Vocational Reform - What You Need To Know.
Vocational training, how it is valued, accessed, and delivered is starting to look completely different in New Zealand. The whole system is being overhauled and some are happy with the proposed changes and some are not. It's long overdue in my view, with some of these changes bringing us on par with how vocational training has evolved in other countries. A decade ago, I worked for a sector skills council in the UK, focused entirely on the arts and creative industries. It was a conduit between employers, industry organisations, education and training providers and government. It researched what skills employers needed (including sole traders), and then benchmarked this information against the range and quality of qualifications provided and at times, rewrote the national occupational standards (NOS) that underpinned qualifications. 'Fit for employers purpose' was the mantra otherwise the sector skills council could close their courses. Creative Apprenticeships were l