Workplace Development

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

The Grattan Institute recently published a report which examined the circumstances in which VET studies are a good, or maybe even better, alternative than higher education. Here’s what the report found and where there are advantages in VET study, particularly those with lower ATAR scores. But it’s a mixed bag. The context Over the past

Like in many other states, international education is a vital part of the South Australian economy. A new plan for that state entitled: “International education 2030 Live, learn stay” has just been released. International education’s contribution in South Australia In the SA Minister for Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment’s foreword to the new plan

August saw the release of the National Regional, Rural and Remote Tertiary Education Strategy. The Hon Dr Denis Napthine MP chaired the expert advisory group that led the review. It made seven key recommendations. The strategy The strategy is the result of the federal government’s response to the Halsey Review of regional, rural and remote

A new VET research institute based at Holmesglen Institute’s Chadstone Campus in Melbourne was launched on 8th August. The Mackenzie research institute, named after Holmesglen’s former longstanding CEO Bruce Mackenzie, aims to “provide an evidence-based rationale for the reform of tertiary education in Australia” and promote “discussion and debate” about VET policy and practice. It

ASQA recently announced that new third -party arrangements were coming into effect as from 1 September 2019 and there was transition period for existing arrangements. The tranisition to meet the requirements set out in the General Direction has now been extended from 1 November 2019 to 1 January 2020. Any new third-party arrangements must meet

The VOCED Plus website contains a series of landmark reports which have had a major influences in the development of Australia’s VET sector. The first two ‘essays’ explain the impact and influence of these documents and have just been published. Both have a policy focus. The landmark reports These start with the Wright Report on