Vocational education and training
Alternative labels
Education and training
Vocational skill development
Report
Skills matter: shaping a just transition for workers in the energy sector
The reduction in gas consumption in the United Kingdom will have a significant impact on workforces across the gas supply chain, as oil and gas production decreases, gas power stations are phased out or converted, and the gas grid shrinks in size. In this report, the authors assess the degree of training and support required...
Journal article
Towards a Regionally Responsive Network: implementation challenges in New Zealand’s reforms to vocational education
New Zealand has been undertaking major reform of its vocational education sector since 2019. The authors of this article suggest that collectively, greater focus is needed on understanding and responding to specific learner needs within regions and enabling learners to continue learning over their lifetime.
Discussion paper
A thousand hours for free? Ending unpaid placements in social work education
The Australian Council of Heads of Social Work Education commissioned Per Capita to analyse various options to recompense social work students for the hours of mandatory workplace payments at an equivalent rate to the minimum wage. This proposal has been informed by modelling and analysis.
Report
Design and implementation of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System
The objective of this audit is to assess whether the design and implementation of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is effective.
Report
NSW VET Review: interim report
The NSW Government has released the interim report from the review into the state’s vocational education and training sector. A key election commitment of the NSW Government, the interim report makes seven recommendations for rebuilding TAFE NSW and strengthening the wider vocational training sector.