Coming Events
Speakers announced for research forum on VET’s role in re-skilling displaced workers
Wednesday 18 November, 10.00am – 4.00pm, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
NCVER is pleased to announce Associate Professor John Spoehr, Executive Director, Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre, The University of Adelaide and Dr Andrew Scott, Associate Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University will present at the research forum When one door closes: VET’s role in re-skilling displaced workers. This forum will discuss the role vocational education and training plays now and into the future in assisting occupational transferability and how policy in this area can help workers transition.
Other speakers include:
- Dr Kaye Bowman, Manager, Kaye Bowman Consulting
- Dr Darryn Snell, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, RMIT University
- Dr Victor Oyaro Gekara, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, IT and Logistics, RMIT University
- Ms Gabrielle Kelly, Director, SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre
- Mr Andrew Dettmer, National President, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
- Mr Craig Robertson, Deputy Secretary, Higher Education and Skills Group, Department of Education and Training (Vic)
- Mr John Ross, Higher Education Journalist, The Australian
- Ms Jodieann Dawe, National Manager, Research and Business Development, NCVER
For more information, to access the program and register
Webinar: Advice for VET providers planning to deliver degrees
Tuesday 20 October, 11.30am – 12.30pm AEDT
Join us for a free webinar for VET providers on exploring the addition of higher education delivery to their current suite of qualifications. Professor Victor Callan and Dr Kaye Bowman will discuss research on six trail blazer VET providers who have made the successful transition to delivering associate degrees and bachelor degrees, as well as VET qualifications.
For more information and to register
Using data to inform policy education and training - OctoberVET
Friday 9 October, 9.15am – 12.15pm Hawke Building, University of South Australia
Hosted by AVETRA and NCVER, hear Patrick Lim, Senior Research Officer and John Stanwick, Senior Research Fellow present key research findings relating to:
- Transitions into adulthood
- VET vs University
- Disadvantaged job-seekers
- Youth in regional areas
Alison Anlezark, Manager National Standards at NCVER will then explore ‘Total VET Activity’ as a valuable national statistical asset and its potential uses. She will also discuss linking data from different collections through the use of the ‘Unique Student Identifier’.
Registration is essential. To register, please contact Josie Misko on josie.misko@ncver.edu.au or 08 8230 8647.
Regulating and quality assuring VET
What is quality? Why is it important? How do we ensure it? Regulating and quality assuring VET: international developments investigates the regulation and quality assurance of vocational education and training in New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada (province of Ontario) and two accrediting agencies in the United States. This research provides valuable insight that could be used to inform approaches in Australia.
VET in Schools 2014
More than a quarter of a million students undertook VET in Schools last year, down 1.3% from 2013. Of the 247 200 VET in Schools students in 2014, 21 000 did a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (down 5.3% from 2013) and 226 200 undertook VET subjects and courses as part of their school curriculum (down 0.9% from 2013). Data by state and territory is available.
Do VET/TVET qualifications address skill shortages?
A skilled workforce is important for economic growth. Identifying and responding to the emerging skill needs of industry is a key challenge for VET systems around the world.
Recent research on this topic in VOCEDplus includes:
- Readiness to meet demand for skills: a study of five growth industries
- Skills challenge report: New Zealand’s skills challenges over the next 10 years
- Building the American workforce
- Skills gap or training gap?: the role of manufacturing firms in solving the skills problem
- Addressing the skills gap in Saudi Arabia: does vocational education address the needs of private sector employers?
- A critical evaluation into the role of the Libyan technical and vocational education in providing the skills required by the national manufacturing industry
- Skill based education system in meeting employer's needs
Our latest VOCEDplus poll asks whether VET/TVET qualifications address skill shortages in your country. Share your view by voting in our poll.