Workplace Development

A recent 26 page OECD working paper, entitled ‘Beyond literacy: The incremental value of noncognitive skills’ suggests that over the past few years non-cognitive skills have gained attention as predictors of life outcomes over and above cognitive skills. This paper, which is a pretty dense one, “reviews a number of previous studies that have investigated […]

VDC would like to officially introduce our fantastic Keynote Speakers for the VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2024. Last year’s line-up was spectacular, and this year is set to be just as groundbreaking. The 2024 VET National Teaching & Learning Conference will be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 15

There is some history in looking into the return on investment (ROI) education that training brings (we’ll return to that later). This latest offering on the topic is from RMIT and is entitled: ‘Ready, Set, Upskill: Maximising the ROI of skills and training.’ Maximising Return on Investment in skills and training: What industry is thinking

Jobs and Skills Australia has recently released its April Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey (REOS) spotlight report. This link to the relevant report enables readers to access and ‘spotlight’ the experiences of employers recruiting an apprentice in a range of industries. The REOS routinely asks around 1000 employers each month about their experiences recruiting staff.

Udemy Business has just released a short report entitled “2024 Global Learning & Skills Trends Report” which sets out the “top trends for the future of work.” Skilling for the future | VDC

That time of year is upon us again – the VET National Teaching & Learning Conference 2024 is gearing up – Register now to get the Early Bird discount! And VDC’s new and improved website is up and running. So much to go over, so let’s take a couple of minutes to look at what’s

NCVER recently released their training outcomes report. According to the associated press release, the report “shows that 95.6% of apprentices and trainees who completed their training in a trade occupation were employed after training” although percentages were in the low to high 80 percent range for non-trade completers and non-completers. These results were similar to

The VDC VET Australian Sustainability Fellowship is opening very soon! VDC is delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Australian VET Sustainability Fellowship for Vocational Education & Training valued at $15,000. VDC VET Australian Sustainability Fellowship | VDC

This review, undertaken alongside “key developments at national and state levels such as the signing of a new National Skills Agreement, is seen as a timely opportunity “to carefully review the NSW VET system, examine its strengths and weaknesses and take action.” This Interim Report “provides recommendations based on the Panel’s findings to the NSW

In late 2022 the House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training began work on an inquiry into the perceptions and status of vocational education and training. This has now been completed and the final report has been tabled. You can access the inquiry’s webpage here, including the terms of reference, details of public hearings