the answers KPMG has found for TAFE in Queensland. In the last exciting episode! KPMG’s report on … Read More
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CEO Message – ASQA Regulatory Strategy 2019-21 focuses on Trainer & Assessor Capability
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Chief Commissioner and CEO Mark Paterson recently announced the release of the ASQA Regulatory Strategy 2019-21. Mr. Paterson described the Regulatory Strategy as a key element to its risk-based approach … Read More
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CEO Message – Supported internships: a program of social inclusion for young people with disability
FREE National Lunch Time Webinar (23rd August) As part of our Thought Leadership Series for 2019, VDC is pleased to present International Specialised Skills Institute (ISSI) fellowship recipient Jan Davis from Holmesglen Institute of TAFE. Jan … Read More
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