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With the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the Disability workforce will need to grow significantly – some estimates by up to 75 per cent. Given the predicted expansive workforce, how and what are the implications for providers in targeting and contextualising training to cover the required knowledge and skills that this workforce […]
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Seamless pathways are the goal, but we often find it’s a rocky road Justin Brown from the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) has pulled together some useful thoughts on pathways between VET and Higher Education. ‘Credit-based pathways in tertiary education’ is an easy-to-read summary of what makes pathways work, and what gets in the
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Skills in demand are likely to change how we design and deliver training In early July, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) held the 26th No Frills Conference, this year in Hobart. No Frills brings together VET researchers and VET professionals and encourages them to jointly examine a specific challenge before the sector.
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Linking industry stakeholders and the VET system is central to its work The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) has two important roles. As the AISC’s website explains, the first role is to advise ‘Commonwealth and State Industry and Skills Ministers on the implementation of national vocational education and training policies.’ The second role is to
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Connection to industry is integral to delivering programs with high levels of employability outcomes. This can often be challenging, particularly for secondary teachers delivering vocational subjects. The VDC in partnership with the Victorian Department of Education and Training has developed an industry emersion program to help close the gap between secondary teachers and industry. The
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Analysing VET regulation, regional education, and readiness for post-school education and training The who, where and how? There are three inquiries a foot that bare, one way or another, on the roles, responsibilities and interests of VET professionals and Australia’s VET providers. Review of national vocation education legislation Review into regional, rural and remote education
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Voices across the VET sector call for more purposeful policy approaches to tertiary education as a whole Our last newsletter reviewed an article by Peter Noonan which presses the case for fixing Australia’s tertiary education funding model so that the complementary strengths of VET and higher education are valued and preserved. (See, Is Australia’s VET
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Numbers to get you thinking Good data makes for good planning, and helps to test the viability of ideas. Given the lock step relationship between VET and industry, knowing where employment markets are heading helps identify the needs and opportunities ahead. There are many sources of useful data, such as the Regional Australia Institute’s Human
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We are excited to announce that as of 31 July, the VDC has moved to new premises at Level 8, 379 Collins Street Melbourne. Located in the heart of the city on the corner of Collins and Queen Street, the newly fitted training centre incorporates our offices and features two training rooms, meeting rooms and
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Our near neighbours are setting the pace on innovation in VET Once upon a time, Australia’s VET system was regarded by many nations as world leader. As The Mitchell Institute’s Peter Noonan pointed out in a recent article, ‘Australia was seen as a leader and innovator, in raising the status of and participation in VET
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