VOCEDplus help > VET Knowledge Bank FAQs
- What is the VET Knowledge bank?
- How do I find the VET Knowledge Bank?
- What makes a document a landmark?
- Is there some way I can discover the impact of an individual landmark document i.e. how it has influenced the VET system?
- Is there an easy way to find all the timelines in the VET Knowledge Bank?
- I'm told that I can find information about government budgets in the VET Knowledge Bank. Where is this information?
- How do you come up with definitions for the terms in the VET glossary?
Q: What is the VET Knowledge bank?
The VET Knowledge Bank is one of the value-added resources produced by NCVER's Knowledge Management branch. It contains a suite of complementary products that together provide a collected memory of reference information about Australia's vocational education and training system.
Q: How do I find the VET Knowledge Bank?
The VET Knowledge Bank is available at: https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank. It can be accessed via the 'Knowledge Bank' menu heading at the top of any VOCEDplus page.
Q: What makes a document a landmark?
We use the term 'landmark' to refer to documents that have played a significant role in the development of the VET system, providing vision and/or leading to significant reforms or widespread cultural/attitudinal change. The VET Knowledge Bank currently contains 37 documents that are considered to be national landmark documents, presented as a timeline: https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank-landmark-documents.
Q: Is there some way I can discover the impact of an individual landmark document i.e. how it has influenced the VET system?
The timeline includes a brief statement about each landmark document. We developed a series of thematic overviews that discuss and explain the development of the VET system and outline the different landmark documents that have contributed to this development. These overviews have been written by experts in the field. The thematic icons assigned to each landmark document are hyperlinked to the overviews. The 'Quality' thematic overview is expected to be completed in 2025.
Q: Is there an easy way to find all the timelines in the VET Knowledge Bank?
We have listed all the timelines on a single page at: https://www.voced.edu.au/timelines. This page can also be accessed from any VOCEDplus page via the 'Resources' menu.
Q. I'm told that I can find information about government budgets in the VET Knowledge Bank. Where is this information?
You can find the Budget highlights in the 'Policy initiatives' section of the VET Knowledge Bank: https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank-policy-initiatives-budget-highlights.
Q. How do you come up with definitions for the terms in the VET glossary?
We use a range of authoritative sources to compile the definitions, and these are then reviewed and checked by the Glossary Editorial team. Where a definition is wholly extracted from a single source, the source is provided within the entry. The downloadable versions of the glossary, found on the Glossary of VET page, include a bibliography of all sources used in compiling the glossary.
