Vocational education and training
Alternative labels
Education and training
Vocational skill development
Report
Partial VET completion: insights on outcomes and pathways
The latest insights from the VET National Data Asset examine outcomes for Vocational Education and Training (VET) partial completers and the changes to their income, employment and reliance on income support. This report summarises the national level outcomes for students that partially completed a VET qualification in Australia. The analysis considers a range of different student...
Report
Place-based and culturally responsive VET for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners
This report considers how place-based and culturally responsive teaching can be integrated into vocational education and training (VET) more effectively, leading to more meaningful outcomes for First Nations learners. The report identifies key elements of good practice in culturally responsive training delivered through place-based approaches, finding that effective approaches are Aboriginal led.
Report
Free TAFE
This report evaluates Victoria's Free TAFE initiative introduced in 2019. It finds that while the program successfully boosted training participation in priority skill areas and provided substantial tuition fee savings to students, it resulted in higher per-enrolment government costs and failed to significantly shift the overall proportion of priority student cohorts.
Report
First Nations VET workforce research paper
The research paper is a focused extension of the VET workforce study. It brings together insights into accredited training from First Nations voices, national datasets and stakeholders to strengthen understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce within vocational education and training (VET) and what’s needed to support its growth.
Guide
Tools for applied learning in secondary schools
The toolkit is designed to assist all school teachers in implementing applied learning across the subjects they teach. It provides teachers and school leaders with a set of flexible and adaptable guidelines and resources for designing, facilitating and assessing applied learning in a senior secondary school setting.