The list of VET qualifications and their suitability for secondary students in 2024 is now available to access. This register offers industry advice for schools and registered training organisations. 

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Training Package Products including qualifications, skill sets and units of competency for the Events, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality sectors, Cookery and Kitchen Operations and the Responsible Service of Alcohol have been updated in order to meet the current and future needs of industry.

The updated Training Package SIT - Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package (Release 2.0) has been published on the national register and can be accessed here.

​Draft 2 of the SIT Tourism Travel and Hospitality Training Package are now available for stakeholder review. The draft can be found on the Skills IQ website:
https://www.skillsiq.com.au/FeedbackForum/TrainingPackages1/SITTourismTravelandHospitality/SITTPDDraft2
It is possible to make comments directly on the SkillsIQ website, however it would be appreciated if you could copy the FutureNow Industry Development Manager for the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality and Events industries, Melissa Harkins, at mharkins@futurenow.org.au or on 0497 799 990 in on your feedback. She will pass this feedback onto the DTWD (Department of Training and Workforce Development) so they can ensure the SSO (Skills Service Organisation – SkillsIQ) and the IRC (Industry Reference Committee) consider the issues identified from WA industry stakeholders.
SkillsIQ are hosting 2 more webinars to seek stakeholder input. To register your interest in attending a webinar, please click on one of the links below.
                     Date                                                  Time (AEDT)
Webinar 3: Monday, 22 November 2021         3.00pm-4.30pm
Webinar 4: Wednesday, 24 November 2021   09.30am-11.00am
 
Please forward your feedback by COB next Thursday 25th November.

This NCVER publication presents information on VET in Schools, the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education.

In 2019, there were:

• 235 800 VET in Schools students
  
• 17 100 school-based apprentices and trainees, representing 7.3% of all VET in Schools students
• 218 700 students undertaking other VET in Schools programs, representing 92.7% of all VET in Schools students.
  

In 2019, compared with 2018, VET in Schools students increased by 2.2%.
From 2015 to 2019, VET in Schools students decreased by 8.3%.  Read more and download this report.