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22 Sep 2021
The VET Sector News II- September 2021
The VET Sector News II- September 2021 How the Australian VET sector is changing The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released the latest data on Total VET Activity. Looking...
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22 Sep 2021
Viral email regarding ASQA’s current and past audit activities
Viral email regarding ASQA’s current and past audit activities If you follow Education Issues Australia on Twitter, or have LinkedIn, or Facebook accounts, you may have noticed a report developed by the...
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22 Sep 2021
Extra $3.2m to boost support for vocational education and training
Extra $3.2m to boost support for vocational education and training A new funding model, backed by a $3.2 million investment, will help government schools to support their students into industry-endorsed Vocational Education...
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22 Sep 2021
How the Australian VET sector is changing
How the Australian VET sector is changing The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released the latest data on Total VET Activity. Looking at program enrolments (full qualifications, accredited courses...
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12 Sep 2021
The changing career expectations of Australian teens
The changing career expectations of Australian teens New analysis reveals the occupational aspirations of Australian girls have become more concentrated over time, while those of Australian boys have become less concentrated. The...
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03 Sep 2021
Online Media Solutions (OMS) Services
Online Media Solutions (OMS) Services Over the past two decades, Online Media Solutions (OMS) has provided assistance to clients worldwide. OMS merged into the CAQA and Career Calling brands in 2013. Services...
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03 Sep 2021
Check if you have an authorised copy of the training and assessment resources
Check if you have an authorised copy of the training and assessment resources Training organisations should double-check that they have an authorised copy of the training and assessment resources from the publisher...
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03 Sep 2021
VET Qualifications Reform Survey - The world of VET is changing again including the units of competency
VET Qualifications Reform Survey - The world of VET is changing again including the units of competency The world of vocational education and training is changing once more, and this includes the...
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03 Sep 2021
The VET Sector News- September 2021
The VET Sector News- September 2021 ASQA approves extended transition period for Early Childhood Education & Care qualifications from the CHC Community Services training package until 20 January 2023 ASQA has recently...
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25 Aug 2021
Getting acquainted yourself with the VET
Getting acquainted yourself with the VET VET information at your fingertips NCVER’s VET Knowledge Bank is a key source of reference information about Australia’s VET system. Did you know the VET sector...
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22 Aug 2021
Scorm, HTML5 and m-learning? Need help?
Scorm, HTML5 and m-learning? Need help? Until recently the high degree of interactivity, immersive graphics, and fascinating animations of Adobe Flash made it one of the most popular authoring tools for eLearning...
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22 Aug 2021
Online learning is much more than access to training and assessment materials online
Online learning is much more than access to training and assessment materials online In spite of the fact that different nations are at different stages of COVID-19 infection rates, there are currently...
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22 Aug 2021
Celebrating the 12th anniversary of Career Calling
Celebrating the 12th anniversary of Career Calling Can you believe Career Calling has been in operation for 12 years? This is a fantastic opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to making Career...
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22 Aug 2021
The VET Sector News II-August 2021
The VET Sector News II-August 2021 National Skills Week 2021: RETHINK your ideas National Skills Week, which is now in its eleventh year, will once again aim to bring to life the...
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22 Aug 2021
According to a new report, businesses are increasing their investments in cybersecurity skills
According to a new report, businesses are increasing their investments in cybersecurity skills According to new research from cybersecurity firm Sophos, internal IT departments and businesses are making investments in their staff'...
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22 Aug 2021
Education standards and politics
Education standards and politics We are all well aware that in any country, it is hard to separate politics from educational issues and standards. However, it is quite sad when politics begins...
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08 Aug 2021
Some ESOS courses are no longer required to be registered with CRICOS
Some ESOS courses are no longer required to be registered with CRICOS It is now allowed for registered training providers to offer certain supplementary courses to international students without having those courses...
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08 Aug 2021
Message from the General Manager (8 August 2021)
Message from the General Manager With this edition of our monthly newsletter THE VET Sector, we will discuss the most recent changes to the Financial Viability and Risk Assessment (FVRA) and its...
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08 Aug 2021
The Covid-19 surge in Australia is threatening plans for student return
The Covid-19 surge in Australia is threatening plans for student return The state government of New South Wales has placed on hold its proposal to allow international students to return home after...
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08 Aug 2021
The VET Sector News- August 2021
The VET Sector News- August 2021 Australia is facing a severe labour crunch As the world recuperates from the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, labour shortage has crippled many advanced economies. To...
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21 Jul 2021
Part 3- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts
sPart 3- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts In this third and final part of our “compliance and quality assurance,” articles, we are continuing to discuss compliance...
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07 Jul 2021
Part 2- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts
Part 2- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts When we look at the current Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, the clauses relevant to Registered Training Organisations’...
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16 Jun 2021
Obligations of Registered Training Organizations in Terms of Reporting
Obligations of Registered Training Organizations in Terms of Reporting Under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, all RTOs are obliged to provide accurate and complete data. All ASQA-registered training organisations RTO...
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01 Dec 2020
The new VET loan scheme to exclude shonky providers?
The new VET loan scheme to exclude shonky providers? From 1 January 2017 VET FEE‑HELP will cease and VET Student Loans will commence. Tougher restrictions on eligible private college courses, loan caps...
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