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Certification statement for the Fee-Free TAFE campaign showing that the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations certifies that this campaign complies with the Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns by non-corporate Commonwealth entities.

The Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) held their first JSC CEO Network Forum meeting in Canberra on Monday 14 August 2023.

The Qualification Reform Design Group has now commenced the task set for it by Skills Ministers to provide advice about the design of a reform process for vocational education and training (VET) qualifications which prepares the sector for the future. Attached is the Design Group update for August 2023.

The Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council agreed that the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) will have temporary oversight of the TAE Training and Education and FSK Foundation Skills Training Packages.

Following Skills Ministers’ endorsement on 24 February 2023, the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) will have temporary oversight of the Training and Education (TAE) and Foundation Skills (FSK) Training Packages.

The scope of the VET Workforce Blueprint.

List of members currently on VET Workforce Blueprint Steering Group.

Terms of reference for the VET Workforce Blueprint Steering Group.

Between September 2022 and March 2023, significant national consultation was undertaken to test and refine an example VET qualification model. The following provides a summary of stakeholder feedback.

The Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) Code of Conduct identifies ethical obligations and expected standards as well as internal governance practices.

The Jobs and Skills Councils Integrity Framework (the Integrity Framework) comprises a suite of levers to establish clear expectations, guidance and good practice for the conduct and oversight of industry engagement.

The Performance Framework is an attachment to the Jobs and Skills Council Program Guidelines. The Performance Framework serves to demonstrate success, identify opportunities for improvement, and understand overall performance across the JSC program.

The Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) Program Guidelines sets out expectations and requirements for the JSCs.

The VET Data Streamlining program was established to modernise the way VET student and training activity data is collected, managed, and utilised by the whole sector.

TAFE Technology Fund Frequently Asked Questions.

The Australian Government is working with States and Territories to put TAFE at the heart of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.

Providing more information about proposed reforms to VET Qualifications.

Providing more information about proposed reforms to VET Qualifications.

The Australian Digital Capability Framework describes the broad digital capabilities required by the Australian workforce. Using common, easily understood language, and a simple, intuitive structure, the Framework can be used for multiple purposes, thereby aligning and strengthening a wide variety of efforts to build the digital capability of the nation's workforce.

In late 2019 the Australian Industry and Skills Committee established the Digital Transformation Expert Panel to consider how Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system can most effectively respond to digital change underway across industry and its impact on the nation’s workforce.