policy matters

1. VET Workforce – Productivity Commission Study
2. Higher Education Governance and Quality Assurance
3. Retail Services Training Package

1. VET Workforce – Productivity Commission Study

The Education and Training Workforce study is currently focusing on the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. A report will be submitted to the Australian Government in April 2011.
The Commission has been asked to consider both the VET workforce as a whole - including trainers and assessors in enterprises, adult community education and community organisations - and provide advice on:

1. Factors affecting the current and future demand for the VET workforce, and the required mix of skills and knowledge
2. The current and future supply of the VET workforce
3. The structure of the workforce and its efficiency and effectiveness
4. Workforce planning and development, including any changes to ongoing data collection to provide for future planning and reporting requirements.

ACPET will be meeting with the Productivity Commission to provide input to their study. Please contact Ben Vivekanandan by ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (email) or 03 9412 5912 if you would like comment on the study or to contribute to the ACPET position.

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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 via ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (email) or 039412 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 via ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (email) or 039412 5912.

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