June 2018

As the proverb states … If they can’t remember it, then they never learned it!  Optimal retention is achieved when instructional methods are used that fit the way the brain learns.  Yet is teaching being conducted in a brain compatible manner? Dr Rich Allen’s keynote presentation at the 2018 VDC Teaching and Learning Conference will […]

A recent NCVER spreadsheet and data slicer, entitled: Comparing high-use training package qualifications, allows users to investigate the diversity of the 20 training package qualifications with the most program enrolments in 2016. One of these, of course, is the Certificate IV TAE. The spreadsheet enables users to explore the characteristics of those enrolling in those

Debate continually rages over the quality and suitability of the Certificate IV TAE as the mandated qualification to teach in a vocational education setting. An ARC project, led by Professor Erica Smith from Federation University, has tried to answer a simple question: “Would more highly-qualified teachers and trainers help to address quality problems in the

December 2017 saw the third annual Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) conference held at TAFE Queensland’s Southbank Campus in Brisbane. Three keynotes and 16 papers were presented over the one and half day program. Its theme was “Driving the Future Quality of VET Teaching in Australia”. Here are some of

We are very excited to have secured Wendy Perry as the MC for the upcoming 2018 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference at the RACV Torquay Resort on 6 and 7 September 2018.  Wendy Perry is a highly regarded VET educator, entrepreneur, innovator, leader, mentor, speaker and writer, with a drive for being at the forefront

We are very excited to have secured Wendy Perry as the MC for the upcoming 2018 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference at the RACV Torquay Resort on 6 and 7 September 2018.  Wendy Perry is a highly regarded VET educator, entrepreneur, innovator, leader, mentor, speaker and writer, with a drive for being at the forefront

Where are the new job openings likely to be? Which industries and occupations are likely to be involved? A new report by Chandra Shah and Janine Dixon explores these questions, but it is also useful to read it alongside Australia’s skill shortage list. Job openings are created when industries or occupations expand. However, existing workers

There is considerable policy attention on disadvantage, and disadvantaged groups. It includes Indigenous Australians, people with a disability, those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people who are unemployed or learners with low prior educational attainments. This article follows up on the “Disability and disadvantage in focus: What VET and others can do to

TALE aims to provide a forum for scholars and practitioners to share their knowledge and experience in engineering and technology education, as well as in technology-enabled educational innovation. This year’s Conference theme, Engineering Next-Generation Learning, adopts a future-facing perspective. The Conference is for both academics and practitioners with a stream that will be devoted specifically