VET numbers drop in schools

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…

Queensland plans new VET strategy

Queensland has launched efforts to develop a new vocational education and training (EVET) plan for the state with the release of a discussion paper asking Queenslanders to have their say. The aim of consultations is to ensure its skills and training investment – more than $1.2 billion in 2022-23 – is delivering priority skills for…