In June 2005, Partners in a Learning Culture - The Way Forward 
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The six priorities to guide the VET sector agenda for Indigenous Australians are:
- building the capacity of the vocational education and training sector
- creating more pathways
- improving funding frameworks
- delivery of culturally appropriate product development and design
- links to employment, and
- growing VET sector partnerships.
The National Indigenous VET Research Strategy 
, a collaborative project between AITAC and the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER), has released its first findings.
When the final research is released the VET sector will have an intimate understanding of:
- The benefits of increasing higher attainment levels and outcomes in VET for Indigenous learners;
- The motivations of Indigenous VET learners - why they are in VET, what is important to them in their learning journey; and
- What is required by the VET sector to achieve successful outcomes.
A comprehensive report on the results will be released on the 3-4 of August 2005 at an NCVER forum in Adelaide.
For further information or to register for the forum, contact NCVER .
Indigenous Australians are turning to vocational education and training (VET) in increasing numbers but completion and employment rates are poor compared to non-Indigenous Australians.
This was one of the issues addressed in the mid-term review. The review aimed to uncover whether the national strategy is being effectively carried out by a range of VET agencies around the country.
In the mid-term review, the findings highlighted that Partners in a Learning Culture is being implemented and that good results are being achieved when Indigenous people are involved in the planning and delivery of training. However, implementation was ‘gradual, patchy and uneven’.
The mid-term review has been used to develop a revised blueprint to tackle these inequities in the VET system. Due to be published in early 2005, the revised blueprint will outline six priorities that will provide vital guidance for the VET sector in a time of change.
Once approved, the six priorities to guide the VET sector agenda for Indigenous Australians will be:
- building the capacity of the vocational education and training sector
- creating more pathways
- improving funding frameworks
- delivery of culturally appropriate product development and design
- links to employment, and
- growing VET sector partnerships.
The findings of the Indigenous VET Research Strategy , a ollaborative project between AITAC and the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER), will also be included in the revised blueprint along with examples of best practice models working on the ground around Australia.