How do we bridge the gap between industry standards and responsive learning? The Future of VET Curriculum Project team, a group of VET researchers associated with Griffith and Victoria universities, have commenced a long-term program of work aimed ... Read More
A think piece by Hugh Guthrie For at least the last 30 years I haven’t seen the word ‘curriculum’ used much in the VET space. This followed moves to an industry-led approach where we just talked Training Packages, qualifications and units of ... Read More
In this latest paper form the Mackenzie Research Institute at Holmsglen TAFE, Tom Karmel “takes a descriptive approach to changes in the labour market over the ten years 2011 to 2021” in order to explore “the relationship between what is happening to ... Read More
This paper, released in August this year, talks about the establishment of a Training Package Assurance Body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) to assess new and/or updated training package products submitted by the ... Read More
ASQA has released its latest Corporate Plan. What messages does it have? This plan outlines ASQA’s purpose and sets a refreshed direction for how they will collaborate to build their own and the VET sector’s capability over the next four years “to ... Read More
This European paper argues that “supporting the career development of workers is a quadruple win – for the individual, for organisations, for the economy and for society.” When it works well, it can “empower individuals to realise their full ... Read More
In the last issue I summarised messages from the keynote and research presentations at VDC’s recent VET National Teaching & Learning Conference. This time it’s the turn of the workshops. There were 3 of them and they were repeated 3 times in the ... Read More
How time flies! Dyslexia Awareness Month is fast approaching, so why not spend some time this October furthering your own knowledge about dyslexia, and other Specific Learning Disorders? VDC can help you get started, with Karen Dymke you can ... Read More
How are you doing? There’s never a wrong time to ask if someone’s okay, but sometimes everyone needs a little push to ask the question. Tomorrow, 14 September 2023, is R U OK Day?, Australia’s national day of action to remind us all that we can ... Read More
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