New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows high student satisfaction with the overall quality of their VET training. The latest National Student Outcomes Survey revealed that of the 122,536 VET graduates who responded, 88.1 per ...
More »Upfront fee-paying TAFE and uni students may be unprotected after reforms
A statement released yesterday suggests that students and employers who pay the full cost of their vocational education and training (VET) will miss out on their fees being protected if a training provider folds. According to legislative reforms being debated before ...
More »Employers prefer VET over TAFE: survey
A new survey from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has found that employers prefer the independent VET sector over TAFE. Performed biannually, the 2019 data captured how employers view and use VET, measuring key metrics across independent ...
More »Employment outcomes the same for online VET students
At Australian universities and colleges, online course and subject delivery is rapidly disrupting more traditional face-to-face modes of delivery. One in six students are exclusively enrolled online, and a third take at least one subject without having to set foot ...
More »Education union accuses government of sending TAFE into ‘oblivion’
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has accused the Morrison Government of sending TAFE into “oblivion” after underspending almost $1 billion in the last five years flagged for apprenticeship, skills and training initiatives. The funding shortfall appeared in a federal Department ...
More »The Joyce Review of VET: good summary, incomplete analysis, solutions need a rework
First Ministers met at COAG and agreed to a new Vision for Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Australia. The impetus for this was the Australian Government announcing its Skills Package Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow in its 2019/20 budget, responding ...
More »New nationwide apprenticeships index to tackle skills shortages and unemployment
Apprenticeship seekers will now be able to check vacancies both nationally and by jurisdiction after Global Apprenticeship Network Australia (GAN) recently launched its Apprenticeship Vacancy Index (AVI). The index, which will be updated throughout the year, will show overall job ...
More »Scrap ATAR and rethink career pathways: Experts call for overhaul
A new report is proposing a rethink on how educators approach senior schooling and tertiary education, and calls for the ATAR to be replaced with a more comprehensive “learning profile”. The Australian Learning Lecture (ALL) position paper, titled Beyond ATAR: ...
More »Critical job shortage looms in Australia’s mining sector
They are some of the most well-paid jobs in the county, yet despite this the country’s mining industry will suffer a dearth of qualified workers and need to fill around 21,000 new positions by 2024, according to a report recently ...
More »Apprentice and trainee commencements rising despite 12-month trend
National apprentice and trainee commencements (trade and non-trade) increased to 55,680 in the March 2019 quarter, up 2.2 per cent on the same period last year. Published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the latest report, Apprentices and trainees ...
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