April 2022

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Victorian Training Awards!

In 2022, the Victorian Training Awards mark their 68th year of celebrating the outstanding achievements of apprentices, students, teachers, employers and training providers in the VET sector. VDC is the proud sponsor of the Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award. Last year’s awards honoured the achievements of many outstanding organisations and individuals, with four Victorian representatives

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NCVER publishes its 2021 research messages

Each year NCVER publishes the research messages from the work it undertook or published in 2021. This compilation comprises the research reports and summaries, statistical reports and infographics, occasional papers, presentations, webinars, consultancies, submissions, published presentations from the 30th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’, and various additions made during the year

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And now there is a new National Microcredentials Framework

Published in late 2021, and developed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Microcredentials Framework has been published by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE). In its 20 pages it aims to “provide consistency and recognition of microcredentials across Australia by bringing greater national cohesion to microcredentials, set common standards, and serve as a strong reference

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VET and 2022-23 federal budget

The Federal budget was released on 29 March. As usual there is some focus on VET and, as usual, the major focus appears to be on apprentices and trainees. That’s not the whole story, though. What the treasurer said in his budget speech In his speech Treasurer Josh Frydenberg pointed to what the Federal Government

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