VET for School Students - Useful Links

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) www.acer.edu.au The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) provides educational research, products and services. Curriculum Corporation www.curriculum.edu.au Website holds full text of the nations VET in Schools products available and downloadable free. Links to OZJAC, Le@rning Federation and TAFE sites.

Curriculum Council

http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/

The Curriculum Council is responsible for setting curriculum policy directions for kindergarten to year 12 schooling in Western Australia.

The Curriculum Council provides information for schools delivering VET in the form of:

• A list of approved qualifications for delivery, including their units of competency and nominal hours;
• Details on Structured Work Place Learning (SWL) and how to integrate units of competency into SWL;
• VET registration.

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

www.deewr.gov.au

Good place for information about careers http://www.myfuture.gov.au

Educational Networks Australia (EDNA)

www.edna.edu.au

Extensive database of materials and valuable links to other sites. A very good source of materials that complement of supplement national materials. Calls itself one of the largest educational websites in the world.

National Training Information System (NTIS)

www.ntis.gov.au

Contains a database of all units of competency and all endorsed Training Packages - full text available. National Register of qualifications and Training Organisations. Contains listings of training support materials that meet ANTA quality criteria - full text of support materials not available, but source is indicated.

National Vocational Education and Training Research (NCVER)

www.ncver.edu.au

Australia's national vocational education and training research and development centre. NCVER is responsible for the collection of national VET statistics and for managing employer, student and graduate surveys relating to VET outcomes and performance.

Resource Generator

www.resourcegenerator.gov.au/Login.asp

A web based library of training resources that can be downloaded free. Also enables adaptation of existing materials and creation of new resources from templates provided. Enables development of training plans. Offers a broad range of materials in a small number of industries, but otherwise limited by range of materials available.

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

www.aqf.edu.au

This website provides details on the Australian Qualifications Framework. You can find information on VET for schools, learning pathways, quality assurance, RPL principles and more. Also links to the AQF Advisory Board (AQFAB).

Training Accreditation Council (TAC)

www.tac.wa.gov.au

The Training Accreditation Council (TAC) is responsible for the registration of training providers, including schools who wish to register as an RTO for the purposes of VET for School Students delivery, the accreditation of VET courses and compliance with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTO).

VETNETwork

VETNETwork is the Vocational Education and Training Network, an Australian network of teachers, trainers, program co-ordinators, administrative and support personnel committed to vocational education and training in schools. The website contains the On-line newsletter VETNETWORKER which gives a good snapshot of the recent evolution of VET in Schools.

Australian Training

www.training.com.au

Australian Training provides a single point of access to the vast range of vocational education and training information, products and services in Australia. The portal was developed in conjunction with state and territory training authorities and the Australian National Training Authority. It is a gateway for training organisations, business and employers, traineeships and apprenticeships.

TAFEWA

www.tafe.wa.gov.au

The TAFE website has information on courses, qualification requirements and enrolment advice for all TAFE courses in Western Australia.

Get Access

www.getaccess.wa.gov.au

GetAccess is a highly interactive site featuring career and employment information that is specific to WA.