NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources | No Comments »NCVER is decommissioning their Reframing the Future website on 31 August. Resources available in the VOCEDplus database. The Reframing the Future collection of publications are available in VOCEDplus, the tertiary education research database. This website has also been archived in the National ...
IBSA Training Package Continuous Improvement Plan 2011-2012
Thursday, July 21st, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources, Training, Training Package | No Comments »June 2011 The IBSA Training Package Continuous Improvement Plan 2011-2012 outlines projects, client support services and stakeholder engagement covering the six industry sectors and IBSA’s 12 Training Packages as agreed by the IBSA Board. The Continuous Improvement Plan 2011-2012 includes projects with ...
LORN – decommissioning announced
Thursday, July 14th, 2011 Posted in Article | No Comments »LORN – the resource repository for the vocational education and training sector (VET) – is being decommissioned. VET practitioners will be able to access and download learning objects from the LORN website – flexiblelearning.net.au/lorn – until 30 August 2011. From 1 September ...
Australia’s largest student survey now underway
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Article, Skills | No Comments »More than 300,000 students will be asked to rate the nation's vocational education and training system as the Student Outcomes Survey begins. Managed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the survey provides information on the employment outcomes and ...
More students enrol in VET courses across Australia
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Article | No Comments »A new National Centre for Vocational Education Research publication shows that 1.8 million students enrolled in the public vocational education and training (VET) system in 2010, up 5.4% from 2009. To view the report, visit www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2381.html Click here to read more
Commencement of ASQA
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources, Skills | No Comments »The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Taskforce is working hard to finalise processes prior to the commencement of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on 1 July 2011. The ASQA website has updates on this process, including information on ...
The likelihood of completing a VET qualification
Thursday, June 16th, 2011 Posted in Article | No Comments »Education Services Australia This publication estimates the course completion rates of publicly funded VET courses in Australia, in order to fill a gap in performance measures for the VET sector. Completion rates for qualifications commenced in 2005-2007 are given for ...
Skills Australia – Skills for prosperity a roadmap for vocational education and training
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Posted in Article, Skills | No Comments »EDUCATION SERVICES AUSTRALIA This report suggests comprehensive reforms for the way the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector is developed, organised and financed. Drawing on the experience and expertise of a broad range of stakeholders, the report expresses an ambitious ...
Digitalising our schools: Clarity and coherence in policy
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Posted in Article | No Comments »EDUCATION SERVICES AUSTRALIA The authors of this article assert that there is a need to make explicit the rationales underpinning ICT policy, and policy makers need to ensure that teachers are provided with the necessary opportunities to explore, challenge and change ...
Eliciting and assessing reflective practice: A case study in Web 2.0 technologies
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources | No Comments »EDUCATION SERVICES AUSTRALIA This paper focuses on the role of multimodal technologies in aiding reflective processes and the subsequent assessment of reflectivity for students in pre-professional programs. The paper includes literature reviews about reflective practice and its use with pre-professional teachers ...
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