policy matters

1. AQF Policy for the addition or removal of qualification types: Final draft
2. VET Workforce – Productivity Commission Study

1. AQF Policy for the addition or removal of qualification types: Final draft

The purpose of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) policy for the addition or removal of qualifications types is to ensure that the AQF has flexibility and is responsive to Australia’s changing education and employment environment. This policy has been designed to ensure that changes to the structure of the AQF are able to be made and do not compromise the stability of the AQF.

Principles for the addition or removal of qualification types from the AQF were included in the paper Strengthening the AQF: An architecture for Australia’s qualifications in September 2009 that was circulated to all stakeholders for comment. (click here to view ACPET’s Submission) the AQF Council has indicated that overall that the principles were received positively and this feedback has been incorporated into the new AQF Policy for the addition or removal of qualification types.

The AQF Council will include this new policy in its advice to the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) on Strengthening the AQF later this year.

A copy of the policy is available on the AQF website (links through the home page www.aqf.edu.au)

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2. VET Workforce – Productivity Commission Study

The Education and Training Workforce study is currently focusing on the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.

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

Please contact Ben Vivekanandan ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (by email) or (03) 9412 5912 if you would like comment on the study or to contribute to the ACPET position.

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