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 6131Big changes are mooted in the just released review of the Victorian VET Sector, including the establishment of a new independent body, FutureSkills<\/em> Victoria, \u201cto act as a champion and steward of the skills system.\u201d<\/p>\n The review report, entitled \u2018Future Skills for Victoria: Driving collaboration and innovation in post-secondary education and training<\/a>\u2019 has six chapters and 30 recommendations. Central to this is setting up FutureSkills Victoria, whose role is to \u201ctransform the skills sector through a more collaborative approach, creating potentially lasting benefits for innovation, effectiveness and efficiency.\u201d Its establishment is a priority as is building \u201can evidence and data base that can support improved planning and decision making.\u201d The first three recommendations of the review (1.1 to 1.3) are focused on the establishment and role of this body.<\/p>\n The review proposes \u201ca staged implementation approach that engages with key stakeholders and which distinguishes immediate reforms from medium-term goals.\u201d But these reforms need to happen with the active involvement of the system rather than reforms merely being imposed on it. This is \u201cthe only way to ensure that change [will be] effective, supported and sustained.\u201d Part of the process will see the development of \u201can annual Victorian Skills Plan that sets out Victoria\u2019s skills needs for the year ahead and beyond.\u201d The review\u2019s report also suggests the development of a new system for financing VET because a better understanding is needed \u201cof costs, subsidies, prices, loadings and concessions to enable the Victorian Government to produce a fairer VET funding model.\u201d In addition, it recommends attention to ensure \u201cstudent payments for VET courses more standardised, transparent and fair.\u201d<\/p>\n One chapter and 8 recommendations are focused on delivering quality teaching and learning. The review sees an expanded role for the VET Development Centre as part of Future Skills Victoria which will begin with the development and sharing of \u201cexcellent curriculum\u201d and improving the professional learning for VET and adult and community education teachers. The process will involve VDC establishing \u201cprofessional learning communities to review, adapt and update shared resources over time\u201d and \u201csupport leading providers to develop and deliver training for VET teachers who apply shared resources in their practice.\u201d Assessment is not forgotten either, with Future Skills Victoria having a role in improving its quality and consistency. All this will all help \u201cconnect practice insights to teacher professional learning,\u201d as the review report recommends.<\/p>\n In addition, the report calls for scaling up and connecting leading models of student support as an important component of improving the quality of the whole learning experience and placing students at the centre of learning.<\/p>\n Future Skills Labs are proposed as a way of enabling key industries to test new models and innovative practices in education and training and by scaling up innovation in digitally supported learning. The report calls for \u201cdeveloping \u2018stackable\u2019 microcredentials that are validated for quality and built into the Government\u2019s funding model for VET courses, and that employers would recognise as a step towards full qualifications\u201d (we highlighted work in South Australia along these lines in another article<\/a> in this issue). It will also require the \u201cstrengthening learning pathways between ACFE and the broader VET system, and VET and higher education [and the development] of higher apprenticeships and increasing work-integrated learning, including by working with the Victorian Government to introduce apprenticeships and traineeships at higher level qualifications\u201d as well as making better use of work-integrated learning.<\/p>\n Finally, Future Skills Victoria will have a role both in developing a culture of continuous improvement and provider self-assessment and growing the VET workforce through developing and scaling up \u201cflexible models for entry into VET teaching careers, including industry-specific teacher training and a traineeship pathway for industry experts and leading innovators to transition into VET teaching.\u201d Other professional development initiatives proposed include setting clear expectations for VET and ACFE teacher professional learning (Recommendation 6.5) and expanding collaborative teacher professional learning (Recommendation 6.6) \u2013 where VDC will have a key role to play.<\/p>\n Macklin Review recommends new FutureSkills Victoria<\/a> | VDC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Big changes are mooted in the just released review of the Victorian VET Sector, including the establishment of a new independent body, FutureSkills Victoria, \u201cto act as a champion and steward of the skills system.\u201d What the report found and recommends The review report, entitled \u2018Future Skills for Victoria: Driving collaboration and innovation in post-secondary 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the report found and recommends<\/h2>\n
A focus on the quality of teaching and learning<\/h2>\n