Episodes
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Steve Davis interviews a collection of presenters from two panel discussions at the 29th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills', held on 7-10 July 2020.
Topics covered in the lively discussion include new directions in skills planning, digital technology and the role it plays in aged and community care, insights from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), and the role of parental influence in taking on apprenticeships.
Speakers are Professor John Buchanan, The University of Sydney; Ms Anne Livingstone and Dr George Margelis, Australian Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council; Mr David Redway, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment; and Professor Erica Smith, Federation University.
Thursday May 28, 2020
VET’s response to Industry 4.0 and the digital economy: what works
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Digital skills are now essential for almost all occupations and workers in Australia. So how do we best incorporate them into VET courses? And how do we make sure our VET educators have the digital skills they need?
Join Steve Davis as he talks to Suzi Kuti, Head of Organisation Development and Learning at Metro Trains Sydney, and NCVER researchers Michelle Circelli and Bridget Wibrow about what teaching digital skills means for VET educators. They also discuss the integration of digital skills into VET delivery and why digital skills should become a key component of foundation skills.
This discussion refers to two good practice guides, Incorporating digital skills into VET delivery and Teaching digital skills: implications for VET educators published by NCVER on 10 June 2020.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
The future role of public providers
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Thirty years ago, the Australian VET system was on tenterhooks as two major reports were released into the management and costs of training for enterprises against a backdrop of award restructuring that was being championed at the time by the government. How do the projections and goals in these reports compare to the reality facing TAFE today?
How has TAFE embraced fee-for-service, and are there myths and assumptions surrounding the size of the fee-for-service market and its efficacy or otherwise?
Steve Davis talks to NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker, Robin Shreeve, Adjunct Professor at Federation University and President AVETRA, and Craig Robertson, CEO TAFE Directors Australia about the next evolutionary stage in fee-for-service in the VET sector.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Skills sets: their role now and into the future
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Are skill sets likely to take on extra significance as Australia responds to the shifting workforce demands and challenges, particularly in the health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic? ?
Looking ahead, can skill sets or micro-credentials play a role in getting vital competencies into the workplace so the economy can rebuild?
To find out, Steve Davis talks to NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker and Director Employment, Education & Training at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jenny Lambert. They start by defining what skill sets and micro-credentials actually are and the role they currently play in the VET system.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Online VET: a good course of action?
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Online learning can be just as effective as face-to-face instruction if it’s done well. But what makes for good quality and good practice?
While subject withdrawal rates are higher and course completion rates lower for VET courses delivered entirely online, new research has shown that the outcomes for those students who do complete online courses are similar to those of other delivery modes.
Steve Davis talks to NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker and NCVER Senior Researcher Dr Tabatha Griffin about how online VET courses are being delivered, the outcomes for those who do complete them, and why students may withdraw or not complete online courses.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Qualification design for the future of VET
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Qualifications are an essential part of the VET system, and therefore a key consideration in the broader approach to VET sector reform.
Join special guest Peter Noonan, Professor of Tertiary Education at Victoria University and Expert Panel Chair of the recent AQF Review, as he talks with Steve Davis and Simon Walker, Managing Director NCVER about the recently released Review of the Australian Qualifications Framework Final Report 2019.
Discussion focuses on micro-credentials, identifying general capabilities, the Pathways Policy, and the proposed new qualification types or classification of VET qualifications.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Youth pathways: from school to work and everything between
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
New research has revealed how young people’s post-school pathways are diverse, individualised and complex. Steve Davis, Simon Walker Managing Director NCVER, and William Stubley CEO & Co-founder Year13, discuss if the reliance on ATAR, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, as our lens for evaluating educational achievements is too narrowly focused, and if so, what are some of the options for broadening our approach to understanding post-school pathways?
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Training packages: meeting student needs?
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Competency based training (CBT) is the model of curriculum at the heart of the VET system and for some it’s a shorthand way of referring to the system of VET training packages, but critics are arguing that the VET sector’s reliance upon training packages is failing to meet the real-world needs of students and industry due to how they define and therefore teach competency. Steve Davis discusses this topic with NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker and TAFE Directors Australia CEO Craig Robertson.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Unaccredited training and why employers use it
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Why do around half of Australian employers look outside the nationally accredited VET system to provide their employees with training? To find out, Steve Davis talks to NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker and NCVER researcher Ian White, who discuss the reasons why employers choose unaccredited over accredited training, and whether it meets their skills needs.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
The student journey: skilling for life
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Steve Davis interviews a collection of presenters from the 28th National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’, held on 10-12 July 2019 in Adelaide (80 mins)
While every student's journey is different, more and more research and discussion underlines the importance of workers becoming lifelong learners so they can grow and evolve with their jobs. And more than ever before, Australia relies on the VET sector to play a critical role in making this happen. Hear from a variety of VET experts about their ideas and research as they discuss how Australia can tackle the many challenges of the changing world of work.
Topic | Presenter | Start time |
Employability skills in entry level roles in STEM-rich and care/support industries |
Kate Perkins, ACER | 01.41 |
Life skills for a digital future |
Mori Hajizadeh & Kevin O’Leary, Australian Industry Standards |
13:00 |
Student outcomes in aged care and cookery |
Melinda Brown, Skills IQ | 27:57 |
When is a worker truly competent? Training and assessment |
Michael Hartman, Skills Impact | 38:21 |
RPL: difficulties & mitigating strategies |
Deb Carr, Think About Learning & Helen Smith | 52:09 |
How can educators better support students with psychological-based individual differences? |
Cameron Williams, Black Dog Institute | 01:03:38 |
Student choice in a contestable market |
Don Zoellner, Charles Darwin University | 01:13:43 |
To view the full conference program and abstracts, please visit Past events on the NCVER Portal.