policy matters

1. Factors affecting the quality of VET teaching
2. Higher Education Governance and Quality Assurance
3. Retail Services Training Package - input sought from providers of retail and wholesale training

1. Factors affecting the quality of VET teaching

ACPET Members are invited to participate in a research project on the factors that affect the quality of vocational education and training (VET) teaching. This includes VET teacher qualifications and continuing professional development; the impact teaching has on the quality of the VET student experience and student outcomes; and how this can be evaluated. Your views will help shape the project’s recommendations.

The project has been funded by the DEEWR and it is being managed by the Australian College of Educators.

The survey consists largely of open-ended questions and should take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete, depending on the length of the responses you wish to provide. There are five sections with 3 – 5 questions in each. Participants are asked to provide a little bit of information about themself to develop a picture of the different types of respondents who participate in the survey, but no information is asked that will identify participants.

Click here to start the survey, which will be open until 5 pm on Monday 3 May 2010.

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2. Higher Education Governance and Quality Assurance

The Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) has developed a set of draft guidelines, entitled Academic Governance and Quality Assurance: Good Practice for NSAIs.

AUQA has asked stakeholders to provide comment on the guidelines and ACPET will develop a submission as part of this process. Members who would like to provide input in to ACPET’s submission should contact ACPET’s Manager of Policy and Research, Ben Vivekanandan ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (via email) or (03) 9412 5912.
 
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3. Retail Services Training Package - input sought from providers of retail and wholesale training

Service Skills Australia has released a discussion paper to allow RTOs and other stakeholders to provide input into the further skills and knowledge requirements for the retail and wholesale industry sectors. The discussion paper raises skills requirements relating to: customer service; technology; sustainability; merchandising; and management.

A copy of the discussion paper can be accessed by clicking here.

ACPET Members are encourage to share their views on the issues raised in the discussion paper by contacting ACPET’s Manager of Policy and Research ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (via email) or (03) 9412 5912.

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