Workplace Development

This issue of VDC News will focus a lot on the Commonwealth Government White Paper on Employment, and with good reason – it offers a lot of insights in terms of the way things are heading for the Australian workforce and to help address their associated training needs. The full report ‘Working future’ provides a […]

How do we bridge the gap between industry standards and responsive learning? The Future of VET Curriculum Project team, a group of VET researchers associated with Griffith and Victoria universities, have commenced a long-term program of work aimed at understanding how innovative training providers span the gap between industry standards and responsive learning. Defining curriculum as

A think piece by Hugh Guthrie For at least the last 30 years I haven’t seen the word ‘curriculum’ used much in the VET space. This followed moves to an industry-led approach where we just talked Training Packages, qualifications and units of competency. The word seems to now be having somewhat of a resurgence, however.

In this latest paper form the Mackenzie Research Institute at Holmsglen TAFE, Tom Karmel “takes a descriptive approach to changes in the labour market over the ten years 2011 to 2021” in order to explore “the relationship between what is happening to occupational employment on one hand and qualifications on the other.” Tom notes the

This paper, released in August this year, talks about the establishment of a Training Package Assurance Body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) to assess new and/or updated training package products submitted by the newly minted Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs). The Training Package Assurance team is independent of the management of JSCs. The team aims

ASQA has released its latest Corporate Plan. What messages does it have? This plan outlines ASQA’s purpose and sets a refreshed direction for how they will collaborate to build their own and the VET sector’s capability over the next four years “to ensure quality vocational education and training so students, industry, governments and the community

This European paper argues that “supporting the career development of workers is a quadruple win – for the individual, for organisations, for the economy and for society.” When it works well, it can “empower individuals to realise their full potential and progress vertically, horizontally, to achieve satisfaction and to find meaning in their career decisions.”

How time flies! Dyslexia Awareness Month is fast approaching, so why not spend some time this October furthering your own knowledge about dyslexia, and other Specific Learning Disorders? VDC can help you get started, with Karen Dymke you can refresh your knowledge, discuss simple strategies to accommodate everyone or learn something new about Specific Learning