VDC is proud to announce the launch of our brand-new Professional Learning Platform – VDC-Learn. Professional Learning options that are On-Demand. To celebrate the launch of VDC-Learn, the eLearn Understanding VET is available to the first 500 ... Read More
April 2023
April Newsletter
Recognising overseas qualifications?
“Recognition is the process by which an education institution bestows on a learner, who has acquired learning outcomes abroad, the rights normally attached to acquiring the same learning outcomes within the institution itself.” This topic has been ... Read More
House Standing Committee examines the perceptions and status of VET
Following a referral from the Minister for Skills and Training, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, the House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training began an inquiry into the perceptions and status of vocational education and ... Read More
Getting a picture of student equity in VET
This recently released NCVER Infographic “presents information on how different equity groups fare in their VET journey.” The data compares members of the various groups with those who are not in them. It looks at a range of equity groups, ... Read More
Micro-credentials for Lifelong Learning and Employability
Micro-credentials have spread swiftly. Education and training institutions are increasingly offering them by rebranding and restructuring existing programs or creating ones, “often through partnerships with other institutions, industries and learning ... Read More
Employment outcomes for apprentices and trainees still high
A recent NCVER publication “Apprentice and trainee outcomes 2022” has reported on the outcomes for apprentices and trainees last year. It found that about 95% of apprentices and trainees who completed their training in a trade occupation were ... Read More
Thinking about VET in Sweden
Another recent paper by CEDEFOP has looked at issues related to VET provision in Sweden. Their VET system, like many in northern Europe, is widely admired for its quality. This short description talks what they are concerned about. The vocational ... Read More
Nominations for the 2023 Victorian Training Awards are now open!
The Minister for Training and Skills & Higher Education, the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, has announced the opening of nominations for the 2023 Victorian Training Awards. Nominations must close midnight Friday 12 May, there can be no extension beyond ... Read More
Productivity Commission advocates Tertiary Ed and VET reform
A recent series of publications from the Productivity Commission’s 5-year productivity inquiry have a bit to say about VET and tertiary education more generally. The various publications - 9 volumes in fact - cover a range of areas, but the ones ... Read More
Working towards a better VET system?
This short paper from CEDEFOP is looking at how countries are working together to achieve a more attractive, inclusive, innovative, agile and flexible VET system in the European Union. Yes, we have been featuring a lot of their articles lately, ... Read More