Workplace Development

Towards the end of last year NCVER released a paper which sought to look at the strengths and weaknesses of CBT as it is currently applied to the Australian VET system. Authored by Josie Misko and Michelle Circelli and entitled ‘Adding value to competency-based training’ it considers “whether there is cause to consider a broader […]

The VET Development Centre (VDC) is delighted to announce the launch of the VDC Sustainability Fellowship for VET Practitioners. Working in partnership with the International Specialised Skills Institute (ISS Institute), VDC is funding the VDC International Sustainability Fellowship [travel] and the VDC International Sustainability Fellowship [desktop]. The Fellowship program focuses on developing opportunities within the

Welcome back to VDC News! Let’s see what’s planned for this year. The VDC 2023 Professional Learning Program for Semester 1 is now available. With an extensive range of new and existing professional development opportunities ranging from Workshops, Webinars, VET Chats and free Thought Leaders sessions. Click here to view the program. This year, VDC

Many of you may have received this email, but in case you haven’t and are interested, PwC’s Skills for Australia advise that: “the Case for Endorsement and accompanying documents for Version 5 of the TAE training package were approved by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) on 8 November 2022 and endorsed by Skills Ministers

Australia’s Governments are committed to improve the apprenticeship system and drive-up completions. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has released a discussion paper which explores the existing services and supports and seeks views on opportunities address three key issues facing the Apprenticeships System: falling completion rates, a lack of diversity in the make-up

VDC News had the privilege of attending the Community Colleges Australia conference in Sydney a little while ago. One of the keynote speakers was the CEO of the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA), Craig Robertson. This is what Craig had to say. First, Craig has been in the VET space for some time: the Commonwealth, Victoria’s

Australia’s Skills Ministers met on November 18. The communique from that meeting highlights their priorities for VET reform. These include improving VET quality and relevance, strengthening tripartite and cross portfolio engagement, and delivering more meaningful evidence to inform skills policy. Jobs and Skills Australia has been established to help with this process. Skills shortages are

In early November NCVER released Governments’ VET expenditure figures for 2021. Australian and state and territory governments spent $10.4 billion on vocational education and training (VET) during the year which showed a $2.9 billion increase and up 38.6% from 2020. Of these funds, $5.4 billion was for direct VET delivery and $3.7 billion provided employer

The Australian industry Group’s (AiG) Centre for Education and Training has just released its 2022 Skills Survey. It shows that VET-qualified people and programs are right at the heart of addressing skill shortages and needs. Conducted every two years, this time it received 342 individual responses from representatives of a wide range of Australian companies.

Foundational skills are a critical underpinning capability for all education and training. They help ensure that individuals can successfully complete their program of learning. This blog focuses on apprenticeships. The Reading Writing Hotline is one available support service. They report that apprentices, and their parents, carers and allies, call them distressed because of reading and