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Strategic directions

At its July 2011 meeting the VSC approved a revised role statement and 2011-12 work plan priorities.

Role

The VSC advises the Minister for Higher Education and Skills on the effective spending of money made available for vocational education and training. It oversees and advises on the responsiveness of the training market to industry and community needs; recommends actions to improve training market responsiveness; and promotes good practice in the training market.

The VSC also regulates the apprenticeship and traineeship system in Victoria.

In carrying out this role, the VSC gathers industry advice, evidence and intelligence from a range of sources. It:

• funds and engages with Victorian Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABs) and receives their annual training market reports;
• receives direct input from priority industry sectors and communities through strategic industry forums and presentations to the Commission; and
• establishes taskforces and commissions research and other projects focussed on strategic skills and training market issues.
  

2011-12 priorities

In 2011-12 the VSC’s work will focus on:

• overseeing the performance of Victoria’s training market and advising on areas for optimisation or of potential market failure;
• informing implementation of Higher Education and Skills’s training market facilitation strategies to boost labour productivity;
• with the ACFE board, using the VSC’s market oversight evidence to inform implementation of the Government’s participation and pathways agenda; and
• using the VSC’s market oversight evidence to advise young people and schools on better aligning their vocational interests and activity with labour market needs.