ERIC ED423414: Australia's Vocational Education & Training System. Annual National Report. Volume 1: National Overview [and] Volume 2: Commonwealth, State & Territory Achievements.

157 Pages·1998·2.8 MB·English

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Australia's Vocational Education & Training System. Annual
TITLE
National Report. Volume 1: National Overview .[and] Volume 2:
Commonwealth, State. & Territory Achievements.
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane.
INSTITUTION
ISSN-1324-9185
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PUB DATE
1998-00-00
154p.; For volume 3, see CE 077 195.
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Australian National Training Authority, GPO Box 3120,
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http://www.anta.gov.au.
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General (140)
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Accountability; Adult Education; Annual Reports;
DESCRIPTORS
AP1prenticeships; Community Education; Cost Effectiveness;
*Delivery Systems; Education Work Relationship; Educational
Demand; Educational Finance; Educational Objectives;
Educational Policy; Enrollment; Equal Education; Flexible
Progression; Foreign Countries; *Job Training; Marketing;
National Programs; *Outcomes of Education; Participation;
Postsecondary Education; Program Costs; Program Development;
*Program Effectiveness; Resource Allocation; School Business
Relationship; School Choice; Secondary Education; Small
Businesses; Special Needs Students; State Programs;
*Statewide Planning; Strategic Planning; Training
Objectives; *Vocational Education
*Australia
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This document consists of the first two volumes of the 1997
annual report on Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system.
Examined in volume 1 are the following topics: strategic directions for 1997;
overview of the VET system's operation and the Australian National Training
Authority (ANTA) agreement; key initiatives in 1997 (the National Training
Framework, New Apprenticeships, User Choice, industry advice, improved
efficiency and accountability); greater responsiveness (allocation of
resources through competitive processes, flexible delivery, the frontline
management initiative, professional development, demand for VET, small
business, training culture); enhanced quality (best practice and quality
assurance, the National Training Framework, and national VET research);
improved accessibility (New Apprenticeships, group training, equity and
participation in VET, VET in schools, adult and community education);
increased efficiency (national key performance measures, national VET
statistics, national costing studies, the infrastructure program, promotion
of VET); national programs; national projects; and financial information.
Appended are lists of 1997 state and territory ANTA board members and
National Training Framework committee members. In volume 2, the full range of
achievements in VET in 1997 throughout the commonwealth as a whole and in
each of Australia's eight states and territories are detailed against the
background of Australia's national strategy themes.
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Cover photographs: (from top lefp Ms Georgiana Butt, 1997 Vocational Student of the Year;
Mr Leroy Eggmolesse, 1997 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year;
Ms Anita Van Oene, 1997 Trainee of the Year; Mr Jason Jones, 1997 Apprentice of the Year;
and Regency Institute of TAFE SA, 1997 Training Provider of the Year.
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Australia's vocational education & training system
Enquiries should be directed to:
Australian National Training Authority
GPO Box 3120
Brisbane Qld 4001 Australia
© Australian National Training Authority 1998
ISSN. 1324 9185
Cover photographs: (from top lefI) Ms Georgiana Butt, 1997 Vocational Student of the Year;
Mr Leroy Eggmolesse, 1997 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year;
Ms Anita Van Oene, 1997 Trainee of the Year; Mr Jason Jones, 1997 Apprentice of the Year;
and Regency Institute of TAFE SA, 1997 ll'aining Provider of the Year.
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National Overview
Introduction
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The Year in Review
2
Achievements in 1997
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Strategic Directions for 1997
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Australian Vocational Education and Training
System
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How the Vocational Education and Training System works
4
Review of the ANTA Agreement
4
Planning Processes
6
Key National Initiatives in 1997
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The National Training Framework
9
New Apprenticeships
10
User Choice
11
Industry Advice
11
Improved Efficiency and Accountability
12
Greater Responsiveness
13
Advice from Industry
13
Allocation of Resources through Competitive Processes
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User Choice
15
Flexible Delivery
16
Frontline Management Initiative, Professional Development, and Meta
17
Demand for Vocational Education and Training
18
Small Business
19
Training Culture
19
Enhanced Quality
20
Best Practice and Quality Assurance
20
National Training Framework
21
National Vocational Education and Training Research
23
Improved Accessibility
25
New Apprenticeships
25
Group Training
26
Equity and Participation in Vocational Education and Training
26
Vocational Education and Training in schools
29
Adult and community education
31
Increased Efficiency
32
National Key Performance Measures
32
National Vocational Education and Training statistics
33
National costing studies
34
Review of the infrastructure program
35
Promotion of Vocational Education and Training (Communication Strategy)
35
National Programs
38
National Projects
40
Financial Information
41
Appendix
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State and Territory Training Authority board members 1997
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National Training Framework Committee Members 1997
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1997 has seen the development and agreement of a
number of key reforms to the vocational education
and training system, including New Apprenticeships,
User Choice, the Australian Recognition Framework
and Training Packages. These reforms were aimed at
increasing the number of apprenticeship and traineeship
opportunities and reducing unnecessary regulation
while maintaining a high quality training system. These
changes will also increase the flexibility in the provision
of training so that the training needs of industry and
individuals can be better met.
This report on the vocational education and training
system in 1997 is in three parts:
Volume 1
outlines the major features and
achievements of the Australian vocational education
and training system nationally and provides some
illustrative examples of specific initiatives undertaken
by States, Territories and the Commonwealth.
Volume 2
contains a chapter from each State,
Territory and the Commonwealth on their full
range of achievements in 1997 against the National
Strategy themes.
Volume 3
contains detailed information on the
performance and characteristics of the vocational
education and training system.
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1997 was a year of significant reform for the national
Increase in quality and responsiveness of training
vocational education and training system. All the key
products and services through increased
stakeholders including industry, employer associations,
competition between providers and increase in
unions, training providers, State, Territory and
contestable funding for training
Commonwealth governments and vocational education
More training meeting industry needs through
and training authorities contributed to the reform
endorsed standards, which now cover 78 per cent
process with the aim of increasing the responsiveness,
of the workforce, for incorporation into national
quality, accessibility and efficiency of the vocational
Training Packages
education and training system.
Development of 45 Training Packages underway
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 1997
with seven Training Packages endorsed in 1997
The major achievements in 1997 as detailed in this
Recognition of employer achievement through State
report were:
and Territory National Training Awards
For Students
Expansion of group training to 25,000 New
Apprentices in training
$61.997 million available for 43,000 more places in
vocational education and training for school leavers,
Increased awareness of New Apprenticeships and
those in the workforce and those seeking to enter it
User Choice through national, State and Territory
marketing
$20 million available for vocational education and
training in schools
Improved accessibility to training market
information and products through the National
More flexible approach to the delivery of training
Training Information Service (NTIS)
More training meeting industry standards with
For Providers
improved training outcomes
Recognition of best practice with the continuation
National portabilfty of skills and qualifications a
of the Training Provider of the Year Award as one
reality through the development and introduction
of the Australian Training Awards
of the Australian Recognition Framework
Continuation of the Demonstrating Best Practice
Substantial traineeship growth to a level of 65,624
in vocational education and training project to
Recognition of high achievers through State,
encourage continuous improvement
Territory and National Training Awards
.
$153 million of public funding used to purchase
For Employers
places on a contestable basis
Increased quality and relevance of employment-based
$328 million of Commonwealth, State and
training through the further development of New
Territory funds available for capital projects across
Apprenticeships
the vocational education and training system
More flexible approach to the delivery of training
Development of the Australian Recognition
Framework to allow registered training
Simpler processes for developing and recognising
organisations to provide a more flexible, responsive
skills and a more simplified and flexible national
service to enterprises and other clients and to
training system
receive delegations to self manage the scope of their
Training Oroducts which are flexible and able to be
registration and/or self accredit courses, where no
customised to better meet the needs of employers
relevant Training Package exists.