Queensland Department of
Education and Training (DET)
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
for school students
Suzanne Wauchope
Deputy Director-General, Training and
Skills
VET in Queensland
• 2015-16 Annual VET Investment Plan – Queensland
Government’s overall investment in VET programs for
Queenslanders (www.training.qld.gov.au)
• Schools students – VET investment budget subsidises
two main pathways to a qualification:
1. Employment-based pathway – school-based
apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs)
2. Institutional-based certificate pathway (VETiS)
VETiS - VET Funded Training
• Range of approved VETiS qualifications at certificate
levels I and II
• Queensland Training Subsidies List – identifies
qualifications that attract a government subsidy and
subsidy amount
• These qualifications have been identified by industry
as suitable for school students – ‘employment
stream’ qualifications
Choice of RTO
• RTO must be approved as Pre-qualified Supplier
(PQS) for the qualification under Certificate 3
Guarantee
• Queensland’s PQS system:
o empowers consumers to choose their preferred
RTO that can best support their needs
o Queensland Skills Gateway – identifies PQS
approved to deliver selected qualification
(www.skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au)
• Fee-free training for school students – any costs
above the government contribution to be met by
schools
Key Elements
• VETiS should support post-school transitions and
improve the employment prospects of the individual
• To be effective it requires:
o Informed and empowered consumers (students,
parents / guardians, schools) equipped to make
high quality decisions including choice of preferred
PQS
o Collaborative partnerships
o Quality training delivery (based on strong links
with employers and industry)
Policy Issues
• Eligibility and rules that apply
o VET investment budget – will only fund the
completion of one VETiS qualification
o Enhanced School and PQS partnerships –
written agreement to be implemented for third
party arrangements
o Eligibility for subsidised VET post-school
VET Investment Funding
• Student Numbers:
o 26,806 students 2014-15
o 23,202 students 2015-16 YTD
• VETiS top 5 industry areas (students enrolled):
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Hospitality
Automotive
Construction
Tourism
Health
VET Pathways PD program
• Series of face-to-face workshops and webinar
sessions across the State
• ‘People who provide career advice in
Queensland schools’ (state and non-state)
o Guidance Officers
o VET Coordinators
o Heads of Departments (HoDs)
o Industry Liaison Officers
Drivers
Skills Outlook 2015: Youth, Skills and Employability
(OECD report)
Good-quality guidance in schools can contribute to:
• increasing students’ engagement and success in
school
• support their transition from school to further
education or work
• the acquisition of career management skills
Drivers
DET Strategic Plan
Key outcomes for schooling, and training and
skilling:
• Queensland students engaged in learning,
achieving and successfully transitioning to further
education, training and work; and
• Queenslanders skilled to participate successfully
in the economy and the broader community.
Drivers
Advancing Education: An action plan for education in
Queensland
DET Qld. will support student success by:
• providing career advice and supporting students
after they leave school to connect with further
learning or employment
• working with students to select the VET course
right for them using regional labour market data,
university entry requirements and their education
and training plans
Content of the session
• Labour market analysis in local regions
• Unpacking the VET sector
• Commonwealth and Queensland Government
initiatives
• VET pathways
• How VET can work for you
• What to look for in a RTO
• The way forward
o resources
o information sources
o connecting with others
More information
Department of Education and Training
www.training.qld.gov.au
Phone: 1300 369 935
VET Pathways PD Program
www.training.qld.gov.au/training/vet-pathways
Project Manager: Les Retford 3328 6548
Les.retford@dete.qld.gov.au
Interim Training Ombudsman
www.trainingombudsman.qld.gov.au
Phone: 1800 773 048