CONTENTS
Members of the References Committee (
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Terms of Reference (
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Preface (
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Overview and Recommendations (
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CHAPTER 1 (
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CHAPTER 2 (
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CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY
Committees approach to assessing quality in VET
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Vocational Education and Training in Australia
Characteristics of the VET system
Roles and Responsibilities
ANTA structures and arrangements
ANTA Chief Executive Officers Committee
The Commonwealth role
The states and territories
Planning and Accountability Arrangements
VET Funding
Funding sources
Commonwealth contribution
State-sourced funding
TAFE fee-for-service activities
Enterprise expenditure on training
Individual expenditure on VET
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The Emergence of a National VET System
Evolution of the VET system
Kangan
Toward ANTA
Establishment of the Australian National Training Authority
The ANTA Agreement
Evaluating the first four years of ANTA
Development of Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Recent Developments
New Apprenticeships
The National Training Framework
The Australian Recognition Framework
National Training Packages
User choice
VET in Schools
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OUTCOMES from vocational education and training
Participation in vocational education and training
Achievements in Vocational Education and Training
Meeting the needs of employers
VET skills and qualifications needed by employers
Employers views on the relevance of skills acquired through
VET
Skill shortages
Non-completion of New Apprenticeships
Understanding apprentice and trainee movements and transactions
Meeting the needs of individuals
Participation and attainment by client groups in VET
Summary
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National Policy Framework
Effectiveness of national policy structures and arrangements
National Policy Objectives and Priorities
National Objectives
National Priorities
Place of New Apprenticeships in VET
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Growth, Funding and Competition in VET
The growth through efficiencies policy
Establishing the vocational education and training market
Support for User Choice
Impact on TAFE and Quality
Inconsistencies in implementation
Making informed choices
Balancing individual needs and industry needs
Pricing of training
Reduced funds to actual delivery
Resource allocation between VET and New Apprenticeships
Industry investment in VET
Creating a training culture
Level of industry investment in training
Impediments to the development of a training culture
What should be industrys share of training investment?
Increasing industry investment in training
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ASSURING QUALITY IN VET PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES
The National Training Framework
The Australian Recognition Framework
Adequacy of Standards in the Australian Recognition Framework
Australian Recognition Framework implementation by states and territories
Australian Recognition Framework capacity to achieve national consistency
National Code for Quality in VET
National Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority
Legislative basis for regulating quality in VET
Maintenance of strong role for ANTA
National Training Packages
Support for National Training Packages
Training Package Development
Inconsistencies in implementation
Strengthening Support Materials to provide implementation options
Narrow job-readiness versus underpinning knowledge and skills
Provision for the achievement of the Key Competencies
Implementation timetable
Customisation vs labour market mobility
Assessment Issues
Consistency and parity of qualifications
Entry to higher education
Licensing and trades recognition
Resourcing Implementation
Restoring the skills and qualifications of VET teachers/trainers
Investigative studies and research relating to National Training Packages
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New Apprenticeships
Quality of apprenticeship and traineeship training delivery and outcomes
Outcomes
Client Satisfaction
Performance of Registered Training Organisations
Customisation or tailoring of training to meet enterprise-specific
needs
On the job and workplace training and assessment
Employer obligations
Content of training and the learning experience of fully on the job
training
Support for integrated on and off the job training
Implementation of Training Agreements and Training Plans
Performance of New Apprenticeship Centres
Impact of Commonwealths New Apprenticeships employer incentives
program
Effectiveness of incentives in influencing employers
Employer incentives for existing employees
Possible misuse of incentives
Should existing employees attract New Apprenticeship employer subsidies
Target audience for New Apprenticeships
Recognition of Prior Learning
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Vocational Education and Training in Schools
National policy and the role of the Commonwealth
The role of states and territories in providing VET in schools
Schools and industry
The view from the schools
Award certification
Matriculation status for VET courses
Training Packages and matriculation
Final year certificates and the Australian Qualifications Framework
Schools and TAFE
Impediments to school-based VET programs
Funding
New Apprenticeships
Weaknesses in school-based VET
TAFE sector criticisms of VET in schools
Teacher qualifications
Western Australian case study
An equity issue
Industrial issues
Teacher union concerns
The need for fundamental policy review
GOVERNMENT SENATORS' REPORT (
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AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS SENATORS' ADDITIONAL COMMENTS (
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APPENDIX 1 (
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APPENDIX 2 (
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WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS
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DOCUMENTS TABLED AT PUBLIC HEARINGS
APPENDIX 4 (
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APPENDIX 5 (
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SUMMARY OF KEY VET MINISTERIAL COUNCIL AGREEMENTS ON
NATIONAL TRAINING FRAMEWORK