Have your say: Creating a future direction for
Australian vocational education and training
Skills Australia has released Creating a future direction
for Australian vocational education and training, a discussion
paper, and welcomes your input and ideas in shaping the future
direction of the VET sector.
This paper outlines a number of issues for discussion that can
help set the future direction Australian vocational education and
training might take. Many of the issues will be familiar to those
working in and with the sector.
Skills Australia is keen to tap into this knowledge and
experience to come up with workable solutions. We want to hear from
people who use or have used the VET system - what are the
directions the VET sector can take so it better meets your
requirements?
You can participate in this debate in two ways,
1. By attending one of the public meetings that
will be held in every state and territory. Meeting details are
provided below.
2. By making a formal submission on the issues
and questions raised in this discussion paper.
1. Consultation meetings
Stakeholder meetings will be held between 1 - 17 November in
each capital city and some regional locations as outlined
below.
Skills Australia is holding representative stakeholder
consultation meetings in the following metropolitan and regional
locations. In some cases there may be an opportunity for additional
attendees. To inquire about attending please contact Paula Bucic at
Paula.bucic@skillsaustralia.gov.au
or 02 92460489.
1 November - Sydney
1 November - Adelaide
2 November - Port Augusta
3 November - Tamworth
4 November - Canberra
5 November - Sydney outer Metro (Penrith)
8 November - Brisbane
9 November - Perth
9 November - Rockhampton
10 November - Alice Springs
11 November - Darwin
12 November - Melbourne
15 November - Karratha
15 November - Albury
16 November - Melbourne outer Metro (Holmesglen)
17 November - Hobart
2. Providing a formal written submission
You can provide a formal submission to Skills Australia by 5pm
Friday 26 November 2010 using the following methods:
a. Download the feedback form (RTF 107KB) and return it by email to secretariat@skillsaustralia.gov.au
or post to GPO Box 9880, Canberra ACT 2601;
b. Send an ordinary email to secretariat@skillsaustralia.gov.au
- please put "Submission-VET Discussion Paper" in the subject line
of your email to ensure fast identification of your submission and
provide your contact details and your agreement or not for Skills
Australia to post your comments /submission on its website.
Any questions regarding the discussion paper or submissions can
be addressed to sarah.sutcliffe@skillsaustralia.gov.au
or telephone (02) 6240 9589.
Please Note:
Feedback received will be considered by Skills Australia as
input to drafting the final report to government. Feedback may be
published by Skills Australia. If you do not wish your feedback to
be published please indicate this on your feedback form.