Vocational education and training (VET) should be led by "best-practice" TAFEs that act as leaders in meeting critical skills needs, a NSW VET review says. Many professions with skills shortages require a VET qualification gained from TAFE or another registered ...

Introduction, problem and purpose Australia has a new national government. All participants in the higher education (HE) and research sectors and the vocational education and training (VET) sector will build fresh relations with the new government, including all state and ...

The future we want will not fall from the sky. Like any period of great challenge that we have had to confront, it will take careful planning, sound strategy, leadership, and a clear sense of purpose if we are to ...

New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows high student satisfaction with the overall quality of their VET training. The latest National Student Outcomes Survey revealed that of the 122,536 VET graduates who responded, 88.1 per ...

National apprentice and trainee commencements (trade and non-trade) increased to 55,680 in the March 2019 quarter, up 2.2 per cent on the same period last year. Published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), the latest report, Apprentices and trainees ...

While the world is changing faster than ever, innovation in tertiary education is occurring slowly. Australia is facing an increasingly troubling mismatch between what students and employers need, and what our tertiary education sector is offering. Australia’s tertiary education sector ...

While there is a generally accurate perception that tertiary qualifications will earn you a higher income in the long run when compared with higher-level vocational training, the reverse is true when it comes to careers in STEM, according to new research. ...

There are still butchers and bakers a plenty. Vehicle painters, however, have mostly replaced candlestick makers. And there will likely soon be more of them, thanks to a new agreement. The government's $1.5 billion Skilling Australians Fund, which will deliver 300,000 new apprenticeships over ...

A senate inquiry has heard that Gonski funding aside, schools aren't doing enough to prepare students for life. Mitchell Institute Director Megan O'Connell told the inquiry on the future of work that an intense focus on grades has led to other ...