Workplace Development

The Australian Government has just released an issues paper as a prelude to this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit to be held on 1 and 2 September at Parliament House, Canberra. The summit is said to be the current ‘hottest ticket in town’ and aims to “bring together Australians, including unions, employers, civil society, and […]

The 31st No frills conference was held virtually in July. In this article we give you an overview of the conference. We will highlight a few of the conference presentations in later editions of VDC News. The ‘No Frills’ conference theme was ‘VET’s role in transforming the future’ and in a previous edition of VDC

In the last edition of VDC News we reported on the numbers in Government-funded training, which were up on 2020. This time we switch the focus to VET in schools. NCVER reports that, compared with 2020, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia increased by just over 4%. The numbers The NCVER’s statistical

In an earlier article in VDC News we introduced readers to this new statutory body which will sit within the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. According to Denham Sadler, the national affairs manager at InnovationAUS.com, Jobs and Skills Australia will replace the National Skills Commission (NSC), with accompanying legislation introduced to scrap this

Here’s something to ponder: how many acronyms are there for vocational education and training? The public would say just one: VET. But there’s always more than one way to refer to something, especially in education. Take for example, Hybrid vs. Blended – how many of us can explain the difference between these two methods of

This paper, released by the AiG’s Centre for Education and Training in July, presents a “plan to ensure Australia has the skills and capabilities to embrace digital transformation.” Digital transformation is creating many new jobs and tasks, the paper points out, but these transformations are “also driving increased demand for flexible education and training, able

Introducing Keynote Speaker: Dr Michael Carr-Gregg PHD MAAPI VDC is pleased to have secured Keynote Speaker Michael Carr-Gregg PHD MAAPI for the VDC Teaching & Learning Conference (online 17 & 18 Nov 2022). Find full program details and registration links here. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia’s highest profile psychologists, author, broadcaster and specialist in

A recent joint press release from the Prime Minister and Treasurer announced a Jobs and Skills Summit. This will be held at Parliament House in Canberra on 1–2 September this year. It aims to “bring together Australians, including unions, employers, civil society and governments” to address shared economic challenges “to build a bigger, better-trained and