Key features of the Australian 
    training system
    • Strong industry leadership and 
      engagement
    • Training qualifications developed by 
      industry
    • Industry determines competencies 
      (‘standards’) for each qualification
    • National qualifications framework 
        Guiding Principles Underpinning the 
                  Training System
    The guiding principles that underpin the national training system are:
      •  Industry and business needs, both now and for the future, drive 
         training policies, priorities and delivery. 
      •  Better quality training and outcomes for clients are assured 
         through more flexible and accelerated pathways.
      •  Processes are simplified and streamlined and enhance national 
         consistency.
      •  Young people have opportunities to gain a wide range of lasting 
         skills that provide a strong foundation for their working lives.
      •  Training opportunities are expanded in areas of current and 
         expected skill shortage.
   AQF - National Qualifications
   Lifelong Learning for Australia
    •
     Is cradle to grave
    •
     Embraces all forms of education
        - primary, secondary, tertiary
        - workplace and on-the-job
        - private and recreational
    •
     Focuses on the individuals life course
                Key issues for Australia
                          Issues                             Elements
                          Issues                             Elements
               Participation in education                   Is increasing
               Participation in education                   Is increasing
                                                       for VET and Higher Education
                                                       for attainment to year 12 or
                                                        VET equivalent
                                                      Regional & rural areas
                                                       Regional & rural areas
                  Fewer opportunities
                  Fewer opportunities
                                                        Indigenous groups
                                                         Indigenous groups
                                                        Have fewer prospects and
                                                         more problems