NCVER News #362

Research Forum – When one door closes: VET’s role in re-skilling displaced workers

Wednesday 18 November, 10.00am – 4.00pm, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Australian economy is changing with significant job losses in traditional manufacturing and rapidly evolving technological advancements driving industry re-structuring and changing jobs.

Hear leading researchers and experts discuss the vital 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. The dynamic program, featuring interactive panel discussions and Q&A, also includes speakers from industry, government and training organisations sharing their insights from successful training and re-skilling initiatives that lead to successful skills transfer and the attainment of new jobs. 

Register now! Earlybird registration closes next Friday, 16 October 2015.

For more information, view the program, and to register 

Tuesday 20 October, 11.30am – 12.30pm AEDT

Join us for a free webinar, Advice for VET providers planning to deliver degrees, that will discuss research on six trail blazing VET providers who have made the successful transition to delivering associate degrees and bachelor degrees, as well as VET qualifications. 

Presenters: 

• Professor Victor J Callan, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Queensland and Director, Callan Consulting Group
• Dr Kaye Bowman, Manager, Kaye Bowman Consulting

This webinar is based on the NCVER research publication Lessons from VET providers delivering degrees 

For more information and to register

Three new research reports on apprenticeships look at different aspects of earlier completion such as competency-based progression and recognition of prior learning (RPL). Although the research highlights the benefits of completion, it also identifies gaps in communicating and supporting alternative pathways between policy-makers and program administrators, as well as communications between the training provider and the workplace.

• Adult trade apprentices: exploring the significance of recognition of prior learning and skill sets for earlier completion
• Competency progression and completion: how is the policy being enacted in three trades?
• The returns to completion or partial completion of a qualification in the trades

The accompanying good practice guide summarises the key findings for education practitioners and workplace supervisors.

• Alternative pathways to apprenticeships

• perspectives on adult language, literacy and numeracy
• policy contexts and measures of impact
• contexts and sites – pedagogy and the learners
• workforce development

The Foundation Skills Literature Review project is a partnership with the University of Technology Sydney and the Australian Council for Adult Literacy.

Applications close Friday 23 October 2015.

For more information

NCVER is reviewing the AVETMIS Standard for VET Providers and we seek feedback in particular from training providers and student management system (SMS) vendors.

The purpose of the review is to streamline data collection requirements while ensuring the AVETMIS Standard meets legislative and national reporting requirements.

So, have your say here! The survey closes Friday 30 October 2015. 

NCVER will communicate the changes to the Standard in late 2016; these changes will come into effect from January 2018.

OctoberVET is a season of events to share information, research and ideas about VET, with this year’s themed around building capability in a changing VET sector. Upcoming events include:

• Seminar: Using data to inform policy education and training, Friday 9 October, 9.15am – 12.15pm, Hawke Building, University of South Australia
• Webinar: Practitioner research - why it is useful in VET and how it is used and analysed?, Monday 26 October, 4.30pm - 6.00pm AEDT

For further information, including registration details, please visit NCVER's VET Calendar