In vocational education and training (VET), equity involves removing systemic barriers and designing the system to meet diverse learning needs to ensure that who learners are and their life circumstances are not the determining factors in their: (i) access to VET; (ii) VET participation and experiences; and (iii) VET outcomes, such as further education and training, employment and/or community participation. This draft blueprint contains the National VET Equity Advisory Council's (NVEAC's) advice to Ministers on the areas of reform that will ensure the Australian VET system is able to... [+] Show more
In vocational education and training (VET), equity involves removing systemic barriers and designing the system to meet diverse learning needs to ensure that who learners are and their life circumstances are not the determining factors in their: (i) access to VET; (ii) VET participation and experiences; and (iii) VET outcomes, such as further education and training, employment and/or community participation. This draft blueprint contains the National VET Equity Advisory Council's (NVEAC's) advice to Ministers on the areas of reform that will ensure the Australian VET system is able to support all learners, no matter what their circumstances. The blueprint acknowledges that this is an unprecedented time of reform across the wider Australian landscape, through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and within the VET sector itself, both nationally and at state and territory levels. NVEAC seeks to 'embed equity into the DNA of VET'. This embedded approach demands that we work side by side with those responsible for the areas requiring reform to articulate the ‘how’ of redesigning the system to meet the diverse needs of learners experiencing disadvantage.
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