About Reframing the Future 1997-2008

Reframing the Future was the major workforce development initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. It assisted in building the capacity of the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system to support the implementation of the national training system and the aims of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and its national reform agenda. More

The Reframing the Future program had three components.

Funded Projects

Reframing the Future provided matched funding for approximately 200 staff development and change management projects annually. Since its inception in 1997, the Reframing the Future national project team worked with over 66,000 participants from VET organisations who were implementing the national training system in workplaces around Australia. More

Engaging VET Practitioners forums

Reframing the Future facilitated an annual series of forums to engage VET practitioners in a current issue or trend in VET teaching, learning and assessment practice. These included the New Ways of Working in VET Forums. More

Publications

Reframing the Future produced a range of publications to support and report on the funded projects and engaging VET practitioners activities. All publications are available in PDF to VET organisations and practitioners through the website. More

Reframing the Future closed

2008 was the final year of Reframing the Future, the national program of professional development and change management to support the implementation of the national training system from 1997 to 2008

At the COAG meeting on 29 November 2008 all state and territory governments and the Australian government agreed to sign up to a new National Skills Workforce Development Agreement. Under the new arrangements, funding for some activities and projects under the current agreement is being rolled into the funding base. Governments agreed that responsibility for VET workforce development rests with the states and territories and they will manage this responsibility in line with the specific needs of their jurisdictions.

The Reframing the Future program was an initiative of the State and Territory and Australian Governments and sponsored by the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.

It is noteworthy that through Framing the Future (1997-2000) and Reframing the Future (2001-2008) over 66,000 practitioners and enterprise partners participated in 2,200 projects and other activities such as the New Ways of working in VET Forums and other national forums such as 'RPL - Done Well' and 'Enterprises Enhanced by VET'. A wider community accessed the publications, CDs and other resources available at no cost through the website.

Following the closure of Reframing the Future NCVER is managing this website and resources.