Australia’s Vocational Education & Training (VET) System Nationally agreed Strong industry

leadership and engagement

Provides skills and knowledge for work

Client focussed

Over 5000 training providers & 1.7 million students

Technical & further education (TAFE) institutes

Private training providers Dual sector institutes -

universities delivering higher education & VET

Community training providers Secondary schools Business

Funding for VETin Australia

Shared between states & territories ($4 billion p.a.)

States & territories are responsible for training delivery including determining the training needs of industry

National leadership & contributions to overall funding ($1.3 billion p.a.)

Strong links & support by industry

Arrangements between federal & state governments now covered in National Skills and Workforce Development Agreement & National Partnership for the Productivity Places Program

Student loan scheme VET Fee Help introduced in 2009

The national governance and accountability framework

Ministerial Council for Training,Education and Employment

Client Advisory Alliance

National Senior Officials Committee

(NSOC)

National Industry Skills Committee

(NISC)

National Quality Council(NQC)

National Training Statistics

Committee

National Action

Groups and Taskforces

Technical and Vocational

Education and Training (TVET)

Australia Ltd

Industry Skills Councils (ISCs)

National Centre for Vocational

Education Research (NCVER)

Quality assurance operatesthrough a standards approach

Organisation of training

Industry Skills Councils

www.isc.org.au

Training Packages promote flexibility

Flexible delivery against standards Teachers require industry experience and VET

teaching qualification Delivery tailored to meet local region, employer needs

and learner circumstances

A unified approach to attainmentAustralian Qualifications Framework

AQTF: Three key components

Essential Standards for Registration

Standards for state and territory

registering bodies

Excellence Criteria

Regulating the AQTF Regulation of standards for training providers is the

responsibility of states and territory governments. There are:

Eight state and territory regulators National Audit and Registration Agency

Underperforming providers are a key challenge for

regulation

Balance between protection for students and due

process for providers

Review of the AQTF

Pressures on the current quality

assurance arrangements:

Weak initial registration requirements

Heavy emphasis on outcomes

Heavy continuous improvement focus

Regulating quality of training products

National recognition assured

through standards and regulation

National Quality Council

National Regulation

National Regulation for VET will have two

key elements:

National Regulator

National Standards Council

Future directionsCouncil of Australian Governments’ targets

Lift Year 12 or equivalent attainment to 90% by 2015

Halve proportion of 20 to 64 year olds with below Certificate III qualifications by 2020

Double higher qualification completions (Diploma and Advanced Diploma) by 2020

40% of 25-34 year olds attain a higher education qualification by 2025

Future directionsStrengthening the apprentice system

Seamless access, re-entry & deferral

Incentives for commencements and retention of trade apprentices

Prep-apprenticeship scheme for school students

Apprenticeship incentive program

Future directionsSustainable & green education

Clean Sustainable Skills Package 50,000 green jobs and training opportunities A$94m

Skills for a low carbon economy — carbon challenge measure

National Green Skills Agreement — new trade apprentices to graduate with green skills, knowledge and training

Conclusion

Flexible system – responsive to change Integrated with industry Continuing process of improvement Increasing skill levels of Australians

www.deewr.gov.au/Skills