The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) have just announced that they have given out five research grants to tackle various issues in the VET sector. The full details can be found at http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/mediareleases/mr_172.html
It will be interesting to see the results once these are done and hopefully it will result in improvements in the overall quality in the VET sector. That is one of the great things about our sector of education, we are always striving towards making continuous improvements. Imagine what we'll be like in 30 years!