Patricia Hyde, Berwyn Clayton and Robin Booth survey the diversity of flexible delivery and assessment arrangements across the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector. They show that while assessment practice in flexible delivery is underpinned by training packages and course curriculum factors, other issues influence the assessment methods that teachers and assessors choose. These...

In this report David John identifies student characteristics - demographic and life-stage factors - which influence successful completion of of vocational education and training (VET) subjects. It finds the likelihood of passing an assessed VET subject is significantly reduced for people who are Indigenous, have a disability, are of non-English speaking background, are unemployed or...

Peter Kearns provides a consolidation of national and international work discussing the contribution vocational education and training (VET) provides to social capital, and the implications this concept has for VET policy and practice.

Group training organisations act as intermediaries between enterprises and apprentices and trainees to facilitate on- and off-the-job training. This report examines the role of these organisations in Australia's labour market. The authors find that, at their best, they help promote sustainable work-based learning solutions by sharing the risks associated with employment and gaining new skills...

Innovative companies in emerging industries have diverse and important training needs. In this study Josie Misko and John Saunders examine the training requirements of emerging industries and the role Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector plays to develop further employees' skills and knowledge. While the VET sector already provides customised training for employers, there...