Why is continuous improvement a new focus across the VET sector?

How can industry scepticism about VET be turned around?

How can a reluctant industry be encouraged to embrace VET?

What skills and strategies are needed to change a culture?

How can we tap into the hearts of VET practitioners?

What mix of skills and knowledge is used by leading providers of RPL?

Research by Dr Anne Jones, Victoria University's Pro Vice Chancellor Education Strategy and Enterprise, shows that professional judgement is central to VET practice and systemic quality.

Two aspects of the VET sector are easily overlooked.

Reframing the Future is promoting improved approaches to recognition of prior learning that are fairer to the candidate and increase the use of recognition services.

A national VET staff development and change management program is having a significant impact on its target audience, according to a new report.

It is tempting for training providers to modify their delivery methods based on only general ideas of what their learners want. One Australian training provider has reversed this common pattern by redesigning its delivery methods...

John Mitchell’s ‘Inside VET’ column in Campus Review, 22 February 2006<br> A core challenge for training providers is to help teaching staff change rom delivering in a campus-based classroom to delivering in the workplace. One way to help staff make this transition was modelled recently in TAFE Tasmania, by Annie Archer, Manager People Development, who developed a mentoring program.

The conclusion of many VET reports is that the recognition of prior learning (RPL) is a great idea and delivers multiple benefits. However, increasing the uptake of RPL remains an elusive goal throughout the sector.