I have not posted new items to the blog for the last three months, while I prepared a new book: Ideas for practitioners: a professional development guide to growth and change in the VET sector.

The book is available from http://www.ibsa.org.au/pubdetails.jsp?publication=6137

Based on over sixty of my articles in Campus Review, with the addition of hundreds of questions and numerous suggestions for further reading, the book identifies key issues for the future for VET educators and promotes reflection on current practice.

The book holds potential value for all stakeholders in the sector – from industry trainers and assessors to institution-based teachers and educational managers, workplace supervisors, industry personnel, public servants and policy makers. Everyone in the sector needs to develop new ideas, says the author.

The eleven chapters highlight core issues in the sector: innovation, policy, industry needs, industry partnerships, RTO structures, leadership and strategy-making, change management, workforce development, new work roles, e-learning and e-business, and teaching, learning and assessment.

The book is nearly 70,000 words and there are 66 articles, 231 questions and over 150 references for further reading: enough material for twelve months of professional development activities.