Workplace Development

The report, “Ready, set, upskill: Effective training for the jobs of tomorrow” was prepared by Deloitte Access Economics for RMIT Online. It looks at the importance of digital and other skills for work today and into the future. Chapter 5 of the report looks at how training can best help to develop skills and capabilities. […]

This latest report from NCVER, released in early February 2022, reports on how Australian employers have been affected by the pandemic and how, in turn, this has affected their current and future training requirements. The report found that nearly a third of employers are expecting to increase the amount of training they provide to their

Late last year NCVER provided its annual student outcomes report. It provides details for qualification completers and part-completers, short course completers and part-completers and subject only completers. You can download  a pdf of the full report here. What the survey report tells us Overall, not much changes from year to year with student outcomes, although

Applications are now open for the VET International Practitioner Fellowship provided by The International Specialised Skills (ISS) Institute and the Department of Education (DET), Higher Education and Skills (HES). The fellowship supports Fellows to drive best practice, innovation and to create a lasting impact within the Victorian VET sector. More than ever, Australia needs a

In 2021 UNESCO published a preliminary “conversation starter” on micro-credentials authored by Deakin University’s Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver. The paper suggests that “acceptance and recognition of micro-credentials by employers and policy makers is hampered because, among other challenges, there is no universally recognised definition that clearly communicates to lay users, particularly learners and employers, what

Veteran VET researchers Kaye Bowman and Victor Callan looked at what influences employers to engage with the national VET system and nationally recognised training. Developing closer partnerships between employers and registered training organisations is the challenge, and the key, in upskilling the Australian workforce and addressing skills shortages. The project The report, by Kaye Bowman

The VDC 2022 Professional Learning calendar for Semester 1 has been launched. An extensive range of new and existing professional development opportunities are scheduled in the form of Workshops, Webinars, VET Chats and free Thought Leaders sessions. Click here to view the program. As a leader in the development of the vocational education and training

On Thursday 8 December 2021 Darryl Dymock and Mark Tyler of Griffith University discussed the findings of their NCVER report ‘Attracting industry experts to become VET practitioners: a journey, not a destination‘ during an NCVER webinar. Their presentation was followed by input from discussant Ian Curry of the AMWU who provided his views on the

The National Skills Commission published its state of Australian skills report in early December 2021. It found that Australia’s workforce is changing as “the labour market responds to big forces like an ongoing shift to services and higher skilled jobs, advances in technology and growing automation.” These shifts emphasise the importance of effective further education

Mentoring is one of the professional development features proposed in the consultation draft of an Australian VET workforce quality strategy as it is seen “to be effective for supporting and improving the confidence and skills of trainers and assessors, particularly new entrants.” How do you do mentoring well, though? This practical guide was developed by