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This periodical, published quarterly, provides current information for vocational education and training (VET) practitioners on educational, policy and industrial developments affecting the VET sector in Australia. Articles in this issue include: ‘Cutting ‘red tape’ in the VET market: the triumph of ideology over common sense’ by Pat Forward (pages 6-7); ‘TAFE and marketisation: level playing field or devil’s playing field?’ by Virginia Simmons (pages 8-9); ‘Hey sistas!: the untapped opportunity of women in trades’ by Fiona Lawrie (pages 10-11); ‘VET funding in Australia and the role of TAFE’ by Peter Noonan (pages 16-18); ‘Conversations with educators from TAFE and higher education’ by Theresa Millman (pages 20-21); ‘Questions about jobs and art’ by J. N. Blank (pages 24-25) [this article is in response to the 'news from NCVER' article 'Qualification utilisation: will that qualification result in a job?' published in the 2014 Winter edition of 'The Australian TAFE teacher']; ‘Quality assessments: practice and perspectives [news from NCVER]’ by Josie Misko (page 30). Show less

This periodical, published quarterly, provides current information for vocational education and training (VET) practitioners on educational, policy and industrial developments affecting the VET sector in Australia. Articles in this issue include: 'TAFE futures - a national inquiry' by Pat Forward (pp.6-7) which reports on an inquiry into the future of the public TAFE system (report indexed at TD/TNC 87.402) that was commissioned by the Australian Education Union (AEU); 'We teach people, not skills' by Leesa Wheelahan (pp.8-9) which is the author's address to the 2006 AEU TAFE Division AGM in Brisbane and which says that the skill needs of employers and the learning needs of individuals are not the same; 'Workforce development - who decides' by Geof Hawke (p.11) which reports on a program of research, 'Supporting VET providers in building capability for the future', that addresses the question about how registered training organisations (RTOs) and individuals within those RTOs make decisions about workforce development; 'Doing a man-sized job: a study of women in non-traditional trades' by Annette Bennett (pp.12-13) which reports on a pilot study that explores how women in male-dominated manual trades negotiate their identity; 'Women and VET policy: keeping gender on the agenda' by Catherine Davis (p.14) which expresses concern that women are becoming invisible in VET policy; 'E-learning provides business workforce training solution' (p.15) which highlights a new program, 'E-learning employee induction program' as one example of a number of industry e-learning demonstrations working in conjunction with TAFE to create solutions to workforce training and development needs; 'VET and the federal budget' by John McCollow (pp.18-19) which says that not only VET, but education generally has been virtually ignored in the 2006-07 budget. Show less

'The Australian TAFE teacher' is the official journal of the TAFE Division of the Australian Education Union (AEU). This issue reports on National TAFE Day, held on 19 June 2018, TAFE funding, TAFE students at the WorldSkills Competition, and the future of the TAFE sector in the 21st century. Articles include: South Australian Government abandons TAFE / Correna Haythorpe (pages 5-6); National TAFE Day [includes edited versions of speeches from guest speakers Phillip Smith, Carpentry Teacher, Victoria; Valerie Lester, mother and TAFE Teacher, Victoria; and Alanna Dennien, TAFE apprentice, Queensland] / Rosie Scroggie (pages 7-9); Unmaking of TAFE / John Pardy (pages 12-13); Attracting and retaining women tradies in regional Australia (pages 14-15); TAFE in the 21st century / Anne Jones (pages 16-19); Achieving excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education (page 21); How TAFE teachers can foster good mental health in themselves and others / Nadine Bartholomeusz-Raymond (pages 22-23); What are the lessons for TAFE from the Global Education Reform Movement / Don Zoellner (pages 26-27); World's-first national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment (page 28). Also included is a two-page feature showcasing the shortlisted team of students competing to represent Australia at the 2019 WorldSkills International Championships in Russia. Show less

'The Australian TAFE teacher' is the official journal of the TAFE Division of the Australian Education Union (AEU). This issue focuses on the continuing work, now in the context of a new government, of the 'Rebuild with TAFE' campaign, which sought to gain commitment to providing 70 per cent of all government funding for vocational education directly to TAFE. Articles include: Fragmentation and photo-ops: the failures of VET marketisation and rebuilding with TAFE / Alison Pennington (pages 5-7) [report available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 147.907]; State of our TAFEs annual survey / Jonathan Guy (pages 8-13); Rebuild with TAFE: 2022 federal election / Correna Haythorpe (pages 14-18); A perfect pairing: TAFEs and VET in schools / Diana Ward (page 19); Women tradies building new careers / Sarah Jones (pages 20-21); Hope / Trevor Bayley (pages 22-24); Contestability and Australia's TAFE system / Pat Forward (pages 25-26). Show less