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This Podlet has been archived and is no longer updated. For recent information on VET-related topics, access the current Pod Network or search VOCEDplus. Last updated: December 2018.

 

Podlet - Future of VET

This Podlet looks at future developments of vocational education and training (VET) and ensuring that it can meet the challenges of a changing world to predict and meet future skill demands.

Research

Access items in VOCEDplus

  • Future of VET
  • Future VET skills
  • VET funding review [Australia]
  • VET reform

Recent publications

  • Advancing skills for the future: a strategy for vocational education and training in Queensland: draft for consultation
  • An apprenticeship skills agenda: executive summary [Canada]
  • Craft working and the 'hard problem' of vocational education and training [UK]
  • Evolution not revolution: views on training products reform [Australia]
  • Faster, smarter, more efficient: building skills for offsite construction
  • Management of knowledge in international VET: diversity of practice from Laos, Kuwait, and China 
  • Perceptions are not reality: myths, realities and the critical role of vocational education and training in Australia 
  • People, machines, robots and skills
  • Shaping, valuing and informing vocational education and training policy [Europe]
  • Skilling for tomorrow [Australia]
  • TAFE Industry Skill Centres: consultation paper [Australia]
  • The future of jobs and jobs training
  • The labor market imperative for CTE: changes and challenges for the 21st century [US] 
  • Too true to be good: some thoughts on the 'high skills vision', and on where policy is really taking us [UK] 
  • Transport and the further education reforms: is the further education sector ready to deliver the future skills the transport industry needs?

Suggested reading

Key research from a broad date range

  • Construction industry workforce shortages: role of certification, training and green jobs in filling the gaps [US]
  • Contemplating the future of VET: NCVER opinion piece
  • Creating a future direction for Australian vocational education and training: a discussion paper on the future of the VET system
  • Refocusing vocational training in Victoria
  • The future of VET: a medley of views [Australia]
  • The future of vocational education and training in a changing world
  • The historical emergence of the key challenges for the future of VET in Denmark

Resources

  • America's Promise Alliance
  • Collab Group (Formerly 157 Group) [UK] 
  • Edge Foundation [UK] 
  • European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
    • Changing role of VET
    • Forecasting skill demand and supply
  • Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)
  • Future Skills and Training Resource [Australia]
  • Future Skills WA [Australia] 
  • Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) VET Practitioners' Conference media and presentations 
  • Issues for the future of vocational education and training [Germany]
  • Minister for Industry outlines the future of VET at the 2014 National VET Conference [Australia]
    • Address to the 2014 National VET Conference
    • Media release
    • VET reform
  • Skills Initiative: Enhancing German-American Cooperation on Workforce Training [US]
  • The VET blog (VET Development Centre) [Australia] 
  • Vocational education and training in Germany: assuring the future (BIBB) (video) 
  • Vocational education and training reform [Australia] 
  • World Economic Forum 

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