March 2017

Here at VDC, we are passionate about VET and on consistency in assessment judgements so it is great that we have Sarah Phillips who has been working in the VET industry since 2005. In that time Sarah has held positions in a range of settings across private, Learn Local and TAFE in the fields of […]

VET practice and new technology VET practitioners often lead their university colleagues in teaching and learning practices. For nearly 15 years, Texas-based New Media Centers (NMC) has produced an annual review of emerging educational technologies – what’s coming and what it means for learning and teaching. There are reviews for a variety of audiences, including

The Queensland government is asking for public feedback on its plans for the state’s VET system. On 28 February the Queensland government released Advancing skills for the future: A strategy for vocational education and training in Queensland (24 pages). The draft strategy is anchored in three objectives: Industry and innovation – ongoing strategic collaboration between

Prejudice is a conscious choice. Unconscious bias is… well, unconscious. Both can have the same influence on employment outcomes. For our graduates, unconscious bias can be another hurdle to getting a job that is unrelated to their skills and knowledge, or to the quality of their training program.  New tools for getting around the unconscious

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Trina Hoefling on Friday 28 April 2017 in Melbourne a virtual management pioneer, co-founder of The Smart Workplace and Virtual Workplace University, and author of Working Virtually: Managing People and Organisations for Virtual Success. This enlightening speaker will tackle topics such as: Teaching tomorrow’s workforce today An engagement-driven rapid

When teachers offer constructive feedback, they help students drive their own learning. Feedback is to learning like water is to swimming. Educational research has frequently reinforced the finding that constructive feedback is among the handful of most potent teaching strategies going around. One global teaching practice guru – John Hattie of the University and Melbourne

And expansion in numbers is matched by student satisfaction that matches or exceeds past levels. In 2016, 554,179 full-fee paying international students enrolled with Australian education providers. The VET sector accounted for 187,110 enrolments – an increase of 11.6 per cent on 2015. This pace of expansion confirms the steady growth trajectory VET has been

NCVER does peerless service for Australia in research programs and statistical work focussed on VET – the country’s largest tertiary education sector. At the beginning of every year the NCVER recaps the learnings from the VET research it has supported in the previous 12 months. Right on cue, Research messages 2016 (59 pages) is now

Rebeckah has an in-depth understanding of the LGBTIQ community and the impact of feeling anxious about one’s identity. Also on feeling unsafe in a learning environment which influences one’s ability to stay engaged in learning. Rebeckah is a trans advocate and Employment Consultant at SensWide Employment –WorkingOUT where she supports LGBTIQ students and job seekers