Information about Skills Tasmania and VET

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Tasmanian Training Industry Workforce Development Project Plan Report
Skills Tasmania commissioned a project to develop a VET Workforce Development Action Plan for the Tasmanian Training Industry. 3P Consulting were contracted to seek advice from the VET sector, the results of which is this report detailing the outcomes of the survey, findings and recommendations. Skills Tasmania is calling on all RTOs to provide ideas on actions that would align with the recommendations by emailing Deb Doherty at debra.doherty@skills.tas.gov.au no later than 30 January 2012
(added November 2011)

Skills Tasmania is responsible for planning, purchasing and supporting the delivery of vocational education and training (VET) services for Tasmania; the development of policy advice for skills development; promotion of industry investment in training; and the development, regulation and administration of apprenticeships/traineeships and other State funded skills development programs in Tasmania.

What is VET?: Vocational education and training (VET) provides skills and knowledge for work through a national training system, which provides for Australians: entering the workforce for the first time or re-entering the workforce; retraining for a new job; or upgrading skills for an existing job. A thorough explanation of VET, the National Training System and the range of training options and outcomes is included on this page.
Tasmanian VET system: Includes links to State and National training strategies, useful vocational education and training (VET) links, and a visual map of the Tasmanian training system and Skills Tasmania's role within it. Also included is links to and information about the Skills Tasmania Board and Tasmanian Training Agreements Committee (TTAC), and other Government agencies, committees and providers that make up the Tasmanian VET system.
About Skills Tasmania: Skills Tasmania is Tasmania’s State Training Authority, developing strategies and providing support, advice and opportunities and funding to deliver quality training to meet the needs of Tasmanians in our industries. This page provides details regarding Skills Tasmania's objective, functions and structure (teams).
Contact Skills Tasmania: General contact details (address, email, fax and phone) for Skills Tasmania in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie. Also includes contact details for Skills Tasmania teams (managers, senior and executive staff) and links to Skills Tasmania's Industry liaison officers, Training Consultants and Training Agreements staff.
Current Skills Tasmania initiatives: Current Skills Tasmania initiatives include, amongst others, the annual Skills Tasmania Conference, Tasmanian Training Awards and VET professional development program, as well as the Tasmanian Skills Strategy and Adult Literacy Programs.
Skills Tasmania (customer service charter): This charter sets the standards of service that you can expect from Skills Tasmania. So we can improve on these services constructive feedback is always welcome.
Right to Information Act 2009: Provides information about the Right to Information Act 2009 and Skills Tasmania's requirements under the Act; to make information available to the public through proactive disclosure, this means we are to routinely make information available which will assist the public in understanding what it is we do and how we do it.
Annual Reports: Annual Reports for Skills Tasmania (current to 2007)
Policy and publications: Contains previous and current Skills Tasmania policies and publications, including Skills Tasmania's Annual Reports and the Skilling Tasmania consultation, which helped to inform the Tasmanian Skills Strategy.
Research and statistics: Provides links to statistical information regarding apprentice and trainee numbers.