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This project set out to identify key factors which enable or provide barriers to the use and implementation of equity resources in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. It sought to document success factors, as well as lessons that could be learnt from less successful experiences. Consultations were held with over 120 representatives from different parts of the VET sector including federal and state funding bodies, industry skills councils, teaching and learning resource development managers within public and private training providers, training managers and coordinators, practitioners, and industry organisations. The research found that many of the equity learning resources that exist have either been under-used or have had limited impact. As a result, there has been a low return on the considerable public and professional investment in resource development. It is strongly suggested that that the quality of VET equity resources is not perceived as a major issue in whether or not they are used. Where they are known about, resources are generally highly valued for the appropriateness of their content and design and their user-friendliness for the intended audience. It is further suggested that there is a need for policy-makers and funders to fundamentally reconceptualise the primary goal of equity resource development such that it becomes the uptake and use of resources.