Workplace Development

The VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2023, From Competence to Excellence, to be held on August 17 & 18 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, promises to be the biggest in-person VDC conference. Tickets are selling fast at only $565 (incl GST); less with a group booking discount. Over 2 days, there will […]

This 168-page research report from CEDEFOP focuses on the ways both initial (IVET) and continuing (CVET) components of the VET system “interact to support the learning of adults, so facilitating lifelong and life-wide learning” across a range of eleven EU countries. It can also cover how shorter courses or second-chance education opportunities can support upskilling

The VDC National Professional Learning Program for Semester 2 is now available providing an extensive range of new and existing professional development opportunities ranging from Workshops, Webinars, eLearns, VET Chats and free Thought Leaders sessions. There is no membership fee to access these sessions, and highly competitive fees for enrolment in individual training events is

There has been a fair bit of research and other work done on this topic, understandably. This report from NCVER is the latest, drawing on and summarising a lot of it. It suggests that “COVID-19 has significantly reorganised the business practices of training providers and its impacts on the sector will be long-lasting.” The report,

This technical paper from NCVER is an exploratory analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of using machine learning approaches to calculate projected VET completion rates and compares this with the current approach NCVER uses. Why is this important? Because we want the best possible projection of completion rates rather than having to wait until the complete

Redeveloped VET courses customised for First Nations learners In 2017, the Australian Centre for Career Education (ACCE) began a program of investigation to customise its two VET career development courses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners.  After meeting with the Toorong Marnong Koorie Project Officer from La Trobe University, ACCE’s previous CEO Bernadette Gigliotti,

This article is at least partially inspired by one in the TAFE Directors Australia newsletter. Some of the text is copied from or draws on that article. What’s in the budget? “The government is providing an additional $3.7 billion to the states and territories as part of negotiations over a new five-year National Skills Agreement to commence from 1

This article by Peter Hurley from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute in ‘the Conversation’, looks at the increase in ‘permanently temporary’ migrants in Australia. “These are people who have lived in the country for an extended period but have no path to permanent residency or citizenship.” So, what changes in arrangements would help international students get