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 6131NCVER has just released a VET Knowledge Bank as part of its VOCED database. One of its new features is a timeline of VET policy initiatives from 1998 to 2017. The Knowledge Bank is a ‘work in progress’, and eventually will include a range of valuable features and information. However, if you have not explored […]
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While vocational education has arguably had its fair share of issues and bad press of late, there is much in its future that is positive too. Innovation and Science Australia’s (ISA) vision is that Australia “has a world-leading education system that equips all Australians with the skills and knowledge relevant to 2030.” Their recent paper
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With the realisation of the VDC training facilities, in 2018 we will be holding regular free thought leader functions for the VET sector. Not only VDC events but also functions which involve other organisations partnering with VDC to utilise its facilities in kind, as well as partnering to promote thought leader type functions. In terms
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Apprenticeships are the one component of the VET system that the public really understand. Maybe because of this they receive a lot of policy attention. There have been two recent announcements by the Commonwealth. Real skills for real careers has been launched, focused not only on the value of apprenticeships but also other vocational training
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The short answer is that it depends. The nature of quality is very much in ‘the eye of the beholder’ and based on the view from their ‘hill top’. Two recent publications from NCVER have explored the issue. ‘Are we all speaking the same language? Understanding ‘quality’ in the VET sector’, focuses on the distinctive
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Occupations in Australia are often very heavily gender segregated: nowhere more than in many of the traditional male-dominated trades. Many attempts to shift to a more equitable gender balance have been made over the years. By and large they have not been successful. Numbers of female apprentices and tradeswomen in these trades have remained stubbornly
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The VDC has had the pleasure of partnering with a number of key VET stakeholders including the Victorian TAFE Association, ACPET, ISS Institute and NCVER to create the VET Practitioner Research Network. The VET Practitioner Research Network (VPRN) is a group of VET practitioner researchers, educators and organisations united to support, engage and encourage scholarly
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26-27 April, Melbourne – VET Development Centre The inaugural AVETRA VET Practitioner Research Conference will be held on 26-27 April at the VET Development Centre in Melbourne. The conference is a unique opportunity for VET teachers, trainers and other professionals to present and learn about new research in VET. Workshops, brief research ‘snapshots’ and full
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Rethinking fundamental and familiar elements of VET infrastructure When Australia’s skills ministers met in November 2017 they agreed to release Training product reform: What is the case for change? (21 pages). Released on 12 December, the discussion paper is a prompt for national consultation about training product design. Signs are the consultation will open up
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Automation is shifting demand for skills Late in 2017, Alexandra Heath, Head of the Economic Analysis Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), spoke at the Victorian Career Advisors conference on Skills for the Modern Workforce. Her address considered how demand for skills has changed over time, and that change seems to be accelerating with the
