Workplace Development

Released in April 2018, a paper produced by Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute has modeled and analysed participation in tertiary education using a scenario approach. Authored by Peter Noonan and Sarah Pilcher, it examines actual or projected student enrolments and actual or estimated participation rates in publicly funded tertiary education in Australia. It covers Certificate III–IV […]

There are many reasons why individuals undertake a VET qualification. Too, there has always been contention about completion rates, which for some qualifications is quite low. In fact, some students do not see completion as their primary object. They may be after other things. NCVER released an informatic data tool this year titled “What factors

The nature of work is complex and changing rapidly. While some people just work for the money for others their work and career provide sense of purpose, personal satisfaction, and fulfilment. What ‘careers’ are, is also changing and for many the pace of change is fast. A report by Price Waterhouse Coopers was published last

TAFE in South Australia has been much in the news of late. This article aims to highlight a number of the lessons from a Senate Enquiry and particularly the Nous Group Review commissioned by the former South Australian Government. The review sought to identify the systemic issues within TAFE SA that contributed to ASQA’s adverse

Early this year a report reviewing rural, regional and remote (RRR) education was published. Authored by Emeritus Professor John Halsey from Flinders University, it was conducted under the auspices of the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training. The purpose of the review was “to consider the key issues, challenges and barriers that impact on the

Are you a teacher working in post-secondary education in Victoria? (This includes TAFEs, colleges, Learn Locals and Neighbourhood Houses.) Have you had a student in your classroom who was deaf or hard of hearing? If so, deafConnectEd would like an insight into your experience, including your experience of working with an Auslan (Australian Sign Language)

We looked at apprenticeships in an earlier issue of this newsletter, but titillated you with some future work on higher apprenticeships. This isn’t it! However, this article looks at factors that help get higher apprenticeships at degree level ‘off the ground’ in both the UK and New Zealand. In the UK they are looking to

Budget and other pressures on VET providers mean that online learning is an attractive delivery option. It is also a way of ‘reaching out’ to those that cannot readily come to a campus. Online learning can be overused, and in ways that are not really suited to the content of the program. In short, it