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History of VET in Australia 1969 -

Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) established by the States

Tregillis report

National Training Council established

Australian Committee on Technical and Further Education (ACOTAFE) established

Kangan Committee established

Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission (CTEC)established

Kangan report

TAFE in Australia: second report on needs in technical and further education

Technical and Further Education Commission (TAFEC) established

Reviews of national policies for education: Australia: transition from school to work or further study (OECD)

Formal preparation of TAFE teachers (Fleming report)

Learning and earning: a study of education opportunities for young people (Tertiary Education Committee)

Williams Committee report

Miller report

Karmel report

Kirby report

Australian Council for Employment and Training (ACET) established

Australian Traineeship System (ATS) established

Review of TAFE funding

Skills Training Program introduced

Confederation of Australian Industry (CAI) established

Skills for Australia

Youth Training Program (YTP) established

ACET disbanded

Adult Training Program (ATP) revised

A changing workforce

Commonwealth-State agreement on TAFE funding

Industry training in Australia: the need for change

National Board of Employment, Education and Training (NBEET) established

JOBTRAIN established

National Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Education Policy launched

National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) established

SkillShare commenced

Expansion of Group Training Schemes

Improving Australia's training system

Introduction of Australian Standards Framework (ASF)

Introduction of competency based training (CBT)

Ministerial Council of Vocational Education, Employment and Training (MOVEET) created

National Training Board (NTB) established

Recognition of vocational training and learning

Registered Industry Training Agent (RITA) established

Training costs of award restructuring

Training Guarantee Act (TGA)

Vocational Education, Employment and Training Advisory Committee (VEETAC) established

Pre-vocational Places Program introduced

Progress and prospects in improved skills recognition

Skills training for the 21st century: a report on skills training: apprenticeships and traineeships

Workplace English Language and Literacy Programme (WELL) introduced

Young people's participation in post-compulsory education and training

Come in Cinderella: the emergence of adult and community education: report

Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration of Providers and Financial Regulation) Act

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) established

Career Start Traineeships (CSTs) announced

Key competencies: report of the Committee to advise the Australian Education Council and Ministers of Vocational Education,

Employment and Training on employment-related key competencies for post compulsory education and training

National Training Reform Agenda developed

Staffing TAFE for the 21st century

TAFE National Centre for Research and Development becomes National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

The Australian Vocational Certificate Training System (AVCTS) established

No small change

Australian Vocational Training System (AVTS) introduced

Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) established; Australian Training Awards started

Australian Student Traineeship Foundation (ASTF) was established

Fitzgerald Report

Inquiry into the development of open learning parts I and II

National Employment and Training Taskforce (NETTFORCE) established

OECD conducts International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)

Successful reform

Towards a skilled Australia

Training Guarantee suspended

Vocational Education, Employment and Training Advisory Committee (VEETAC) disbanded

Working Nation

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) introduced

Australian Vocational Certificate Training System (AVCTA) introduced

Best kept secret

Enterprising nation

Introduction of skills-based Training Wage

Jobs Pathway Guarantee introduced

Ministers agree to the National Training Framework (NTF)

National Reporting System (NRS) established

Report of enquiry into Australian National Training Authority

ABS conducts Survey of Aspects of Literacy (SAL)

Adult Literacy Research Network (ALRN) established

Australian Student Traineeship Foundation established

Education Network Australia established

End of Working Nation

JobStart and JobCompact introduced

Marshman report

Modern Apprenticeship and Traineeship system (MAATS) policy announced

National Training Framework Committee established

Report of the review of the ANTA agreement

Traineeship Employer Assistance Program introduced

Training Guarantee abolished

Training Packages introduced

Workplace Relations Act

Commonwealth Government to fund VET in Schools programs

First Training Packages endorsed

Australian Vocational Education and Training Association (AVETRA) established

Beyond Cinderella

A bridge to the future

Adult Literacy Research Network disbanded

Australian Education International (AEI) established

Australian Education Sharing Network (AEShareNet)

Australian Industry Group (AIG) created by the merger of the Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia (MTIA) and the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers

Australian Recognition Framework (ARF) established

Introduction of user choice

New Apprenticeships system introduced

TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) established

Today's training: tomorrow's skills

Training Packages expanded

Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) established

Australia's young adults

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRISCOS) Act

Review of ANTA research national projects

Rural and Regional New Apprenticeships Incentivise program introduced

Schofield report

Australia Flexible Learning Framework launched

Katu Kalpa: report on the inquiry into the effectiveness of education and training programs for indigenous Australian

Schofield report

The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 Review

Age counts

Aspiring to excellence

Australian Student Traineeship Foundation (ASTF) replaced by Enterprise and Career Education Foundation (ECEF)

The Australian Recognition Framework (ARF) relaunched as Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)

Education of students with disabilities

Employer incentives introduced for School Based New Apprentices

Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABs) changed to Industry Skills Councils (ISCs)

Shaping our future

Australian Flexible Learning Plan 2003 introduced

Bridging the skills divide

Learning to work

Moving on

Review of the implementation of the AQTF Standards: final report

Shaping our future: Australia's National Strategy for VET

Updated version of AQTF implemented on 1 July 2005

Announcement: ANTA to be abolished

ANTA disbanded

Changes to the 'New Apprenticeships Incentive Program' (NAIP) announced

National Quality Council established

Skilling Australia

Skilling Australia's Workforce Act and Agreement

Tools for your trade incentive announced

First Australian Technical Colleges to be opened

National Industry Skills Committee (NISC) established

New Apprentices relaunched as Australian Apprentices (including Australian School-based Apprenticeships)

TAFE futures

TVET (technical and vocational education and training) Australia Ltd and TVET Product Services launched

2005-2008 Commonwealth-State Agreement for Skilling Australia's Workforce

ABS conducts Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALLS)

AQTF 2007 launched

Indigenous Australians at work

Legislation introduced to extend FEE-HELP to full fee-paying students in higher level VET qualifications leading to higher education

National Skills Needs List developed

Skills: rural Australia's need

Council of Australian Governments (COAG) initiate major VET reforms

Cutler review

National Reporting System (NRS) replaced by Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)

Productivity Places Program (PPP) launched

Skills Australia Act

2008 Australian Apprenticeships Roundtable report

Bradley review

Apprentice Kickstart introduced

Australian Apprentices Taskforce established

Foundations for the future

National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development from 2009 � 2012, replaced Skilling Australia's Workforce Agreement

Transforming Australia's higher education system

VET FEE-HELP loans to students commence

VET products for the 21st century