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This keynote address focuses on reforms to the Australian training system from the student's perspective, looking at the impact of job opportunities, declining year 12 retention rates and poor school-leaver participation in vocational education and training (VET). It is noted that enrolment rates in VET have soared in areas of perceived job vacancies, suggesting the students respond to labour market trends. VET has been introduced into schools to provide accredited training with full articulation to post-school training and school leavers will have greater choice of training options through New Apprenticeships. A link between training programs and employment outcomes is needed. The complete proceedings of this conference in one volume may be found at TD/TNC 53.04.