A new national set of priorities for VET would make great social and economic sense
VET needs a new set of priorities and operating principles that are fit for the future.
Primary Results
We need to change negative views of the jobs VET serves to make it a good post‑school option
Many young Australians and their parents don’t consider VET as a potential post-school pathway, even if it might be more suitable for them than university.
VET needs support to rebuild its role in getting disadvantaged groups into education and work
VET’s role in employable skill development is critical. But we also need to strongly support the role VET plays in getting disadvantaged groups into education and work.
Teachers and trainers are vital to the quality of the VET sector, and to the success of its learners
Teacher preparation has been identified as a key factor in the quality of education. To improve the quality of the VET sector, we need to ensure teachers and trainers are qualified to teach.
VET FEE‑HELP reforms will merely paper over the cracks of a system prone to abuse
Under the proposed plan for reform, there is still a risk that private providers will continue to shop between the Commonwealth and the states for the best price and conditions.
The vocational education sector needs a plan and action, not more talk
We already have all the research reports, reviews and inquiries we need to make reform to the VET sector happen. What we need is proactive leadership and action.
Renewing federalism: our tertiary education system needs a rethink
The reform of Australia’s federation is under review. In this special series, we ask leading Australian academics to begin a debate on renewing federalism, from tax reform to the broader issues of democracy…
Repurposing TAFE
Within a few months of coming to office the Abbott government established a Vocational and Education and Training (VET) Reform Taskforce. Over the past two years there have been three separate parliamentary…
TAFE in crisis? No, but the future is changing for vocational education
Since their inception in 1974, Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions have been the major providers of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia. This may not be the case in the…
Fewer Australians will have uni or TAFE skills if governments don’t reform tertiary education
A new report argues the tertiary education sector must allow students to move more freely between VET and higher education and gain the skills they need at different times in their working lives.
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