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This online journal features best practice, research and latest trends in flexible learning in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia. This edition includes the following peer reviewed articles: ‘Blogging to learn’ by Anne Bartlett-Bragg, which describes the phenomena of blogging, the process of blogging and how it can be used to enhance learning; ‘Online adventures in the global world of e-learning: the musings of 3 ‘armchair’ cultural explorers’ by Louise Housden, Frankie Forsyth and Christine Bateman, in which the authors discuss cross-cultural issues in e-moderation arising from their experiences e-convening in international e-moderation courses; ‘Watch this space: developing a music/education partnership’ by Dawn Bennett, who highlights the crucial role of communities of practice (CoP) in ensuring that education and industry groups plan, teach and assess in partnership; ‘Real time, real young, real smart: the use of the Internet for real time teaching with 5 to 8 year olds’ by Megan Hastie and Allan Palmer, who provide insight into the possibilities for using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for individualised direct instruction in real time with young children; ‘Developing the Diploma in Human Resources (HR) toolbox’ by Barry Reeves, Sheevaun Gallacher and Kate Robinson, which outlines the experience of developing an online learning resource. Frank Bate provides a critique of the discussion paper ‘e-Learning: emerging issues and key trends’ by John Eklund, Margaret Kay and Helen M. Lynch (indexed at TD/TNC 72.250). The paper was developed to inform the decision making of the Australian Flexible Learning Advisory Group. The original paper is provided together with the critique. The feature interview is with Janina Gawler, the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA), about her perspective on VET.