Workplace Development

SAVE THE DATE for the 2020 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference which will be held on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May 2020 at the popular RACV Torquay Resort on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The 2020 Conference program consists of highly interactive concurrent workshops as well as high-profile keynote presentations on the theme of VET teaching […]

SAVE THE DATE for the 2020 VDC Teaching & Learning Conference which will be held on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May 2020 at the popular RACV Torquay Resort on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The 2020 Conference program consists of highly interactive concurrent workshops as well as high-profile keynote presentations on the theme of VET teaching

We highlighted the new VET research institute set up at Holmesglen Institute in an earlier VDC News article. The Institute has released its first three reports. Bruce MacKenzie envisages a new tertiary education system In its first discussion paper Bruce “suggests that the theoretical underpinnings for higher education are flawed as a result of a

We highlighted the new VET research institute set up at Holmesglen Institute in an earlier VDC News article. The Institute has released its first three reports. Bruce Mackenzie envisages a new tertiary education system In its first discussion paper Bruce “suggests that the theoretical underpinnings for higher education are flawed as a result of a

The Royal Commission on aged care is laying the foundations for the fundamental reform and redesign of Australia’s aged care system. And guess what? Training is part of the solution. The interim report The  3-volume Interim Report, entitled Neglect, sets out what has been learned to date, draws some preliminary conclusions and outlines key areas

A recent paper from NCVER has looked at Skills Sets, and their take up and use. Many see them as the way forward, a sort of micro-credential, but are they booming? Maybe not? The context John Stanwick and Greta Siekmann have taken a hard look at the take up and use of the  skill sets

We have always wondered whether being Group Training Organisations have been good for apprentices and trainees in terms of completion rates. A recent NCVER report has provided the answer. And it’s YES! The report In a report by Lisel O’Dwyer and Patrick Korbel, entitled “Completion rates for group training organisations and direct employers: how do

VDC 2020 Professional Learning Program is now available. An extensive range of new and existing continuous PD opportunities are scheduled in the form of workshops, webinars, free thought leaders functions as well as industry symposiums for the Semester 1 program between January and June 2020. Programs are based on 7 topic areas relevant to VET

The long-awaited report of the AQF review has just been released. The review panel, chaired by Professor Peter Noonan, “is recommending substantial reforms to the AQF” but with a staged approach. The AQF, maybe time for some change? The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) has been a critical part of the Australian education and training system.