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v Terms of Reference The Chair of the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee (Senator George Campbell), pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no.
3—That the following matters be referred to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in June 2003: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) areas of skills shortage and labour demand in different areas and locations, with particular emphasis on projecting future skills requirements; the effectiveness of current Commonwealth, state and territory education, training and employment policies, and programs and mechanisms for meeting current and future skills needs, and any recommended improvements; the effectiveness of industry strategies to meet current and emerging skill needs; the performance and capacity of Job Network to match skills availability with labour-market needs on a regional basis and the need for improvements; strategies to anticipate the vocational education and training needs flowing from industry restructuring and redundancies, and any recommended improvements; and consultation arrangements with industry, unions and the community on labour-market trends and skills demand in particular, and any recommended appropriate changes.
Table of Contents vii MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE ................................................................iii TERMS OF REFERENCE ................................................................................v ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS ...................................................................ix RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................xi PREFACE........................................................................................................xxv CHAPTER11 INTRODUCTION TO THE INQUIRY Conduct of the inquiry............................................................................................1 Object of the inquiry...............................................................................................2 Overview of issues .................................................................................................3 Structure of the report.............................................................................................7 CHAPTER 2 ..........................................................................................................
SKILL SHORTFALLS AND FUTURE SKILL NEEDS ...............................11 Introduction ..........................................................................................................11 Skill shortages and other skill shortfalls...............................................................11 Identifying current and future skill needs.............................................................21 CHAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................41 SKILL FORMATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET ...............................41 Introduction ..........................................................................................................41 Training policy trends and the ‘knowledge economy’.........................................42 Labour market change and skill shortages ...........................................................51 New Apprenticeships: refocus for the future .......................................................59 CHAPTER 4 ......................................................................................................89 THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FRAMEWORK....89 Introduction ..........................................................................................................89 The national training system ................................................................................89 Policy settings and funding arrangements............................................................90 The
The institutional framework and infrastructure of VET.....................................108 viii CHAPTER 5 ....................................................................................................141 EDUCATION AND TRAINING PATHWAYS ............................................141 Introduction ........................................................................................................141 School as a foundation for further learning and employment ............................142 VET in Schools: a pathway to further education and employment....................144 Careers advice.....................................................................................................149 Transition between school and work..................................................................153 Pathways to New Apprenticeships .....................................................................159 Pathways between VET and higher education – and back again .......................161 Pathways for skills development for existing workers.......................................171 CHAPTER 6 ....................................................................................................181 THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ...............181 Introduction ........................................................................................................181 The role of industry ............................................................................................181 Industry consultation
 and advisory arrangements ..............................................183 Industry investment in training...........................................................................196 Consultation with other stakeholders .................................................................204 GOVERNMENT SENATORS’ REPORT ...................................................207 APPENDIX 1 ...................................................................................................219 LIST OF SUBMISSIONS ................................................................................219 APPENDIX 2 ...................................................................................................223 HEARING AND WITNESSES .......................................................................223 APPENDIX 3 ...................................................................................................239 TABLED DOCUMENTS.................................................................................239 APPENDIX 4 ...................................................................................................241 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE .................................................241 APPENDIX 5 ...................................................................................................245 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................245