The federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor has announced the establishment of a VET Qualifications Reform Design Group to deliver a more responsive and appropriate vocational educational and training (VET) system To be chaired by the CEO of the Victorian Skills Authority, Craig Robertson the group will aim to develop a simpler system…
The number of students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of secondary education has decreased in the past year, according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). In 2022 there were 242,945 VET in Schools students according to NCVER, a 3.3 percent decline from 2021. Of those…
Student enrolments in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) have declined in the 12 months to December 2022, according to a new study.. The latest students and courses 2022 report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that there were 1,196,535 students enrolled in government-funded VET in 2022, down by 4.3 percent…
Atomo Diagnostics to raise cash for HIV test marketing Rapid HIV test manufacturer Atomo Diagnostics will raise capital through a share purchase plan aiming to raise $2.75 million. This follows Atomo receiving commitments of $1.25 million via a share placement at $0.036 per share. The company, which is commercialising a handheld self-test device, is ensured…
By Peter Roberts Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met on Friday to progress key reforms to vocational education and training (VET) and the development of a new National Skills Agreement (NSA). Afterwards they put out their usual post-meeting statement listing what was discussed – a long, rather dry but worthy communique has…
The federal government’s first new Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) has been formally established aaiming to help the agribusiness sector get the skilled workers they need. The new Agribusiness JSC, named Skills Insight, has been established as a tripartite body inclusive of the full range of industry views as it pursues solutions to skills and…
State and Territory skills ministers meeting with federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor in Darwin progressed negotiations towards a new National Skills Agreement (NSA) to support a modern and responsive skills sector. The talks built on the success of Fee-Free TAFE which has delivered over 146,000 enrolments in the first quarter of this…
Vitura Health expands from cannabis to psychedelics Medical cannabis product company Vitura Health has linked with Canadian-based PharmAla Biotech in a new joint venture Cortexa to tackle the emerging psychedelics product market for research and therapeutic use. This follows the decision of the Therapeutic Goods Administration to permit from 1 July the prescribing of MDMA…
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor has revealed the Commonwealth will offer the states and territories a new 5-year skills agreement that will come with an additional $4.8 billion in funding. Speaking ahead of Cabinet meeting tomorrow O’Connor told the Australasian VET Research Association Conference that he would announce the proposed agreement later today, boosting…
Apprentice numbers on the rise The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) show there were 402,245 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 September 2022, 14 per cent higher than at the same time in 2021. The figures, in the report Apprentices and trainees 2022: September quarter, also show apprentice…
