Australian vocational education and training statistics: students and courses 2011 – preliminary data
28/05/2012 This publication presents preliminary aggregate figures on the number of students, subject enrolments, hours of delivery, full-year training equivalents and qualification levels in advance of the release of the more detailed publication in early July 2012. As the data are preliminary, they may be subject to change as further processing of the data is [...]
Fire crews go online for new skills
Fire and Rescue NSW regional emergency crews are going online to develop critical skills in fire investigation in an innovative new training program. Using live streaming video camera technology, regional fire investigators will be able to develop skills in fire investigation and engage in skills assessment activities through the Remote Skills Acquisition for [...]
CUE03 Entertainment Review: Draft material released
CUE03 Entertainment Review: Draft material released Draft qualifications, units and a skill set are now available here and will largely form the basis of the discussions during the consultation sessions. You can provide feedback through the hub and/or attend the consultation sessions. Help in using the IBSA Feedback Hub is available here. [...]
The persistence of overskilling and its effects on wages
Authors: Kostas Mavromaras, Stephane Mahuteau, Peter Sloane, Zhang Wei NCVER Publication date: 15 March 2012 ISBN:978 1 921955 95 2 Research has shown that overskilling—where workers are not fully using their skills in their jobs—can lead to reduced wages and job satisfaction. This report builds on that previous research and investigates the persistence [...]
Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2011 – September quarter
Authors: NCVER Publication date: 27 February 2012 ISSN:1440-0359 This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2011. http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2480.html
NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services Program
The NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services (NBN-EESS) Program is a new Australian Government initiative aimed at supporting the development and trialling of online education and skills services that take advantage of the high speed broadband connections being made available through the National Broadband Network (NBN). The four-year, $27.2 million program seeks to develop and [...]
New ASQA fact sheet published – Regulating RTO delivery of elective
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has recently published clarification on the requirements for ASQA registered training organisations (RTOs) wanting to deliver elective units. As a general rule, ASQA RTOs can offer/deliver units as electives within the packaging rules of a qualification on their scope of registration even if the units are not drawn from [...]
Training Package User Guides
Service Skills Australia has developed a series of Training Package User Guides to help registered training organisations (RTOs) effectively implement our training packages, and deliver training that meets industry’s needs. This is a free resource for RTOs which aims to improve the quality of training and assessment. Industry believes in quality training and assessment, and [...]
Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package (CPC08)
The Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package (CPC08) was endorsed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) on 26 October 2011, and published on Training.gov.au on 29 November 2011. The Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package can be downloaded from the Training.gov.au website. For more information about the Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package, including [...]
Financial Services Training Package Version 2 (FNS10)
The Financial Services Training Package Version 2 (FNS10) was endorsed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) on 8 July 2011, and published on Training.gov.au on 24 November 2011. Some changes include: FNS30710 Certificate III in Life Insurance – Qualification removed as not required. Elective units added to Certificate III in Financial Services as a [...]