Promoting post-secondary education skills and career pathways
Action 1: Start the VET journey at school
All learners should have access to the best available insights and advice to make decisions about post-secondary education and career pathways.
Employment Forecast Dashboard
Through the Employment Forecast Dashboard, first released in August 2022, the Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) provides up-to-date data about current and future employment trends to provide information about the range of employment opportunities available in Victoria. The dashboard is updated annually and provides comprehensive forecasts across industries, regions and occupations. The dashboard identifies key vocational education and training (VET) courses that align with occupations (where applicable) to help people understand the training pathways available to them.
The dashboard informs the Department of Education's current and future offering of priority VET pathways for school students and is used by the Victorian TAFE Network to assist in their annual provision planning.
The Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board uses the dashboard as a key input in determining the funding of the three Learn Local Industry Practice Networks in aged care, health support services, and building and civil construction.
During 2022 and 2023, the VSA’s metropolitan and regional senior skills advisers engaged with various stakeholder groups (including industry, schools, Learn Local providers and communities) to support them in using the employment forecast dashboard to inform their work, including for service provision and learner career planning.
VET Delivered to School Students system
The Department of Education has strengthened the VET Delivered to School Students (VDSS) system. Improvements include senior secondary certificate reform, a place-based planning portal, increased access to a core set of VET options for schools and funding to address financial barriers to accessing VET.
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