How VET responds: a historical policy approach

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10 February 2011This document is an analysis of how policy has interacted with vocational education and training (VET) in Australia, with a particular focus on the period since the 1980s. It is accompanied by a timeline which sets out key policy documents that shaped the development of the VET system and by a list of Australian Prime Ministers and Labour Ministers (1940 to present), and Education Ministers and Industrial Relations Ministers (1960 to present). See http://www.ncver.edu.au/resources/timeline/overview.html.

Publication typeBriefing paper
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member, Government or Gov agency
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/23840
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