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Learning curve: why Australia needs a training boost (2024)

One-third of Australian occupations face worker shortages. These shortages are increasingly concentrated in jobs driven by global megatrends such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), an ageing workforce and the energy transition.

NCVER: VET Practitioner Resource - Inclusive education and training

Resources on this page are a mix of free and for purchase and are categorised as 'research' or 'focus on practice'. All resources listed are Australian in origin unless otherwise labelled.

Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET)

ADCET provides information and practical guidelines to support disability practitioners, teachers and students to support the improvement of the educational experiences and successful outcomes for students with a disability in post-secondary education.

Employers continue to engage strongly with training (2023)

The biennial Survey of employers’ use and views of the VET system measures employers’ use of and satisfaction with the VET system over the previous 12 months.

NCVER Student entitlement models in Australia's national training system - expert views 2016

NCVER publication of the views of ‘thought leaders’ in the VET sector focusing on student entitlement reforms that were introduced

IBSA: Examples of Collaboration of Vocational and Foundation Skills Specialists 2013

Innovation Business Skills Australia (IBSA) publication identifying the involvement of each specialist during program implementation

IIER: Literacy and numeracy support in vocational education: Perceptions from engineering apprentices in Victoria (2021)

This research explored how engineering apprentices at an Australian TAFE institution perceive their supported acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills.

Australian Government: All eyes on quality: review of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 report [Braithwaite review] (2018)

Professor Valerie Braithwaite from the Australian National University conducted the review to determine the legislative capacity of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to efficiently and effectively regulate the sector, evaluate if ASQA's functions and powers are consistent with best regulatory practice and assess the ability of the system to meet industry and student needs.

Webinar Recording: NVPDW: Design of Training & Assessment Strategies & Industry Consultation (SRTOs 2015)

Recorded on 26/10/2020 and forming part of the National VET PD Week, this 90 minute session that includes an extra Q&A session unpacks the importance of the design of Training and Assessment Strategies and Industry consultation to ensure the TAS takes into account of a range of informing factors.

Sample: TAFE NSW Learning or Training Session Plan guide

A guide that could assist in the development of a session plan

Building Training Excellence: Monitoring Quality Data Over Time

ACER's website link to a guide to monitoring results from your learner and employer surveys over time (under AQTF 2007)

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