The imminent National Skills Commission asked VET providers how it will be able to help

The federally-funded agency is charged with, “overseeing the Australian Government’s investment in VET and driving long-term improvements to the system.” Apparently, it is, “a once in a generation opportunity to improve the VET sector.”

The Commission consulted with the VET community and reports it heard :

* that  people want the NSC to “lead skills and workforce development,” “compared with a traditional focus on qualifications which would limit capacity to consider other learning approaches”

* that the “NSC should be a centralised source of truth for the sector on how the economy is changing and what skills are needed”

* providers want, pricing consistency – and flexibility

* that the NSC should set set “national standards for RTOs, training products (including content), apprenticeships and developing the VET workforce to articulate quality beyond compliance”

* that it identify “skills needs at the local level”

*  there are mixed views on it taking “responsibility for the content of training products and oversight.”