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Employer training evolving
Whilst the reasons for employers training staff has changed little over the past 20 years, the way employers use training and work with registered training organisations (RTOs) is evolving.
Continuity and change: employers' training practices and partnerships with training providers identifies how employers are engaging with vocational education and training (VET) and finds:
- The staff responsible for training in businesses are taking a more proactive role in reacting to external change and dealing with external training providers.
- Nationally recognised training is being used in more diverse ways. It’s now being used to provide skill sets to different groups of workers as well as deliver qualifications to large groups of workers.
- RTOs remain the major source of knowledge for employers, but their role has changed to that of navigator – identifying employers’ needs and providing expert guidance to meet those needs and help navigating the VET system.
We’ve also released a good practice guide for employers and RTOs that provides insight into developing and sustaining successful partnerships. Take a look to learn more about the potential benefits and challenges of such partnerships.
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We've moved
After 15 years at 33 King William Street, Adelaide, NCVER has moved to a new location at 60 Light Square, Adelaide.
Our customers will experience little or no change... it will be business as usual. For our staff, the new location will consolidate us over two floors enabling improved communications and interactions across our teams. We will also have more up-to-date systems suited to our future as a digital enabled company.
NCVER has been working very hard to ensure the move does not affect our program of work, data systems or our customer support services. We will send out notifications prior if we anticipate any issue.
What changes
... only our physical address. Level 5, 60 Light Square, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.
What is not changing
- our postal address (PO Box 8288 Station Arcade, Adelaide South Australia 5000)
- phone numbers
- email addresses
- customer support contacts
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Latest research
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The future of Australian apprenticeships: report of the stakeholder forum
This paper captures the views arising from a stakeholder forum held on 25 October 2016, at which participants discussed the future of Australian apprenticeships.
The forum was recognised by Assistant Minister Andrews in a progress update on the broader reform agenda, which reflected on the feedback obtained through widespread consultation and engagement with the sector.
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Latest data
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New apprentice and trainee figures show growth in non-trade occupations
New figures show the number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship is up 2.9% for the September 2016 quarter, compared with the September 2015 quarter.
The overall increase can be attributed to a 17% increase to 23 400, in non-trade commencements. Non-trade occupations recording increases include hospitality workers (up 600); and sales assistants and sales persons (up 500).
Trade commencements, however, decreased by 14% to 14 400. The main occupations contributing to the decline were other technicians and trades workers such as gas/petroleum and chemical plant operators (down 800); construction trades workers, such as plumbers, bricklayers, carpenters and joiners (down 600); and electrotechnology and telecommunication workers (down 500).
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Latest infographic
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New infographic maps apprentice and trainee trends
Looking for a quick summary of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia? Our latest infographic provides a historical overview including:
- Apprenticeship and traineeship figures dating all the way back to 1963.
- A timeline mapping all the policy changes that have affected apprenticeships and traineeships since 1901.
- Economic and labour market context for the trends in commencements and completions.
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VOCEDplus
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Focus on… higher level apprenticeships pathways
Work-based academic education is on the rise, fuelled by industry 4.0 and the increasing demand for higher level skills. Apprenticeships that combine higher level qualifications with on-the-job training not only help create a supply of skills that businesses need, but also offer alternative progression routes for young people into higher level occupations and professions.
For more on this topic, see the latest ' Focus on' page on the VOCEDplus website.
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