In this report Stephen Billett, Lisa Ehrich and Bernie Hernon-Tinning describe the processes small business operators used to learn about the goods and services tax. It discovered that small business operators generally do not seek new skills through formal courses but rather through informal, 'localised' support networks. It suggests that vocational educational and training providers...

This annual publication provides insight into the finance and expenditure of Australia's public vocational education and training (VET) system. Information pertaining to expenses, revenues, assets and liabilities are provided nationally, for each state and territory, and the Australian National Training Authority. Comparisons to previous years are also included where possible.

In this report Lesley Farrell and Linda Wyse explore how vocational education and training providers can best customise locally provided training packages to suit the needs of stakeholders, while still considering skills important to national and global interests. In doing so it investigates who the stakeholders are, what they want from training and whether their...

Assessing generic skills in a selection of training packages is the focus of this report by Berwyn Clayton, Kaaren Blom, David Meyers and Andrea Bateman. Based on case studies, the authors also examine how these skills are understood by trainers and learners. The report contains a comprehensive literature review of assessment of generic skills.

Generic skills are gaining importance internationally and in Australia. This 'At a glance' publication explains how generic skills can be fostered in vocational education and training programs and workplaces. It also focuses on research into describing, teaching, learning, assessing, recognising, and certifying these important skills, and includes the views of a variety of groups. A...