Educational Leadership

David Reeves was duped into an expensive student loan - and the time for victims to have such loans cancelled is running out.

A Productivity Commission report has found the skills sector is "underperforming, excessively complicated and suffers from ad hoc policy approaches".

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator for Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector.

New analysis of education expenditure shows spending on the vocational education and training sector has declined while other sectors have experienced growth.

New research shows private VET providers are ill-equipped to tackle the learning needs of vulnerable young people, who are increasingly being enrolled onto these training courses.

Many African parents push their children to go to university regardless of their preparedness or interest. But more find happiness and success in VET.

There are five transitions young people aged 16-25 make between school and employment. Most involve some vocational education and training. Some involve university and others no education at all.

National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Informing and influencing the Australian VET sector

VET certification standards differ greatly from university. Students qualify for diplomas with no set course length, assignments, or campus contact.