This report describes the vocational education and training (VET) policy environment leading to the 1992 Australian National Training Authority Agreement and the prevailing policy environment 10 years on. The Agreement sought to establish a unified national system of VET with joint Commonwealth, state and territory responsibility for funding and this report provides an overview of...

This short video features workers and vocational education and training (VET) students discussing their views on generic skills, including how they acquire these skills, which ones are important, and the role of the workplace in fostering generic skills. The video was produced as a 'scene setter' for NCVER's series of generic skills research forums. Available...

Describes and evaluates the role of the Community Development Employment Projects scheme in rural and remote communities; also describes the major needs as identified by elected representatives and how the schemes have attempted to meet these needs; support document outlines the needs of particular areas - Roma, Tennant Creek, Ali Curang CDEP, Bidjara-Charleville CDEP, Cherbourg...

Phoebe Palmieri uses four case studies to examine how human resource practices of TAFE institutes have changed to accommodate flexible delivery and the changing roles of staff. The report reveals that a whole of organisation customer-service philosophy is a useful basis for flexible delivery and the trend is towards team-based approaches. The detailed findings in...

These 'stories' from the field document actual case studies of teaching, assessing, and implementing generic skills. These skills and attributes are sought by employers across business and industry, as set out by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Council of Australia. The stories are designed to advise and foster better teaching practices.