Workplace Development

Some people say good teaching is good teaching. Others argue that what is good practice can be more sector specific. Whatever the answer, what are the messages about good teaching and learning from one of the gurus: Melbourne University’s Professor John Hattie? John’s league table John Hattie has developed a way of synthesizing various influences […]

In mid-2017 ASQA completed a review that looked at the issues created by unduly short training. NCVER recently released one of its latest reports, entitled: “Do course durations matter to training quality and outcomes?” which took another look at this issue. What ASQA reported ASQA’s 2017 review found that “concern about unduly short training is

Our Watch, the national agency to prevent violence against women, has recently launched a new set of tools and resources to help workplaces prevent violence. The website outlines five standards that workplaces can strive to meet which are about having an internal culture and the right policies and leadership to support gender equality. Workplace Equality and

Digital learning is now the go, with teaching, learning, assessment and student communication now happening lots more online. But this ‘cyber world’ can be dangerous for teachers and students alike. How do we make it safer for everyone? The resource vpnMentor has published a teachers’ guide to cyber security on its blog (and many thanks

June saw the release of the Productivity Commission’s report card on the higher education system. Its messages are mixed. University can be transformative and beneficial, but the present system has costs too, they say. Why this report? Higher education is a pathway for many to rewarding careers and has many other broader benefits too. However

A just-released NCVER report looks at the transition experience from school to work. The possible pathways they have identified are rich, individual and diverse – and certainly not straightforward. The pathways Authored by Rasika Ranasinghe, Emerick Chew, Genevieve Knight and Gitta Siekmann, the report uses data from the 2006 Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth –

At NCVER’s No frills conference this year, they launched a new VET practitioner resource. So, what’s in it? The VET Practitioner Resource is a living, breathing resource that NCVER will continue to develop and update on an ongoing basis. In this first iteration it has three focus points. The first includes teaching, learning and assessment

In previous issues we have looked at possible changes to tertiary education in Australia. What has the recent review of post-18 education in the UK released in May this year say needs to change there? Why look at this? Simply because so much of what we do in Australia has drawn inspiration from practices in

Another article in this issue looks at a recently published NCVER report on digital skills “and the capacity of the VET system to effectively meet this growing need.” In this article we focus on digital technologies again through the latest report from Sean Gallagher, the Director of Swinburne University’s Centre for the New Workforce. This