VET+Research

=**__VET Research__**=

Australian VET Reserach Association at this link

VOCEDplus is a free research database []


 * __[]__** May 2010

=Vocational Education and Training Workforce research report at this link=


 * Vocational Education and Training Australian Government**


 * Professional Judgment in VET** [|at this link]


 * RPL - Done Well** [|at this link]


 * Continuous Improvement in VET** [|at this link] and more at [|this link]


 * Learning for Jobs** – The OECD Policy Review of Vocational Education and Training (VET) at this link

2010 Skills Australia **'Australian Workforce Futures: A National Workforce Development Strategy** at this link

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING POLICY DIRECTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS at this link

AEU TAFE Funding for 2009 CEET Report

TAFE Report funding article May 2010

=Manufacturing Knowledge & Skills for Sustainability: Resource Manual - FREE to download= []

@http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2392.html

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The implications of these findings are: firstly, that policy should not treat each sector as the same in determining how VET should relate to it; and, secondly, **VET should focus on teaching fundamental knowledge and skills, not just current on-the-job competencies**. Because each sector uses somewhat different training regimes, has different needs, and varies in the pace of technical change, **a single model of how VET relates to industry will be inappropriate**. Mechanisms allowing flexibility in how the VET system finds and reacts to industry needs are important.

The second implication, **that formal VET should focus on teaching fundamentals and assist students to learn how to learn supports** the recent review by the Joint Steering Committee of the National Quality Council and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Skills and Workforce Development Subgroup, ‘**to revise the current definition of “competency” to embody the ability to transfer and apply skills and knowledge to new situations and environments’** (National Quality Council 2009).

__Changing the focus of VET from current on-the-job competences to fundamental knowledge and skills may have an impact on some courses and alter industry relationships.__ The role of informal skills development is important to innovation. Policy-makers should pay attention to the way informal skills development interacts with formal learning. The informal system interacts with the formal system, often providing targeted training not otherwise available by the public system.