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Students shun unis in favour of trades, vocational courses
Australian students have turned away from university degrees in favour of trades and vocational courses,…
National Workforce Strategy
The National Workforce Strategy provides a framework for Government to work with to ensure sector-specific…
Interview with Peter Doukas – Managing Director, Denison Toyer Education Lawyers
Peter owns and operates Sydney based education law firm Denison Toyer. Working in the field…
No Regulation or Bad Regulation – has ASQA failed as a VET Regulator?
We are starting this article by quoting the now very famous speech of MP …
The disadvantages of ASQA not following ISO auditing management systems
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator for the vocational education and…
Differentiating instruction – Planning lessons based on different learners’ needs
One of the most important aspects of being a successful teacher/trainer and assessor is the…
How to protect the financial health of your training organisation
As a training organisation, you need to be financially healthy to survive and thrive. There…
Issuing qualifications to your own trainers, assessors and staff members
Qualifications are important. They ensure that trainers and assessors are current and competent in their…
TAE – The case for endorsement and accompanying documents submitted to AISC
The Case for Endorsement and accompanying documents have been submitted to the AISC for consideration…
Your trainer and assessor files (Part 2 of 5)
In the last newsletter (published in November 2018) we discussed the following: Legislative and regulatory…
Make research integrity training mandatory, say 73% of Australian researchers
The results of the first national survey to investigate research integrity in Australia, a collaboration…
Why should you read and share THE VET SECTOR newsletter?
The purpose of this newsletter is to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the industry representatives,…
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There have been many forced changes in the world over the past 18 months, with…
How to avoid becoming another ASQA statistic
There are currently 3837 RTOs in Australia, down from over 4,400 RTOs in October last…
Contextualisation and customisation in the vocational education and training industry
Customisation and contextualisation are two important approaches to vocational education and training (VET). Both involve…
China Revises Law to Advance Innovation in Science, Technology
Chinese national lawmakers began deliberating a draft revision to the law on scientific and technological…
We hear loud & clear message from business-VET sector is not meeting your workforce needs-PM Scott
Strong comments regarding the Australian VET system were made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in…
Let’s focus on what we can control.
Let's focus on what we can control when working in a training organisation. When working…