Workplace Development

A newly released paper from NCVER authored by Kristen Osborne summarises the trends in workplace-based delivery of subjects for VET students. It also seeks to identify the factors that affect outcomes, and “attempts to quantify the positive effects of workplace-based delivery.” How prevalent is workplace delivery? The paper used administrative data from the National VET […]

This article highlights a 2014 paper by Britain’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) focused on what makes for outstanding teaching, learning and assessment. None of these messages in this article are surprising or, in fact, new! In the last issue we looked at a paper prepared by Ofsted published in

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Gayle Tierney, the Victorian Minister for Training and Skills, has recently announced the membership of the Advisory Board of the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA). The Board’s membership “reflects the range of skills development needs across Victoria with “each member bring[ing] unique experience and expertise” that will ensure Victoria’s training sector continues to meet the needs

Find further information and registration for the VDC Conference here Can you gift your students a lifelong learning mindset? A passion for lifelong learning could be the greatest gift educators have to offer their students – while being great for the business bottom line. Many education providers would argue instilling a lifelong learning mindset is

NCVER has just published a report by Josie Misko and her colleagues. It examines the merits of Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Secondary School Students (VfSSS) in preparing them for work or further training. It looks at the value of VfSSS “from the perspectives of students, parents, industry stakeholders and employers.” What did they

Workforce Development is pleased to advise the Victorian Government’s new Workforce Skills Set Fund (WSSF) is open. The Workforce Skills Set Fund (WSSF) is a flexible program that enables Skills First training providers and industry to work together to address skills needs in priority areas, progress innovative approaches to training, and support delivery in thin

International publications and information can be drawn upon to assist with improving RTO quality. This is what the UK’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (or Ofsted) says about how the Further Education colleges they regulate can improve and sustain high performance. An oldie but a goodie! OK, this publication from the

PWC’s Skills for Australia website describes the case for change to the TAE as well as the consultation process on proposed changes including a webinar presentation and recording. In addition, a public review of new training products focused on E-learning and E-assessment has opened. It closes on 12 November. Changing the TAE? The TAE package,

Online learning with eWorks The best online learning comes from collaboration between clients and creators. Online education is about more than just designing and delivering a product. It must consider how each cohort of students wants to learn, how to present content in formats they will find engaging, and how to meet web content accessibility