Media Release - National agreement to improve quality of skills training

Date published : 13  April  2012 

NATIONAL AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SKILLS TRAINING
The nation's vocational education and training system will be centred on quality teaching and learning, under a revised National Agreement on skills signed up to at COAG today. The revised National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development aims to deliver a productive and highly skilled workforce. Under the National Agreement, Governments will have to implement a National Training Entitlement, improve participation and qualification completions and assure the quality of training delivery and outcomes.

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