Top 10 most viewed publications of 2020
In case you missed them, below are last year's top 10 most viewed NCVER publications, in order of popularity.
- VET student outcomes 2019
- Total VET students and courses 2019
- Incorporating digital skills into VET delivery: good practice guide
- Government funding of VET 2019
- Online delivery of VET qualifications: current use and outcomes
- Teaching digital skills: implications for VET educators – good practice guide
- Understanding the Australian VET workforce
- Workforce-ready: challenges and opportunities for VET
- Apprentices and trainees 2020 – June quarter – Australia
- Skilling the Australian workforce for the digital economy
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The year that was in Vocational Voices
2020 was a big year for NCVER's podcast program Vocational Voices.
Top 5 podcasts of the year:
- VET's response to Industry 4.0 and the digital economy: what works
- Online VET: a good course of action?
- Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET
- Skill sets: their role now and into the future
- The future role of public providers
- Traditional trade apprenticeships: still a trusted brand?
- Investing in our workforce: cadetships vs apprenticeships
- Rationalising VET qualifications: support for a clustered model
For a quick recap of the highlights, you can also listen to our Best of 2020 episode.
Listen & subscribe: all Vocational Voices are available on the NCVER Portal. Subscribe via your preferred podcast platform now!
Want to present at the 30th 'No Frills'?
Submissions to present at #NoFrills2021 close COB Monday 1 March 2021.
This 30th anniversay event will be held completely online from 7-9 July with the theme: Past informing the future.
Presentations will be either pre-recorded or delivered live in an online environment, removing the need to travel.
Learn more: Presentation guidelines and how to submit
In case you missed it
Last December was a busy time for new releases here at NCVER. Check out the list below for a quick recap:
- Statistical report: VET qualification completion rates 2018
- Statistical report: Government funding of VET 2019
- Statistical report: Apprentices and trainees 2020: June quarter
- LSAY analysis and infographic: Life at 25: then & now
- Corporate: NCVER annual report 2019-20
RTOs: 2020 annual activity data due soon
The collection window for direct reporting of 2020 AVETMISS fee-for-service activity reported directly to NCVER is due by 5pm (ACDT) Friday 26 February 2021.
If you are reporting fee-for-service activity via a state training authority (STA) then please check their deadlines as they may be earlier.
More information: NCVER Data Support Bulletin - December 2020
New titles: COVID-19 & skills reform
Released by the Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Heads of Agreement for Skills Reform sets out national reforms for the VET sector.
Consultations currently underway are focused on strengthening the roles of industry and employers, improving VET qualifications, and raising the quality of training.
For more information, see Skills Reform on the DESE website. The consultation papers are also available in VOCEDplus.
The following titles focusing on COVID-19 have also recently been added to the VOCEDplus database:
- Career ready?: how schools can better prepare young people for working life in the era of COVID-19
- Career guidance policy and practice in the pandemic: results of a joint international survey, June to August 2020
- Coronavirus and the class of 2020: how a pandemic upended Year 12 and their futures
- Experience and views on education during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Select Committee on COVID-19 first interim report
Education, mining, personal services & retail
The AISC's National Industry Insights Report is currently being updated with the latest data and information.
Read on to see what you can discover on the following industry pages:
- Education: In the 2020-21 Budget, the Federal Government announced a scoping study to inform the development of a new national framework for foundation skills.
- Mining, Drilling & Civil Infrastructure: in 2019 there were around 66,180 enrolments in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package, and 11,240 completions.
- Personal Services: New technology is making itself known in the Funerals sector, with digital products like funeral service webcasts and QR codes on headstones now available.
- Retail & Wholesale: With 59% of retail businesses having an online presence and 56% active on social media, there is significant scope for this sector to boost its digital presence and social engagement.
Learn more: NIIR latest updates on the NCVER Portal, or follow #NIIR2021 on Twitter
Coming soon: our latest data & research
Stay tuned for the following NCVER releases over the coming weeks:
- Statistics: VET student outcomes 2020
- Vet Knowledge Bank: Timeline of Australian VET policy initiatives - 2020 update
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NCVER out & about
VELG Members Lunchbox Webinar: VOCEDplus: What's In It For Me?
25 January 2021, 12:30 - 1:30pm ACDT
Presenter: Tracy Gamlin presents a guided tour of VOCEDplus, including the VET Practitioner Resource and recent enhancements to the VOCEDplus website
Registration: Velg Training website
NCVER conference: 30th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills'
7-9 July 2021, online conference
Program and registration: NCVER Portal
Visit our VET Calendar for more events.
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