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Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

In Training Pakages @ Work's, 100th edition, we are re-introducing the 'Back 2 Basics' featured section of the newsletter to keep you up to date with the many policy and procedural changes to the VET system and assist you in ...

VET in Schools

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Service Skills Australia is completing a VET in Schools (VETiS) project, with the goal to promote the pathways for young people to make the best choices for work life. The project aims to provide clear guidance and resources to maximise ...

SkillsOne.com.au company changes

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Article, Resources, Skills, Training | 1 Comment »

Source: SkillsOne SkillsOne.com.au, one of Australia’s leading multimedia companies that promote the importance of trades and skills, today announced company changes. Brian Wexham, CEO of SkillsOne Television (formerly CEO of ITSE), said: “2009 saw many new developments on the VET landscape. Questions ...

VET Information Portal

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Resources, Training | No Comments »

Presented by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), this portal provides access to over 300 Australian and international English language information resources related to research in the field of vocational education and training. All resources are free unless ...

New NCVER Indigenous VET resource

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Resources, Training | No Comments »

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has developed an online resource which brings together all of its statistics and research on Indigenous Australians and vocational education and training. read more online

Events Extravaganza

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Across Australia, e-learning experts, vocational education and training (VET) practitioners, E-learning Innovations project teams and registered training organisations are preparing for the annual Australian Flexible Learning Framework's 2009 e-learning end-of-year events. For many years now, these events have provided the ...

Industry calls for a single national regulator for VET

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Media Release: The Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Industry Group, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Industry Group, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry today called on Training ...

Australian vocational education and training statistics

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Article, Resources, Training | No Comments »

This annual publication provides data on the financing and accounting of Australia's public vocational education and training system. Information pertaining to revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities are provided nationally, for each state and territory, and for the Department of Education, ...

Competence framework for VET professions: Handbook for practitioners

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Resources, Training | No Comments »

This handbook has been produced to support practitioners and decision-makers, such as teachers, trainers and administrators, in their efforts to support the professional development and well-being of VET professionals and organisations. It attempts to capture the fast-evolving and complex activities ...

VET Products for the 21st Century report

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Resources, Training | 1 Comment »

A Joint Steering Committee of the National Quality Council (NQC) and the Council of Australian Government’s Skills and Workforce Development Sub-Group has released the VET (vocational education and training) Products for the 21st Century (PDF 562KB) report. The policy framework presented ...