acpet roundtable invitation to respond to productivity commission study on vet workforce – 15 july

The Productivity Commission is currently undertaking a study into the issues impacting on the VET workforce. ACPET will provide a report in response to this study.

Members are invited to attend a roundtable discussion in order to put forward views and opinions as part of the ACPET submission development process.

When: 15 July 2010, from 11:00 - 2:00 pm (over a light lunch)
Where: ACPET Board room, Level 1, 41 Currie Street Adelaide
Discussion chair: Ben Vivekanandan, ACPET’s Manager of Policy and Research

Key issues for discussion at the Roundtable will be:

• demand for the workforce’s services, with particular regard to the skill sets required to meet society’s current and future needs for education and training;
• ongoing supply of workers, in terms of numbers, knowledge and skills;
• the workforce composition that most effectively and efficiently delivers desired educational and training outcomes;
• appropriate directions and tools for workforce planning and development; and
• factors of notable significance for the VET workforce.

You can review the full issues paper by clicking here.

To register your interest for the Roundtable please call Dannii Armfield or Kate Sutcliffe on Ph 8221 5190 or sa [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (email here)

Alternatively members may prefer to contact ACPET’s Manager of Policy and Research, Ben Vivekanandan, ben [dot] vivekanandan [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au (by email) or telephone 03 9412 5912 to discuss the issue and put forward your ideas.