Western Australia training sector reform project: report

The Minister for Training and Workforce Development launched the Training Sector Reform Project (Reform Project) in October 2015 to examine the function and structure of Western Australia's public training sector. The purpose of the Reform Project is to ensure a robust and sustainable public vocational education and training (VET) sector with high quality training that is accessible and equitable to the community and that supports improved outcomes for students. The impetus for this Reform Project was the 2013-14 Independent Review of the Vocational Education and Training Sector in Western Australia (Seares' Review) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 116.1578], which made the key recommendation for the State Government to give clarity around the overall design of the State's VET sector with particular focus on the State's TAFE Colleges. This report presents the first set of findings of the Training Sector Reform Project, and charts a detailed course for the future of the Western Australian TAFE Colleges by proposing structural changes that address and strengthen the key areas of sustainability, efficiency, governance, infrastructure, collaboration and performance.

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