Year: 2022

Major milestone for fee-free training in NSW

NSW is enjoying a fee-free training boom with more than 200,000 enrolments recorded under JobTrainer, a program helping people get skilled for in-demand jobs. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the NSW Government’s strong economic management means we can deliver programs such as JobTrainer to equip people with the skills they need to get their first job, […]
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Training the key to skills shortage

THE automotive industry is facing the most serious skills shortage in its history, ravaged by diminished apprentice intake, COVID and business contraction. In its manifesto that highlighted the needs of industry from a new federal government, the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) said there was a skilled labour deficit of 31,143 positions across the […]
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Students “in limbo” during two-year wait for Australia visas

These students say they are “in limbo” as Australia’s Department of Home Affairs, which oversees immigration, refuses to provide a clear timeline of when students can expect to hear the outcome of their applications. Alokita, an Indian student, received an offer to study aerospace engineering at UNSW Canberra in September 2020 and was due to […]
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What are the challenges facing Australia’s medical workforce crisis?

The health and welfare workforces deliver various services through Australia’s private and public organisations. However, there is an imbalance in the system as the extent of services delivered is way lesser than what is actually needed, primarily due to workforce crisis. The accurate picture of the healthcare workforce crisis in Australia was revealed during the […]
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Vocational education: Change negative mindset

There is a narrative that has been around for a while tagging technical/vocational education as a last resort after one fails to advance in formal education. The other was that it’s the cheaper option if one failed to raise the tuition for instance to finish high school or to join university or if one had […]
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London universities plan “leading” international strategy

“Where London leads; I have no doubt the rest of the country will follow,” was the message from Chris Skidmore, former minister of state for universities, speaking to representatives from 25 of London’s higher education institutions at a roundtable event in Westminster this week. The event, organised by London Higher and Oxford International Education Group, […]
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Message from the CEO (25 April 2022)

Message from the CEO We welcome you to our April edition of the VET sector magazine. We are pleased to announce that we will be releasing a new version of our flagship product, CAQA Labs in May. This product will be made available as a standalone software solution and also as part of our Information […]
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Blended learning – The best of online and offline learning

Blended learning is a teaching approach that combines both online and offline learning. It offers the best of both worlds – the flexibility and convenience of online learning, combined with the personal touch and social interaction of offline learning. This approach has many benefits, including the ability to cater to different learning styles and providing […]
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