Vocational qualification development: lessons from overseas - Bridget Wibrow and Joanne Waugh

In many of the countries examined, the regulator is involved in the qualification development process, mainly through the final approval of qualifications. [...] The premise is that by improving efficiency in the qualification development process, the VET system will be able to respond more readily to the changing needs of industry. [...] COMPARING QUALIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES How does the qualification development process in Australia compare with the processes used overseas? What are some of the key similarities and differences? How is the need for a new qualification identified? For the majority of the international processes examined, the need for changes to qualifications is driven by industry. [...] In Australia, there are four decision and approval points for developers to pass: approval of the case for change by the AISC; sign-off of activity order by the AISC Secretariat; approval of the case for endorsement by the AISC, based on recommendations from the AISC Secretariat; and final endorsement of training package content by the skills ministers (Fyusion 2018). [...] The countries reviewed embed requirements to ensure the meaningful participation of stakeholders during consultation processes: - In New Zealand, evidence of support for the qualification by the relevant stakeholder groups needs to be included with the submissions at both approval stages.