Given the ongoing focus and importance of Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) in Vocational Education, I thought it would be useful to highlight a free resource that is readily available. Ideas That Work was funded through the Commonwealth’s now defunct Workplace English Language and Literacy Program to develop a number of LLN resources. Even though …
The OECD suggests Australia needs to rekindle VET’s value as strong pathway to employment. Over the past two years the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD ) has published five reports in its Investing in Youth series. Early September saw the release of Investing in Youth: Australia (240 pages). At the heart of the report …
Industry and governments across the globe value apprenticeships because they positively influence social outcomes and economic growth. Apprenticeships are held in high regard internationally as a valuable model of work-integrated learning. One strength of the model is that it can only work when there is an enduring tripartite partnership between industry, training providers and government. …
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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has added its voice to calls for reform of the VET system. It seems we are hearing more voices more often proposing substantial change to the national VET system. They are becoming more insistent at a national level and in states and territories. Our last newsletter delved into …
Victoria’s new training system starts in January 2017, with a big focus on quality across the system and an explicit statement on the role of public providers. On 26 August the Victorian government unveiled Skills First – a new design for the state’s VET system which will commence operation on 1 January 2017. Skills First …
A respected, non-partisan Australian policy organisation calls for a comprehensive national review of vocational education and training. For more than 50 years, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has been a thoughtful and respected contributor to national economic and social policy debates. In the last year or so it has issued research papers …
Senior Project Manager Sharon Waitzer couldn’t miss the opportunity to see the KOTO Training School first hand whilst in Vietnam as well as experience a cooking class. Sharon reports… Whilst on a cycling holiday across Vietnam, I accepted an invitation to go to KOTO College in Ha Noi and meet Jimmy Pham the Founder of KOTO. …
A new NCVER good practice guide homes in on the characteristics of employers with the highest apprenticeship completion rates. The National Centre for Vocation Education Research (NCVER) has released another in its series of Good Practice Guides. A guide to providing social support for apprentices (4 pages) provides a tight summary of the actions that …
In 2015 there were 257,000 VET in Schools (VETiS) students in Australia. Strong partnerships between schools and training providers are essential for effective VETiS provision. According to NCVER data, 257,000 secondary school students were enrolled in VETiS programs in 2015, including school-based apprentices and trainees. Interest in applied and vocational learning among secondary school students …
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Australia has two tertiary education funding models – one for VET and one for higher education. The Mitchell Institute Victoria University looked at the tertiary funding models, including the fractured VET funding model, does the important jobs of advancing equity and maintaining the stock of knowledge and skills the economy needs. The Peter Noonan, Mitchell …
