VDC News

Last week, the inaugural recipient of the VDC Australian VET Sustainability Fellowship for Vocational Education & Training, Peter Schreiner, received his certificate during the International Specialised Skills Institute (ISSI) 2023 Awards ... Read More

Rethinking Tertiary Education: Building on the work of Peter Noonan was recently released by Melbourne University Press. Edited by Peter Dawkins, Megan Lilly and Robert Pascoe it presents chapters on a range of issues that were close to Peter’s ... Read More

In this ‘at a glance’ publication from the OECD, they seek to spotlight VET’s role, particularly in upper secondary education. It notes that: “The organisation and structure of vocational education vary considerably from one country to another. ... Read More

The latest employer use and views survey has just been released by NCVER. It collected information from 6,290 employers between March and June 2023. According to NCVER’s press release, the results tell us that “employers continue to engage with ... Read More

We wrote a bit about skills passports in VDC News in October this year, arising - as it did - from the Employment White Paper. In that article we noted that while there might be positives about setting such a system up, a key issue was quality ... Read More

This recently released report, entitled “Uncovering Adult Literacy and Numeracy Needs in Australia” Using surveys and focus groups the research aimed to build a national picture of the current community need for adult LLN & D programs and ... Read More

This ‘think piece’ draws on some articles in recent editions of the Australian Education Union’s magazine ‘The Australian TAFE Teacher’ and are focused around teachers and teaching issues. The first, by Valerie Braithwaite, published in the Autumn ... Read More

Victoria recently released the latest skills plan that focuses on the training and skills needs for the state - now and into the future. The plan highlights that the industries expecting “the highest number of new workers over the next three years ... Read More

This publication represents the outcomes of a joint venture by UNESCO, Cedefop and the ETF. It’s a biggie: nearly 715 pages! It defines Qualifications Frameworks as “tools for describing qualifications of an education or training system by ... Read More

This inaugural International Webinar on November 30th is brought to you by the Education & Training Foundation (ETF), United Kingdom and the VET Development Centre (VDC), Australia. Join us for this free online event that focuses on ... Read More