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SAVE THE DATE: 2nd – 4th June 2018, at the ICC Sydney WorldSkills National Competition is being held on 2nd – 4th June at the new International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour, Sydney in 2018 and will include the celebrated Skills & Thrills careers showcase taking place on 4th June. The Skills & Thrills […]
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Business Council of Australia proposes a single tertiary education funding model The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has launched a discussion paper that runs headlong into ongoing national debates about university and VET funding. But instead of engaging in the debate about how those sectors are funded, the BCA has set out to take the
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On international comparisons, Australian VET graduates underperform on LLN skills Almost one in five recently graduated Australian VET student’s lacks basic literacy and numeracy skills. Numeracy skills are a particular problem. To put this in an international perspective, our VET graduates do much better on LLN skills than those in the United States, England and
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Learning from other nations about how to put innovation runs on the board The most recent VDC Newsletter considered the underutilised potential of the VET system to contribute to innovation in Australia’s public and private sectors (Hands-on innovation: Applied research as part of VET’s job description). It’s a topic prompting detailed attention across the country,
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Announcing the Inaugural VET Practitioners Research Conference 26 and 27 April 2018 The Australian VET Research Association in partnership with VDC and Victorian TAFE Association (VTA) will hold the first VET Practitioners Research Conference in recognition of the emerging field of VET based applied research. The conference will be held on 26 and 27 April
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Believing you can improve through hard work Every three years the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) undertakes the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA. Australia participates in the data collection which evaluates 15 year old students’ performance in maths, science and reading. PISA collects information about what contributes to both good and
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Applied research as part of VET’s job description The drones are coming. They’ll assist farmers to seed crops and better monitor water use. They’ll assist emergency services to assess critical incident damage and pinpoint response priorities. They’ll complete building inspections. Drones will deliver parcels from retail outlets, and your pizzas. Drone technology applications will soon
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Employability skills often count for more in job search than technical skills Australian Jobs 2017 (48 pages) is intended ‘to support job seekers, careers intermediaries, those considering future training and work, and people interested in labour market issues.’ Sounds like a VET professional’s position description. The Commonwealth Department of Employment report was released mid-year along
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VTA Free Webinar– Friday 17 November, 12.15 pm-1.15 pm The Victorian TAFE Association is proud to launch the first of what will be a regular series of webinars to showcase, celebrate and recognise the exceptional applied research and innovation activities taking place across the TAFE network. The project output is the Student Success and Retention
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The 2017 Victorian Training Awards have again celebrated the outstanding achievements of students, teachers, vocational staff, employers and training providers across the state. This year VDC was proud to sponsor the Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award. The award recognises innovation and excellence by a teacher/trainer providing nationally recognised training to students in the Victorian training
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