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ASQA: Standard 10.6 – Foundation skills (Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021)

ASQA link to a list of ‘trigger words’ that highlight where foundation skills are needed; and also a table that provides some examples of how foundation skills can be described in a unit of competency.

AiGroup: Skills, Education & Training – Federal Election Policy Statement (2022)

Ai Group’s skills, education and training policy proposals for the 2022 federal election focus on three areas: improving our approach to skills needs, qualifications, education and training; the opportunities presented by work-integrated learning (including apprenticeships); and the importance of developing foundation skills – including in workplaces.

ADCET Webinar: Enabling inclusive employability - designing work-integrated learning that supports students in uncovering who they are, and who they want to become (2023)

This ADCET webinar presentation by Emily Jones (PhD candidate at the University of Wollongong), provided an overview of her doctoral research project that explores utilising Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to design work-integrated learning (WIL). The study seeks to understand how the design of WIL experiences enables or inhibits higher education (HE) students’ perceptions of employability. The presentation included an overview of the research aims, the different stages of the research and the concept of utilising UDL for WIL.

Webinar Recording: Empowering Adults for Powerful Learning: Andragogy in Action

Recorded on 22/11/2023 this webinar invited you to explore the concept of Andragogy, the art and science of adult learning and its historical journey.

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority (QCAA) VET Unit

The QCAA, as delegate for the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), registers and audits Queensland school registered training organisations (RTOs).

ACER: Vocational and adult education research (site link)

ACER undertakes a broad range of research and program consultancies in youth and adult education, vocational and workforce education contexts in Australia and globally for institutions, industry, governments and a wide range of stakeholders. Research in vocational, adult and workplace education addresses core skills, adult language, literacy and numeracy, careers and vocational interest assessments, curriculum and standards development, quality and bench-marking services, teaching and learning consultancies, policy and program evaluation, surveys on pathways and transitions, psychometric and statistical analysis, and selection testing.

Real Skills for Real Careers - Back 2 Basics (2)

An easy to read guide that simply explains the Australian VET system.

Real Skills for Real Careers - Back 2 Basics

An easy to read guide that simply explains the Australian VET system.

Employing and managing people - Hiring, managing and supporting your workforce (2022)

Find information, tips and templates to help you: understand the basics of human resources; hire the right people; manage and retain your staff; meet your legal obligations.

Employing and managing people - Hiring, managing and supporting your workforce (2022)

Find information, tips and templates to help you: understand the basics of human resources; hire the right people; manage and retain your staff; meet your legal obligations.

Mental health and wellbeing of international students in Australia: a systematic review (2024)

Concerns have been raised that international students are at high risk of poor mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the mental health and wellbeing of international students in Australia.

Sample: Credit for Prior Studies Policy template

An example of a credit transfer policy template

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