In late 2014, the Council of Australian Governments' Education Council released a new national framework for vocational education and training (VET) for secondary students, 'Preparing secondary students for work' (indexed in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 118.1282). This new national framework signalled a commitment by all states and territories to making improvements in four fundamental components of VET delivery: clarity of purpose; collaboration between VET stakeholders; confidence in the quality of VET delivered to secondary students; and the effective operation of core underpinning systems.
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In late 2014, the Council of Australian Governments' Education Council released a new national framework for vocational education and training (VET) for secondary students, 'Preparing secondary students for work' (indexed in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 118.1282). This new national framework signalled a commitment by all states and territories to making improvements in four fundamental components of VET delivery: clarity of purpose; collaboration between VET stakeholders; confidence in the quality of VET delivered to secondary students; and the effective operation of core underpinning systems.
Drawing on the impetus of this national work, in 2015 the Education Directorate (the Directorate) commissioned the Centre for International Research on Education Systems (CIRES) from Victoria University to conduct a Review of VET in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) public schools. The review successfully identified best practice educational and resource effective approaches and proposed future directions for consideration by the Directorate to strengthen VET provision, supported by evidence. The final CIRES report, 'Review of vocational education and training in ACT public schools: future directions' (indexed in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 121.1508), and the Directorate's response, 'Vocational education and training for secondary students in ACT public schools' (indexed in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 125.509), were tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly on 15 September 2015.
The CIRES report proposed seven future directions for the Directorate to consider regarding systems, processes, infrastructure, policy, funding mechanisms, provision planning, communication framework, capability building, and strategic partnerships. The Directorate agreed to all seven future directions in its response. This document provides a progress report on the Directorate's implementation of reform against future directions outlined in the Review.
Edited excerpts from publication.
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