Workplace Development

IBSA Academy is an online hub designed to provide industry-leading Professional Development for RTO and VET practitioners. Built in a state-of-the-art eLearning platform, IBSA Academy is available anywhere, any time. The VDC are proud to partner with IBSA Academy to enhance and assist in your Professional Development journey. New IBSA Academy courses are on their […]

5 June saw the release of the Productivity Commission’s interim report. It is recommending wide-ranging reforms to “make the VET system a more efficient, competitive market with the flexibility to deliver a broad suite of training options.” A time for change? One of the things COVID-19 has done for vocational education is to make people

The last few issues of VDC News have highlighted VET workforce numbers and issues. This time we look at a Landmark report on the issue written by Emeritus Professor Roger Harris. Looking back In the 22 April edition of VDC News we highlighted NCVER’s long awaited report on the Australian VET workforce. Last issue we

One of latest publications from NCVER explores whether the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system could be neatly divided into two categories: initial VET and continuing VET. Their key finding was that it is not a dichotomy; rather, it is a more complex matrix. Defining initial and continuing VET The NCVER’s report, authored by

Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow aims to reposition Australia’s VET sector to meet our future skills needs. The site helps link you to a lot of the big picture stuff, so it’s worth a look. What’s there? First, it looks at some of the things the federal government is doing in the VET space.

The VDC is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) funded Victorian VET Teacher Professional Learning Program and Learn Local Professional Learning Program for 2020. The learning outcomes of all sessions are now aligned to Teaching, Assessment, Systems and Compliance, and Industry, Community and Collaboration domains

Following the success of the first VDC VET Chat Series, VDC has engaged a new range of experts to facilitate a weekly 30-minute VET Chat where you can take your questions straight to the subject matter experts. The VET Chats create an online platform to collaborate, inspire thinking and share ideas and resources. This series can

This work from NCVER focuses on how the proportion of workers with vocational education and training (VET) qualifications has changed since 2006. The workforce is now more educated, but are their skills being used well? A changing dynamic? A new report from NCVER’s Lisel O’Dwyer and Ian White is entitled “The dynamics of qualifications: implications

In the last issue of VDC News, we highlighted the long-awaited survey of the VET teaching workforce. This time, Erica Smith takes a look at it from other perspectives: career development, working conditions, qualifications and professional development. The paper In a paper entitled ‘The VET teaching workforce in Australia’ commissioned by the Korea Research Institute

A while ago a discussion paper was released to help shape the new National Skills Commission. Consultation is over and the bill to establish it is going through parliament as we write.  What is the Commission going to look like? The National Skills Commission has an interim Chair Adam Boyton was appointed interim National Skills