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NCVER: Podcast - Skill sets: their role now and into the future (2020)

Vocational Voices S4, Episode 2 - Steve Davis talks to NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker and Jenny Lambert, Director Employment, Education & Training at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They start by defining what skill sets and micro-credentials actually are and the role they currently play in the VET system.

5 Good Reasons – The Case for Core Skills Development 2010

Industry Skills Council Workplace Communications Network (ISCWCN) publication relating to what can be done in the workplace, and dealing with LLN in a workforce development plan.

Apprenticeships: The problem of attractiveness and the hindrance of heterogeneity (2023)

This paper examines a question posed in 2019 in the International Journal on Training and Development: ‘How do we solve a problem like apprenticeship?’ Data sources covering a substantial number of countries are used to present findings on, and analyse, initiatives that have been implemented or that have been considered, and then to develop some analytical constructs to help address the question.

VelgCast: What do the RTO Standards say about Standard 6

An overview of what the Standards say about standard 6 (complaints and appeals) and the value of them to your RTO

OECD: The potential of online learning for adults: Early lessons from the COVID-19 crisis (2020)

This brief discusses the potential of online learning to increase adult learning opportunities and identifies some key issues that the crisis has highlighted. Addressing these issues could contribute to expanding online learning provision in the post-crisis period and to making it more inclusive.

TEQSA: Webinars - 6th Annual Conference - Safeguarding student wellbeing (2022)

TEQSA webinar playlist on Safeguarding Student Wellbeing; includes topics on responding to incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment, securing students' online safety, and promoting and protecting mental health.

NCVER: Infographic & Report - The stock of qualifications in Australia (2021)

NCVER link to infographic & report - The stock of qualifications in Australia. Using the ABS survey of qualifications and work, it shows the distribution of qualifications in Australia by level and field of education and in addition the relevance of the qualifications to workers' jobs.

Webinar Recording: The Student Support Spectrum

Recorded on the 27/4/2023 this session focused on engaging different learner types with a specific focus on international (ESL) students, students with language literacy and numeracy (LLN) needs, and students with additional learning or behavioral needs.

The impact of increasing university participation on the characteristics of apprentices (2024)

This analysis uses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (LSAY) to compare the characteristics of apprenticeship-bound with university-bound young people and to look at if they have changed over time.

Productivity Commission: 5 Year Productivity Inquiry: Australia's data and digital dividend (2022)

The Productivity Inquiry focuses on the enablers of productivity growth in a modern, market-based, service-oriented world. The second interim report explores how digital technology and data can be used to improve Australia’s productivity.

ADCET Webinar: Supporting Students with ADHD in the Tertiary Sector

This ADCET webinar presented relevant facts and figures about ADHD. Michele Toner outlined common challenges faced by students in the tertiary sector, and provided practical strategies for supporting students to overcome these challenges and achieve their academic goals. Ideally, changes need to occur on two fronts – the university/TAFE and the student.

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