In May 1995 CEDA released Strategic Issues Forum report titled Training for a skilled workforce: review of the National Training Reform Agenda. At the time, the system was undergoing a period of change, with reforms aimed at improving the quality, flexibility and responsiveness of VET.
The report found that the VET system should: be more client focused and responsive to the needs of individual enterprises; provide better training at the local level while remaining nationally consistent; and be more competitive, including potentially taking a user choice approach
Read the Introduction and Chapter 1: Vocational Education and Training in Australia