astra domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/studyfoxx/public_html/proactivetraining.com.au/news/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131In early 2019 a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting was held in Cairns. The communique from that meeting covers a lot of ground, but this time it had a bit to say about VET and a ‘vision’ of its role in skills development in Australia. The COAG communique The communique envisions Australia’s VET system […]
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August 2019 saw the release ASQA’s regulatory strategy for 2019 to 2021. As the CEO’s message in last issue of VDC News reported, one of the strategy’s key target areas is the capability of VET’s trainers and assessors. Read more Targeting trainer and assessor capability ASQA’s strategy is targeted at those areas where they see
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The Australian Government has established an expert advisory panel to “provide independent strategic advice to the Government on key reforms flowing from the Joyce Review ‘Expert Review of Australia’s VET System’, released in April 2019.” VDC News highlighted the Joyce review in an April article this year in the lead up to the last federal
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NCVER’s ‘No frills’ conference, held in Adelaide in July, has been and gone. This year, the conference program was ‘The student journey: skilling for life’. Another article in this issue summarises the discussion paper released to coincide with the conference and featured in another of the articles in this edition of VDC News. The program
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International education is big business for Australian universities, English language and VET providers. ASQA’s latest strategic audit is concerned with protecting the quality of this market for the English language and VET providers it regulates. What are the problems? Australia’s reputation in on- and off-shore course provision in intensive English language (ELICOS) and VET courses
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The Victorian TAFE Association commissioned KPMG a while ago to look at the value TAFE brings to that state. Now let’s have a look at what the answers KPMG has found for TAFE in Queensland. In the last exciting episode! KPMG’s report on Victorian TAFE, which was featured in VDC News in July last year,
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The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Chief Commissioner and CEO Mark Paterson recently announced the release of the ASQA Regulatory Strategy 2019-21. Mr. Paterson described the Regulatory Strategy as a key element to its risk-based approach to regulation. The Strategy identifies ASQA’s regulatory priorities and the actions it will take to address systemic risks to
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The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Chief Commissioner and CEO Mark Paterson recently announced the release of the ASQA Regulatory Strategy 2019-21. Mr. Paterson described the Regulatory Strategy as a key element to its risk-based approach to regulation. The Strategy identifies ASQA’s regulatory priorities and the actions it will take to address systemic risks to
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FREE National Lunch Time Webinar (23rd August) As part of our Thought Leadership Series for 2019, VDC is pleased to present International Specialised Skills Institute (ISSI) fellowship recipient Jan Davis from Holmesglen Institute of TAFE. Jan will outline findings from a UK study tour and the subsequent pilot with the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
Declining apprenticeship numbers have been much in the news lately. But completion rates are an issue too as the latest NCVER figures tell us. Is there anything we can learn from Scotland? Maybe, but maybe we also know this stuff already! The latest apprenticeship figures NCVER has just released the latest data on apprentice and
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