July 2019

Digital learning is now the go, with teaching, learning, assessment and student communication now happening lots more online. But this ‘cyber world’ can be dangerous for teachers and students alike. How do we make it safer for everyone? The resource vpnMentor has published a teachers’ guide to cyber security on its blog (and many thanks

June saw the release of the Productivity Commission’s report card on the higher education system. Its messages are mixed. University can be transformative and beneficial, but the present system has costs too, they say. Why this report? Higher education is a pathway for many to rewarding careers and has many other broader benefits too. However

A just-released NCVER report looks at the transition experience from school to work. The possible pathways they have identified are rich, individual and diverse – and certainly not straightforward. The pathways Authored by Rasika Ranasinghe, Emerick Chew, Genevieve Knight and Gitta Siekmann, the report uses data from the 2006 Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth –

At NCVER’s No frills conference this year, they launched a new VET practitioner resource. So, what’s in it? The VET Practitioner Resource is a living, breathing resource that NCVER will continue to develop and update on an ongoing basis. In this first iteration it has three focus points. The first includes teaching, learning and assessment

In previous issues we have looked at possible changes to tertiary education in Australia. What has the recent review of post-18 education in the UK released in May this year say needs to change there? Why look at this? Simply because so much of what we do in Australia has drawn inspiration from practices in

Another article in this issue looks at a recently published NCVER report on digital skills “and the capacity of the VET system to effectively meet this growing need.” In this article we focus on digital technologies again through the latest report from Sean Gallagher, the Director of Swinburne University’s Centre for the New Workforce. This

Digital technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation are really changing the nature of work. This issue of VDC News focuses on the digital economy and is futures focused. It builds on an article in the last issue summarising a report from Deloittes. What did they do? NCVER has recently published a new report that

Mid-June saw the release of an issues paper on VET in schools to support its review. The review is aimed at finding ways to strengthen vocational pathways from school to employment for secondary school students. The review process The review involves an issues paper, focus groups with key stakeholders over 6 weeks, including a series

Deloitte released its most recent paper in its ‘Building the lucky country’ series. “it’s about augmentation, rather than automation or replacement. While jobs are changing in nature because of automation, they will not disappear altogether”. These papers are developed to prompt debate and conversations across business, industry associations, government and the media. Looking into future