Set out
below are links to major sites within the Vocational
Education and Training (VET) sector. The list
of links is not intended to be exhaustive and
users are encouraged to take advantage of the
links provided in the nominated sites.
The
DEST website - Information about the Department
of Education, Science and Training, including
contact details, departmental structure, service
charter and corporate vision.
ACT
- NSW
- NT
- QLD
- TAS
- SA
- VIC
- WA
State/Territory Training Authority websites provide
information on vocational education and training
(VET) policies, procedures, contact details and
resources for each jurisdiction.
National
Training Information Service - The National
Training Information Service site contains a full
listing of, and details about, registered training
organisations, nationally recognised courses and
qualifications, training packages (competency
standards, nationally recognised qualifications
and assessment guidelines), other competency standards
and training package projects under development.
Australian
Training Products Limited - ATP is Australia's
major supplier of quality, nationally endorsed
training resources.
NAC
Info Service - This site provides current
information on vocational education and training,
training packages and links to federal, state
and territory training authorities.
The
Australian Qualifications Framework Website
- The Australian Qualifications Framework (commonly
known as the AQF) is a unified system of national
qualifications in schools, vocational education
and training (TAFEs and private providers) and
the higher education sector (mainly universities).
The
National Reporting System - The National Reporting
System is a mechanism for reporting the outcomes
of adult English language, literacy and numeracy
provision, in the vocational education and training
system, in labour market programs and in the adult,
community education sector.
The
Vocational Education and Training Database
- VOCED is the UNESCO/NCVER research database
for technical and vocational education and training,
an international database of research abstracts,
in English.
flexiblelearning.net.au
The home page of the Australian Flexible Learning
Framework 2005-2006. The 2005-2006 Australian
Flexible Learning Framework provides the vocational
education and training (VET) system with e-learning
skills, professional development opportunities,
products, resources and support networks to meet
today's increasingly technology-driven learning
environment.
LearnScope
Website - LearnScope is a project of the Australian
Flexible Learning Framework (Framework). Since
its inception in 1998, LearnScope has been a part
of a national strategy to increase the capacity
of vocational education and training (VET) professionals
to use flexible learning approaches and new technologies
in the delivery of training.
Learning
Technologies - This site contains a set of
downloadable resources which are full of practical
ideas for combining online and face-to-face approaches
in TAFE and ACE. The materials resulted from an
ANTA-funded project which set out to investigate
blended learning through a series of interviews
with teachers who are out there doing it, exploring
how they can take advantage of the possibilities
of computers and the Internet.
EdNA
(Education Network Australia) Online is a service
that aims to support and promote the benefits
of the Internet for learning, education and training
in Australia. It is organised around Australian
curriculum, its tools are free to Australian educators,
and it is funded by the bodies responsible for
education provision in Australia - all Australian
governments.
Industry Skills Councils - Ten Industry
Skills Councils have been formed. ISCs provide
industry intelligence to the VET sector and support
the development, implementation and continuous
improvement of training products and services,
including Training Packages.
Agri-Food
Industry Skills Council Community
Services & Health Industry Skills Council
Construction
and Property Services Industry Skills Council
ElectroComms
and Energy Utilities Industry Skills Council Ltd
(EE-Oz Training Standards) Innovation
and Business Industry Skills Council (Innovation
and Business Skills Australia) Manufacturing
Industry Skills Council (Manufacturing Skills
Australia) Resources
and Infrastructure Industry Skills Council
Services
Industry Skills Council Transport
& Logistics Industry Skills Council (TDT
Australia) Government
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