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New approach to student surveys
ASQA and the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) recognise it is essential for RTOs to maintain feedback systems that enable them to understand and continuously improve their performance and monitor outcomes for students and employers.
A new VET student survey has been developed in partnership with DESE and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in response to feedback from providers about the Quality Indicators Learner Survey. While the Quality Indicators Learner Survey is currently the primary tool to gather input from students, work has commenced to map out a plan to make it easier for RTOs to be able to collect data they need to meet their reporting requirements. The VETSES is an important first step. We expect that this, alongside other improvements to data collection over the coming years, will make it easier for training providers to monitor their student experience and reduce the administrat
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Mining apprenticeships and traineeships receive significant boost
The Australian Government’s announcement that the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements program will be extended for 12 months is a significant boost for skills across Australia and great news for Australia’s mining regions.
Mining is already supporting jobs and regional economies in their time of need – including the employment of 8,836 apprentices and trainees – and more apprentices are needed to help create the future minerals workforce to meet growing demand for Australia’s world-class commodities.
Recent National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that while apprenticeships across all industries were down 11 per cent, the mining industry only experienced a 1.41 per cent decrease.
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