The Art and Science of Facilitating RPL – Why recognition is a craft; not a checkbox Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is one of the most misunderstood and, at times, unfairly feared practices in the Australian VET sector. On one side, it is framed as a legitimate, learner-centred pathway that
The Trade Gap: Why Your Skills are the Missing Piece in the VET Workforce Remember your first day on a worksite? The weight of the tool belt, the noise of the site, and that one person who showed you how to actually do the job? Whether your mentor was a
The Zen of VET: a Compliance Strategy It’s a new year, and some of us have already undertaken the annual cleansing ritual. We’ve scrubbed the BBQ, donated the old clothes, and maybe even tackled that “junk drawer” we’ve been avoiding since 2022. Others? They quietly close the door and promise
VET – Reflecting a world of change As 2025 has now drawn to a close, and 2026 has commenced, I find myself looking back over a year of change in Vocational Education and Training (VET). There are regulatory changes with the new Standards and the new Training Package Organising Framework,
Who Moved the Cheese… and Why Are We Still Waiting at the Station? After decades in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, one of the most noticeable shifts has not been regulatory (though there’s plenty of that), but cultural. Somewhere along the way, innovation dulled and genuine engagement with
Will current conditions see the end of training outside of a workplace? The convergence of the 2025 Standards for RTOs, AI’s rapid escalation, and industry’s demand for genuinely job-ready graduates puts the sector at a crossroads we can no longer sidestep. One of the great things about VET is its
