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The Commonwealth Department of Employment released the Employment projections report 2016 (11 pages). The Report takes us through to 2020projects most new jobs created between now and 2020 will require tertiary qualifications. Of the one million new jobs projected, almost half will require certificate or diploma level qualifications.   It’s expected that in the five […]

On 5 October 2016, Minister Simon Birmingham announced the new VET Student Loan Program including the capping of VET student loan amounts. Subject to the passage of legislation, the highly publicised VET Student Loans program will commence on 1 January 2017, replacing the current VET FEE‑HELP scheme, which will cease on 31 December 2016. In September 2016,  Mitchell Institute Victoria University, Melbourne proposed

Compared to other nations, a high proportion of young Australians combine work and study. It’s a combination that seems to have advantages for most students. In the VET sector we know the benefits of integrating work and formal learning. Apprenticeships are built around this notion and traineeships have followed suit. But what about those courses

Given the ongoing focus and importance of Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) in Vocational Education, I thought it would be useful to highlight a free resource that is readily available. Ideas That Work was funded through the Commonwealth’s now defunct Workplace English Language and Literacy Program to develop a number of LLN resources. Even though

The OECD suggests Australia needs to rekindle VET’s value as strong pathway to employment. Over the past two years the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD ) has published five reports in its Investing in Youth series. Early September saw the release of Investing in Youth: Australia (240 pages). At the heart of the report

Industry and governments across the globe value apprenticeships because they positively influence social outcomes and economic growth. Apprenticeships are held in high regard internationally as a valuable model of work-integrated learning. One strength of the model is that it can only work when there is an enduring tripartite partnership between industry, training providers and government.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has added its voice to calls for reform of the VET system. It seems we are hearing more voices more often proposing substantial change to the national VET system. They are becoming more insistent at a national level and in states and territories. Our last newsletter delved into

Victoria’s new training system starts in January 2017, with a big focus on quality across the system and an explicit statement on the role of public providers. On 26 August the Victorian government unveiled Skills First – a new design for the state’s VET system which will commence operation on 1 January 2017. Skills First

A respected, non-partisan Australian policy organisation calls for a comprehensive national review of vocational education and training. For more than 50 years, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has been a thoughtful and respected contributor to national economic and social policy debates. In the last year or so it has issued research papers

Senior Project Manager Sharon Waitzer couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the KOTO Training School first hand whilst in Vietnam as well as experience a cooking class. Sharon reports… Whilst on a cycling holiday across Vietnam, I accepted an invitation to go to KOTO College in Ha Noi and meet Jimmy Pham the Founder of KOTO.