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12 Jun 22

The value of the critical contribution of the private training sector

Photo courtesy: NCVER The private training sector is a critical contributor to Australia’s vocational education and training system. Currently, the private sector delivers 70% of vocational education and training in Australia. This includes the delivery of accredited courses that helps people develop new skills or improve their existing ones. The private sector plays an important […]
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12 Jun 22

The evolution of the employee – past vs. future requirements

The skills and knowledge gap The 21st-century workplace has seen a dramatic shift in the skills and knowledge required of employees. Whereas in the past, workers might have been able to get by with a limited skill set, today’s businesses require their employees to be highly skilled and knowledgeable in order to stay competitive. This […]
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12 Jun 22

Interview with the compliance guru-Shruti Nargundkar, Director and Principal Consultant, Nextext

Profile: Shruti is an education innovator, quality and compliance consultant entrepreneur and manager with over 35 years of experience in education across secondary school, English Language, Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education in Australia as well as internationally. Shruti is the founding director of NEXTEXT, a vocational education and quality and compliance consultancy that […]
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12 Jun 22

Develop high-quality e-learning content that considers the demographics of the learners.

As more and more training organisations move their operations online, the demand for high-quality e-learning content is skyrocketing. But what makes for high-quality e-learning content? And how can you ensure that your content considers the demographics of your learners? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to these questions, but there are some general principles that you can […]
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12 Jun 22

The cost of living is hurting international students

Living costs in Australia are soaring, and international students are feeling the pinch. Some are being forced to rely on food vouchers and charity to get by. The cost of living in Australia has been rising steadily over the past few years, and international students are feeling the pinch more than most. With tuition fees […]
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12 Jun 22

How to be an LGBT+ Inclusive Training organisation

LGBT+ collectively refers to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and to people with gender expressions outside traditional norms, including nonbinary, intersex, and other queer people (and those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation), along with their allies. There are a number of things that training organisations can do to be […]
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12 Jun 22

Australia faces one of the largest skills shortages of our time.

According to a study conducted by KellyOCG, a global outsourcing and consulting firm that specialises in providing workforce strategy, solutions, and operations, only 12 percent of respondents believed hybrid work had a positive impact on their company culture, which is significantly lower than the global average of 21 percent. Thirty-seven percent of those surveyed said […]
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