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Is it possible to look to a VET future-state? Yes, if trends of the world we triangulate

The proposed US infrastructure plan of President Biden is eye-watering. A massive US$2 trillion – that’s 2,000 billion – and comes on top of the America Rescue Package of US$1.9 trillion.

在复活节之前，我有幸参观了维多利亚州的两个TAFE校园，都重新迎接了新的一年。

Like the swish of the light saber guarding peace and order in the galaxy, the Jedi project launched a stunning strike with the release of a beta Australian Skills Classification (ASC) in mid-March.

Industry 4.0 is not the preserve of modern economies. A report from the Asia Development Bank (ADB) shows how developing economies could leapfrog modern economies, similar to their success in getting ahead of COVID.

On Friday Christies sold a digital artwork Everydays: The First 5,000 Days and at $70m fetched more than physical works by better known artists. The sale positions the artist among the top three most valuable living artists.

Women constituted 60 per cent of bachelor level enrolments in 2019 and the vast majority are full‑time. For VET, women constituted 47% of enrolments and those studying full-time accounted for just 6 per cent. That’s right 6 per cent!

This year is full of big numbers for NCVER. The 500th edition of the NCVER news was released last week, but more momentous, NCVER turns 40 this year and the annual No Frills conference will be its 30th.

Leaves are wilted, colour pallid, petals limp. The soaring passion is now grounded in the reality of life – it’s a week since Valentine’s Day.

When it comes to vocational education and training in Australia, I have always been curious about the term industry and even more about industry engagement. The interest has been piqued by the discussion paper from the federal department on the subject.

随着上周堪培拉国民议会恢复会议，发生了一系列有趣的事件，这些事件指出了澳大利亚职业教育的重要优先事项。

除三项明显的成就外，《乔伊斯评论》对澳大利亚职业教育与培训体系的影响值得商debate，包括国家技能委员会，国家职业学院和技能组织（SO）。

Looking back over the end of 2020 and the start to 2021 made me think of the stirring address a federal minister for skills in the Howard era gave to staff of the department of education and training at the end of a particularly busy year. He warned, “if you think this year was busy just wait till next!”

The National Careers Institute has announced 13 projects that will share $5.2 million to deliver innovative forms of career advice and information.

在最后的《 TDA通讯》中，我被要求反思2020年，并评论今年的经历如何影响未来的几年。

'我们知道从COVID-19进行恢复并不容易。但是拥有多技能，敏捷的劳动力是澳大利亚使我们的经济重回正轨所需要的韧性类型。与所有主要的市场动荡一样，培训部门将在重新培训澳大利亚人方面发挥至关重要的作用。我对未来感到乐观。

詹妮·多德（Jenny Dodd）担任TasTAFE首席执行官三年以来，对在TAFE网络中表现出的非凡领导能力充满热情，这一年是前所未有的。

结束职业教育行业安排的最后一周，澳大利亚职业教育的奥斯卡奖结束了。