• The National VET System
• Industry and Community Consultation
• Australian Apprenticeships
• Training Awards
• Accreditation and Registration
• Funded Programs
• Adult and Community Education
• Vocational Learning in Schools
• Contact Training and Tertiary Education

The ACT Department of Education and Training has comprehensive communication networks with all major VET clients and stakeholders. The Department gathers advice from industry, the community and VET industry stakeholders utilising a range of strategies to inform the development and implementation of client focussed policy and programs.

Some of the sources of regular information and consultation are:

• Annual VET Conference
• Vocational Education and Training Advisory Group (VETAG)
• ACT Industry Training Advisory Body Network Consortium
• Industry and Community Forums
• Community Education Advisory Group
• Committees, reference groups and working parties
• ACT Skills Commission

The outcomes of these consultations are used in the development of strategic and business plans, projects, funding guidelines and research documents including the Annual Vocational Education and Training Priorities  (4.5mb).

Annual VET Consultation Forum

Let’s Talk VET

Training & Tertiary Education’s annual VET consultation forum is an opportunity for participants to network, share their experiences and concerns and learn from each other as well as providing the Department with a great opportunity to consult with its stakeholders.

2009 Let’s Talk VET Consultation Forum

Positioning for Success

The Let's Talk VET Consultation Forum is an annual two-day event which brings together industry experts, and VET providers delivering training in the ACT. The forum provides professional development opportunities for practitioners and those involved in the planning, provision, delivery and assessment of VET. The Theme for 2009 is ‘Positioning for Success’.

At the forum we aim to provide advice and consult with the participants regarding the delivery of training in the ACT. The sessions at this year’s forum are a culmination of feedback received from last year’s forum on what advice and information our providers and employers would like to have available from Training and Tertiary Education.

This forum provides an excellent opportunity for networking, information sharing and open discussion on skills issues facing the ACT.

When: 13 – 14 July 2009

Where: Centre for Teaching and Learning

            51 Fremantle Drive Stirling

For more information, contact 02 6205 7037 or email tateconsultation.act.gov.au

Let's talk VET promotional information

The Vocational Education and Training Advisory Group (VETAG) is a high level advisory group established to give strategic advice to the Chief Executive of the Department of Education and Training on VET priorities and strategies.

ACT Industry Training Advisory Body Network Consortium

The ACT Department of Education and Training has contracted the ACT Industry Training Advisory Body Network Consortium (the Consortium) to provide technical industry advice and support in a range of areas including:

• vocational education and training (VET) needs and the future directions of VET in the Territory
• development and implementation of national Training Packages in the ACT
• formulating industry priorities to meet and inform ACT Government and Australian Government targets
• determining public funding prices for specific qualifications in line with determined priorities
• promoting Australian Apprenticeships
• conducting consultations with VET stakeholders
• preparing reports on outcomes arising from consultation meetings and forums for the Vocational Education and Training Advisory Group (VETAG)

The consortium members include the chairs or senior officers of ACT Industry Training Advisory Boards. The Industry Training Advisory Boards work with their respective industries and national bodies to provide advice to the Territory and to VETAG.

Industry and Community Forums

The ACT Industry Training Advisory Body Network Consortium conducts two public Industry forums each year – a planning forum in March and a validation forum in August. In addition to industry engagement, regular forums including other stakeholder groups are conducted to enable direct engagement with clients, including students. Click here for details of upcoming events.

Community Education Advisory Group

The Community Education Advisory Group (CEAG) is an advisory group established to give strategic advice to the Director, Training and Tertiary Education, of the Department of Education and Training quality and informed advice on community education matters.

Committees, reference groups and working parties

Officers of the Department convene and/or participate in a number of local and national committees, reference groups and working parties to ensure a good understanding of the issues facing our stakeholders are incorporated into the advisory and planning processes of the Department. Examples of some of these groups are:

• Interagency Transition Committee for People with a Disability,
• Board of Senior Secondary Studies,
• ACT Accreditation and Registration Council,
• Australian School Based Apprenticeships (ASBA) Reference Group
• National User Choice network group
• YARDS (Youth at Risk Developing Skills) steering committee
• ACT Flexible Learning Framework coordination group

ACT Skills Commission

The ACT Skills Commission was established by the Chief Minister in November 2006 and provides high level, strategic advice to the ACT Government on skills issues.