Many of the skills shortages across the country rely on the Vocational Education and Training (VET) workforce to teach and train Australia’s future workers. This blueprint identifies 8 opportunities and 14 associated actions to support and grow a sustainable VET workforce in Australia.

Many of the skills shortages across the country rely on the Vocational Education and Training (VET) workforce to teach and train Australia’s future workers. This study highlights the challenges and opportunities and provides the data and evidence that informed the VET Workforce Blueprint.

While concern for people with disability has been growing in some comprehensive sexuality education settings, the quality of education in these spaces is variable and typically accommodations for people with disability are not made. The lack of accessibility fosters few opportunities to learn about and practise skills related to establishing and maintaining social relationships, including...

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership’s (AITSL) administration of national standards and frameworks. The audit finds that by improving its strategic planning and assurance, AITSL would be better positioned to determine whether national standards and frameworks are having the intended impact on...

This paper makes the case that professional development aligned to new standards is key to driving teaching quality at all career stages. The author argues that models of professional learning that more clearly connect research to modelled practices and techniques, with time for practice, have better impacts on student outcomes.