Archive publications
Recognition of Informal Learning
Stage 4 – Pilot Project report (Word - 539Kb)
Pilot Evaluation report (Word - 495Kb)
Board Commentary on the Evaluation and Project report (Word - 71Kb)
Forum Presentations on 9th March 2006
Credit Matrix
Credit Matrix consultation report (PDF - 200Kb)
The Credit Matrix Consultation Report 2004 (PDF - 152Kb)
Credit Matrix Initial Design Report (PDF - 535Kb)
Credit Matrix Draft Model Final Report:
Volume 1 (PDF - 418Kb) , Volume 2 (PDF - 780Kb)
Credit Matrix Report on the Outcomes of Testing and Trialling (PDF - 105Kb)
The Future Landscape for Qualifications
The VQA Board this year commissioned a series of papers to be prepared on the broader issues surrounding qualifications and pathways. Six landscape papers were commissioned along with a scanning report on current issues. These papers provide an array of views on the challenges likely to define the future directions of qualifications and pathways.
Foreword Contents (PDF - 142Kb)
Jack Keating, Kira Clarke John Polesel - 2005 October Scanning Report (PDF - 487Kb)
Peter Noonan - New Skills and Knowledge - Implications for Qualifications (PDF - 159Kb)
GTAV (Pam Jonas & John Glover) - Old Dogmas New Tricks (PDF - 164Kb)
Andrea Bateman - Rethinking Qualifications - Issues in VET (PDF - 168Kb)
Peter Cole - The Qualifications Landscape - Issues and Future Scenarios (PDF - 226Kb)
VET assessment
Introduction: Reporting of student achievement in VET (PDF - 30Kb)
Reporting of student achievement in vocational education and training (PDF - 119Kb)
Employer survey of the information needs of VET student performance (PDF - 146Kb)
Applied Design in Industry
The Project Brief (PDF - 39Kb)
The Issues Paper (PDF - 105Kb)
The Victorian Qualifications Framework for Design Research Report. (PDF - 169Kb)
Training and Career Pathways in Agriculture
In 2004, a VQA scoping study identified concerns relating to post-compulsory qualifications and pathways in rural and regional communities. Subsequently, the VQA commissioned Primary Skills Victoria to produce Credit and Articulation Issues in Agricultural Training in Rural and Regional Victoria (PDF - 186Kb) in 2005
Training and Career Pathways Guides
Project Report on Rural Training and Career Pathways (PDF - 317Kb)
Other publications
Koorie experiences of qualifications pathways in VET: Obstacles or opportunities (PDF - 297Kb)
VCAL Participation Project 2005 (PDF - 3.6Mb)