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NCVER: Report - Issues in apprenticeships and traineeships – a research synthesis (November 2021)

This resource considers research and data on what could be considered five enduring issues for apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia. These are congestion and harmonisation, completions, incentive payments and other supports to employers and apprentices/trainees, the interface between the apprentice/trainee and training providers, and the relevance of the current model of apprenticeship training.

CEDA: Report - VET - Securing skills for growth (August 2016)

CEDA link to report to examine: What is the role of VET within the broader education strategy of Australia? What role does VET play in securing Australia's future skills? What outcomes do we want from the VET system?

Researchgate: The Importance of VET Teacher Professionalism: An Australian Case Study (2019)

VET teacher professional-ism in Australia is charted, including research evidence from a national project managed by the author, about the effects of higher-level qualifications on VET teacher practices and quality and teachers’ propensity to engage in professional development.

ADCET: Disability Awareness - elearning training

The Disability Awareness Website hosts a suite of eLearning training encompassing Disability Awareness, External Support Workers on Campus, Supporting Students with Disability In VET, and is the only eLearning training freely available in Australia.

Taylor & Francis Online: Designing assessment for inclusion: an exploration of diverse students’ assessment experiences (2022)

A students-as-partners approach was taken to explore diverse students’ experiences of assessment, and their suggestions to make assessment more inclusive. A team of six staff and five student partners undertook a co-research project, facilitating workshops with 52 students from diverse backgrounds to understand their assessment experiences.

NCVER: VET and higher education pathways – do outcomes differ for the same occupation? (2022)

This report explores occupations that can be entered into via either a vocational education and training (VET) pathway or a higher education pathway. It examines whether these individuals do the same job tasks and roles, if there are differences in how well the qualifications prepare them for the role and whether they have the same occupation and employment outcomes, such as salary and career pathways.

State of Victoria: Review into vocational and applied learning pathways in senior secondary schooling (2020)

Final report of the Firth Review of vocational education delivered in secondary schools to ensure students have access to high quality and relevant education.

AlphaBeta: Future Skills (2019)

This report translates what we know about the jobs of the future into what it means for the skills of the future. It assesses in detail how much time, in hours, every worker in Australia has spent on education and training over their lifetime – and how much these investments in skills will likely need to change by 2040.

AiGroup: The Quest for Skills: Tackling shortages in a disrupted world (2021)

The report contextualises member reported shortages within broader macroeconomic trends and the current policy mix. It outlines the short, medium and long-term approaches businesses can adopt to prevent abrupt skill shortages hindering their business operations and growth.

Australian Government: VSL Program Improvement Provider consultation November 2022

VET Student Loans Improvement provider consultation – November 2022. Submissions to the VSL Improvement Consultation Paper are encouraged by 18 November 2022.

AQF: Credit Transfer - An Explanation

Australian Qualifications Framework Council link to explanation of credit transfer

OECD: Preparing Vocational Teachers and Trainers Case Studies on Entry Requirements and Initial Training (2022)

This report focuses on two aspects: entry requirements for the VET teaching and training profession to ensure quality and consistency; and initial education and training for VET teachers and trainers to ensure that they are well-prepared when taking up their role.

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