Workplace Development

The Conference is being held at Charles Sturt University Convention Centre Boorooma Campus, Wagga Wagga, on Monday 9 December and Tuesday 10 December 2019. Keynote Speaker, Professor Kevin Orr, will be presenting, Vocational knowledge and social justice: Putting pedagogy in its place. Professor Kevin Orr is a Professor of Work and Learning and Associate Dean (Teaching […]

A new and handpicked stakeholder committee has been established to help drive the Commonwealth Government in its agenda of VET reform. Minister Cash announced its formation in late September. The membership includes a lot of old and experienced faces. The Committee will meet monthly until June 2023 and has been established to ensure that “stakeholder

Two outcomes of the Joyce Review were recommendations to establish a National Skills Commission and to pilot new Skills Organisations in two key industries: human services care and digital technology. Here’s what’s been happening since. Introducing the National Skills Organisation The National Skills Organisation, to be launched in July 2020, will provide leadership for the

September 2019 saw the release of a report from the Victorian Auditor General examining the efficiency of enrolment processes for government-subsidised training at four Technical and Further Education Institutes (TAFEs) and one dual sector university. It also looked at the Department of Education and Training’s oversight of and support provided to TAFEs to meet their

The latest of NCVER’s ‘Vocational voice’ podcast is worth a listen. It can be found here. CBT and training packages underpin the VET system. However, “critics are arguing that the VET sector’s reliance upon training packages is failing to meet the real-world needs of students and industry due to how they define and therefore teach

The Australian Government recently announced reforms to the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). As the national regulator for Australia’s VET sector, ASQA regulates training providers to ensure they meet nationally approved quality standards. On 27 September Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the reforms respond to key

It’s data reporting season. Let’s take a look at what the total numbers of those taking a VET program are telling us. How big is VET in 2018? The recently released NCVER publication Total VET students  and courses 2018 tells us that, in 2018, an estimated 4.1 million Australians participated in some form of recognised

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is a major national agency whose purpose is to help improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians. Their latest report: “Australia’s welfare 2019: in brief” has some useful insights on a wide range of topics. What the report covers Australia’s welfare 2019: in brief paints a picture

Another article in this edition of VDC News focuses on total VET activity. This one looks specifically at VET in schools. Over a five-year period, the number of school students undertaking vocational education and training has declined. What’s the big picture? In 2018 there were 230,700 students doing VET in schools (VETiS). Of these, 18,200