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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The nation's training system will be transformed after the
states and territories signed up to a $1.75 billion package to
accelerate skills reform at COAG today. This skills package will
ensure our national training system is able to respond to the needs
of our economy, and will help to lift productivity and
competitiveness. Around an additional 375,000 students will be able
to complete qualifications over the next five years under the
package signed up to at COAG.
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