Labor has always been the party of TAFE and a Shorten Labor Government would continue this commitment to our vocational education system. Labor plans to back TAFE into the future by developing a comprehensive National Priority Plan. This plan will define the unique role of TAFE as our public provider and will deliver on this...

A Shorten Labor Government will undertake a comprehensive review of the National Vocational Education and Training sector to ensure it is properly equipped to train young Australians and re-train adult workers for the jobs of the future. The Vocational Education and Training sector deserves a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to policy-making to ensure it is fit...

The recent launch of the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) sets out four interrelated clusters of initiatives with a collective purpose to increase productivity, support high wage jobs and the next wave of economic prosperity. But, writes Dr Craig Fowler NCVER’s Managing Director, other initiatives essential to an effective national innovative system are largely...

Provides an overview of the child care, education and training sector (CCET), presenting both contextual information and high level performance information. Sector scope The child care, education and training sector services covered in this report comprise:

The annual Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. This report was progressively released between 27 January and 4 February 2016. This year marks the twenty-first edition of the Report on Government Services. The Report is produced by the Productivity Commission for an inter-governmental...