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
December 2023
December Newsletter
Book celebrating the life and work of Peter Noonan just released
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
The OECD’s spotlight on VET in 2023
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
Employer support for VET training remains strong
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
More insights on skills passports
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
