"Skills For Prosperity: A Road Map For Vocational Education Education and Training" report - Skills Australia

Skills Australia is launching "Skills For Prosperity: A Road Map For Vocational Education Education and Training" report. The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator the Hon Christopher Evans MP is launching this strategy. This report is the recent review of the national VET sector over the last 10 years in which they recognise the important role of the VET sector in raising Australia’s productivity and addressing skills challenges to ensure Australia’s future economic growth and prosperity.

Australia’s VET system has served the nation well but we now need to take further strides along the reform path to help position the system to meet the needs of individuals and enterprises.

The launch is on Tuesday 3 May 2011 from 11.45am – 1.30pm here at Sydney Institute, Ultimo TAFE College, The Muse, Building C, Harris St, Ultimo (for map click here). The report will be available on the Skills Australia website or click here. There is also an upcoming conference for your diary - Skills Australia together with the nation’s 11 Industry Skills Councils will be hosting a conference with the theme Putting skills at the heart of the economy on Thursday 21 July 2011 at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne. Further details will be available soon at the Skills Australia website.