VTA Response to the Industry Engagement in Training Package Development discussion paper (352 KB)  (December 2014)

VTA Response to Training Package Stakeholder Resource – Consultation paper (288 KB)  (March 2014)

VTA & TDA joint response to AQF Council Development of an Australian VET Graduation Statement (278 KB) (November 2013)

VTA submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education & Training’s Inquiry into the role of Technical and Further Education system and its operations (1.59 MB)  (April 2013)

VTA Response to National Skills Standards Council’s Position Paper – Review of the Standards for the Regulation of Vocational Education and Training (521 KB)  (April 2013)

VTA Respone to ASQA 2013 Cost Recovery Impact Statement – Exposure Draft (384 KB)  (April 2013)

TAFE Submission re: Victorian State Budget 2013/2014 (526 KB)  (Jan 2013)

VTA-TDA response to AQF Council: Graduate and Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in the Australian Qualifications Framework (376 KB)  (July 2012)

VTA Response to NSSC Consultation Paper Review of the Standards for the Regulation of VET (521 KB)  (July 2012)

Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Report : Impact of COAG Reforms: Business Regulations and VET (181 KB)  (Feb 2012)

VTA-TDA Response to AQF COUNCIL Review of Graduate and Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in the Australian Qualifications (376 KB)  (Feb 2012)

VTA Submission to Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission re Securing Victoria’s Prosperity: A Reform Agenda – Draft Report (856 KB)  (Dec 2011)

VTA Survey Response to ESC VET Fee and Funding Review (530 KB)  (Nov 2011)

VTA Submission to the Victorian Competition & Efficiency Commission Inquiry into a State-based Reform Agenda (856 KB)  (July 2011)

VTA Response to the Essential Services Commission Vocational Education & Training Fee and Funding Review (530 KB)  (June 2011)

VTA Submission re Inquiry into Agricultural Education & Training in Victoria (833 KB)  (Sept 2011)

VTA-TDC Response to the Productivity Commission draft research into the VET Workforce (274 KB)  (Feb 2011)

TA Response Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission Inquiry into Victoria’s Regulatory Framework (317 KB)  (November 2010)

VTA Submission: Creating a Future Direction for Australian Vocational Education and Training (484 KB)  (November 2010)

Joint TAFE Associations’ Submission on the quality of teaching in VET (281 KB) (October 2010)

Joint TAFE Associations’ Submission to the Productivity Commission Study into the VET Workforce (635 KB)  (Aug 2010)

VTA Response to Victorian Tertiary Education Plan (186 KB)  (June 2010)

Skills Victoria has released a Report advising on the development of the Victorian Tertiary Education Plan. The VTA Response considers the recommendations of the Report.

VTA Response to Stronger Futures for all Young Victorians (58 KB)  (June 2010)

VTA Response to Securing Jobs For Your Future Implementation Review 2010  (224 KB)  (May 2010)

VTA Response to ‘Strengthening the AQF: An Architecture for Australia’s Qualifications’ (66 KB)  (Sept 2009)

VTA Response to ‘Provincial Victoria: Directions for the Next Decade’ (72 KB)  (Sept 2009)

VTA Response to ‘Australian Apprentices Taskforce Discussion Paper’ June 2009 (159 KB)  (July 2009)

VTA response to ‘Strengthening the AQF:A Proposal’ (68 KB)  (May 2009)

VTA Commentary : Foundations for the Future (138 KB)  (May 2009)

VTA Response to the Draft National VET Sector Sustainability Policy and Action Plan (2009-2012) (750 KB)  (March 2009)

VTA Response to AQF Council project: Developing and Implementing a Common Terminology for Credit Transfer and Articulation February 2009 (150 KB)  (March 2009)

VTA Response to VET Training Products for the 21st Century Consultation Paper (152 KB)  (March 2009)

VTA Response to The Job Ready Certificate: A Discussion Paper for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (136 KB)  (March 2009)

VTA Response to the Review of Australian Higher Education Discussion Paper June 2008 (75 KB)  (July 2008)

The VTA’s Response to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, major review of Australia’s higher education system.

 VTA Response to Skills Reform Discussion Paper  (230 KB)

The VTA’s Response to the Victorian Government’s April 2008 Securing our future economic prosperity: discussion paper on skills reform.

 Workforce Planning in TAFE – A Comparative Discussion Paper (March 2008) 

The VTA’s Comparative Discussion Paper on Workforce Planning in TAFE and its appendices. Each state (including the territories) is attempting to deal with the issues of a changing environment and workforce in a way suited to their particular circumstances. A comparison of these approaches will highlight best practices and generate further ideas for workforce planning and development initiatives for Victoria.

Inquiry into Effective Strategies for Teacher Professional Learning (87 KB)  (Oct 2007)

VTA Submission re HECs in TAFE (15 KB)  (Sept 2007)

VTA Submission on Education & Training Reform Bill (Exposure Draft) 2005 (27 KB)  (20 January 2006)

VTA Response to “Vocational Education and Training Inquiry” (150 KB)  (September 2005)

Feasibility Study into “Expanding Post School Pathways – Prepared for the VQA” (167 KB)  (June 2005)

Review of Education & Training Legislation Discussion Paper – VTA Response (70 KB)  (17 may 2005)

Response to VLESC Report on Setting VET Priorities to Develop and Grow Victoria’s Innovation Economy (51 KB)  (2004)

Response to the Victorian Curriculum Reform 2004 Consultation Paper (25 KB)  (June 2004)

Response to OTTE’s Fees and Charges Review (55 KB)  (March 2004)

New Skills for All: Investing in Victoria’s Public TAFE Institutes (130 KB)  (April 2003)

Address Delivered to Funding and Financing Strategies for Education Conference (41 KB)  (October 2002)

Re-engineering Corporate Governance in TAFE – A Paper Prepared for the Funding and Financing Strategies for Education Conference (86 KB)  (October 2002)

Back Door to University or Front Door to Open Learning? Submission Prepared in Response to: Varieties of Learning: the Interface Between Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training (614 KB)  (Sept 2002)

Submission to the Commonwealth Review into Higher Education (32 KB)  (July 2002)

Implementing Succession Planning Strategies in TAFE (89 KB)  (September 2002)

VET Educator Careers and Job Classifications : A Discussion Paper Prepared for the VTA (110 KB)  (August 2002) by Professor Gerry Griffin & Fitzfin Consulting Pty Ltd

Towards a Smarter Economy : Investing in Vocational Education and Training – A VTA Discussion Paper (49 KB)  (August 2001)

TAFE Workforce : The Continuous Transition : A VTA Discussion Paper (96 KB)  (August 2001) Arising from the VTA Search Forum “The Future of the TAFE Workforce Search” 21-22 August 2001

Online Learning and Innovation (88 KB)  (June 2001) Monograph Series 2:2 June 2001

The VET Professional and TAFE Teacher Qualifications (376 KB)   (March 2001) Monograph Series 2:1 March 2001

Response Paper to: Options Paper for Discussion: Managing Growth in Publicly Funded Apprenticeships and Traineeships in Victoria (72 KB)  (October 2000)

Key Performance Measures in Vocational Education and Training – A Discussion Paper (88 KB)  (October 2000) Monograph Series 1:2 October 2000

Educational Autonomy TAFE and Autonomy – Beyond Corporate Governance (216 KB)  (July 2000) Monograph Series 1:1 July 2000

Victoriia’s Apprenticeship and Traineeship System: A Critical Analysis (110 KB)  (March 2000) A submission to the Review of the Quality of Training in Victoriaís Apprenticeship and Traineeship System

The Quality of Vocational Education and Training in Victoria (125 KB)  (May 2000) A submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education Committee

Ministerial Review into Post Compulsory Education and Training Pathways (1.54 MB)  

A Paper on Contribution Made by Regional TAFE Institutes to the Economic Growth and Well-being of Regional Communities (37 KB)  (May 2000)

The Impact of Fee Concessions in TAFE and a Proposal for their Reimbursement (45 KB)  (May 2000)

Submission to the Inquiry into the Appropriate Roles of Institutes of Technical and Further Education (42 KB)  (October 1997) House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

Submission to the Ministerial Review on the Provision of Technical and Further Education in the Melbourne Metropolitan Region (73 KB)  (October 1997)