The 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework
for the national vocational education and training system is is a one-year, AUD $15million national strategy collaboratively funded by the Australian Government and all States and Territories. It builds on the work of the 2000-2004 Framework but also strikes out in some exciting new directions, including working to meet the e-learning needs of students and communities, business and industry, Indigenous learners and people with disabilities.
The 2005 Framework provides the vocational education and training (VET) system with e-learning skills, development opportunities, resources and support networks to meet today's increasingly technology-driven learning environment. It is managed by the Flexible Learning Advisory Group (FLAG
) which is responsible for guiding the implementation, evaluation, ongoing planning and review of the Framework.
As well as the development of innovative e-learning products and services, projects under the Framework cover professional development opportunities and the design of the technological, enabling and regulatory infrastructures that facilitate flexible learning approaches.
View key Framework documents including the 2005 Business Plan
. The website flexiblelearning.net.au
contains comprehensive information about the Framework and its activities.