The Industry Ministry has plenty to say about improving productivity, and the VET sector needs to listen. By John Mitchell. Most of the VET sector was surprised by the incoming government’s decision to hand the vocational education portfolio to the ...

Providing better education and job outcomes for Aboriginal students requires leadership, teamwork and input from experienced hands.  TAFE institutes play a significant role in vocational training for Aboriginal students, but their contribution should be measured in much broader terms than ...

Community-based RTOs perform a critical service for disadvantaged learners, yet they are in danger of disappearing. By Sally Thompson. The impact of VET skills reform on TAFE, particularly in Victoria, has been well documented and debated in Campus Review. However, ...

The Coalition is zeroing in on red tape; a comprehensive review of VET’s regulatory structure must be a part of those efforts. By Glenn Withers Deregulation is de rigueur. Certainly the Coalition has come to office with a mantra of ...

These are volatile times in the TAFE sector; to survive, leaders need to establish a culture that is ready for change. By Christina Hong The current seismic shifts occurring across the VET landscape and the intensity of the dynamic at ...

  Stakeholders tell system why they value it, what needs to change. By Margy Osmond TAFE NSW is facing real and significant change and it is critically important that we bring the community and the people of NSW with us ...

It’s past time to raise the standards for VET teacher qualifications. By Erica Smith Over the last three years, there has been considerable debate about the quality of vocational education and training teaching in Australia. This debate began in earnest ...

p>What rate of return on investment in VET would turn the heads of the new government, John Mitchell asks. Predictably, the newly installed federal government will be lobbied by education groups from all sectors and political persuasions. Hopefully the new ...

p>The state’s first dual-sector university was given the green light with the Newman government signing an agreement to merge Central Queensland University (CQU) with the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE (CQ TAFE). By Antonia Maiolo. Education minister John-Paul Langbroek said ...

It’s a good time for alternate approaches to lowering youth unemployment, such as the trade diploma.  By Bruce Mackenzie. One of the imponderables of government policy relates to the future of vocational education and training in Australia. In just over ...