There have been a series of newspaper articles and other work focused on student issues and the wrestle for student numbers where there are demonstrable shortages of those seeking and obtaining both HE and VET qualifications. There is a particular ... Read More
February 2024
February Newsletter
Qualification frameworks inventoried
This paper is a Global Inventory of National and Regional Qualifications Frameworks which was developed by range of European agencies and published in late 2023. It’s been ‘jointly written by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational ... Read More
Download your VET transcript online with your USI
Did you know that students can download their VET qualifications online at no cost? A USI VET transcript contains all VET qualifications in one verified document. Since 2015, anyone undertaking Nationally Recognised Training has been required to ... Read More
Reviewing the 2005 disability standards for education
It all started with the Disability Standards for Education 2005. The Department of Education, Skills and Employment undertook a review of this standard throughout 2020. This review process involved “consultation with national peak disability and ... Read More
Fixing VET’s ‘wobbly third leg’?
A recent think piece by Dr Craig Fowler in ‘Future Campus’ has identified three key legs for the VET sector’s stool, and one he sees as particularly “wobbly.” Two of the legs are “clear economic and social objectives, and stable VET ... Read More
New-look VOCED plus website is live!
EXCITING NEWS: NEW-LOOK VOCEDPLUS WEBSITE IS LIVE! The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is thrilled to announce the revamped VOCEDplus website has just been released, offering a more enriching user experience. With more than ... Read More
Student outcomes: What the analysis by Jobs and Skills Australia tells us
This report from Jobs and Skills Australia draws on the complex work they and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) did in linking data across a range of datasets drawn from sources including the ATO, ABS, Dept. of Education, DEWR and NCVER at ... Read More
What are likely to be the ‘big news’ stories in VET in 2024?
A compilation ‘think piece’ by Hugh Guthrie This is a bit of crystal ball gazing on my part, but here goes! Some of this is easy because there are quite a number of government initiatives and other pieces in the works. However, Claire Field ... Read More
Anticipating what skills are needed
This ‘policy brief’ from CEDEFOP (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) focuses on the ‘skills revolution’ brought about by “changing demography, the digital and the green transition and other megatrends [that are] reshaping ... Read More
ASQA’s report card for 2022-23
In early 2023, “ORIMA Research was commission to conduct Australia Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA) 2022-23 provider and course owner survey” The report can be accessed on ASQA’s website here. It also compares the data with survey results from ... Read More