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We chat with vocational educators, designers, influencers and students to hear what's happening at the sharp end of the sector. If you enjoy a good talk, or some interesting insights into training and education, then subscribe to the VEPodcast!

  1. 6d ago

    Australia’s Finishing Shortage: Why Vocational Education Is Failing the Economy

    Fewer than half of Australian apprentices finish within four years, in the middle of a housing crisis. In this first episode, Dan Hill argues we don't have a skills shortage, we have a skills finishing shortage. He looks at the leaking apprenticeship pipeline, the obsession with enrolment numbers, and the integrity problems that cost employers trust, then argues against himself and offers four practical fixes for running VET like the economic engine it is.

  2. Aug 30

    VEPodcast – RTO Growth

    Growth isn't optional for a private RTO, it's survival. In this episode Dan Hill reflects on a month of pain, joy and frustration while chasing RTO growth: a short history of fees in Australian education, the layers of TAFE, enterprise and private RTOs, why compliance feels like a hindrance to growth, and why private RTOs still have a real advantage in being creative, agile and reactive to industry needs.

  3. Aug 1

    VEPodcast – An AI update

    The conversation is no longer about AI answering questions, it's about AI completing work. Dan Hill unpacks the month's biggest AI developments for vocational education: agentic AI, the race between OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta, long context memory for compliance, authentic assessment, personalised learning and AI governance, then finishes with five practical actions trainers and RTOs can take this week.

    VEPodcast – An AI update

  4. Jun 30

    VEPodcast – Design Thinking & AI

    Producing content is not the same as designing learning. Dan Hill explores how generative AI is changing organisational learning: where it genuinely helps with speed, variation, prototyping, personalisation and accessibility, the seven risks L&D professionals need to manage, and whether AI can really mimic design thinking. The answer is hybrid intelligence, with humans providing context, empathy, judgement and accountability.

  5. Mar 31

    VEPodcast April 1st 2026 – Vanessa McCarthy

    VEPodcast April 1st 2026 - Vanessa McCarthy by S…

  6. Feb 28

    VEPodcast – Javier Amaro Castillo

    VEPodcast - Javier Amaro Castillo by SpecTraining

  7. Jan 31

    VEP – Figuring out your peak energy time

    In this episode of the Vocational Education Podca…

    VEP – Figuring out your peak energy time

  8. 09/20/2025

    VEP – Conceptual and perceptual priming

    In today’s episode, we explore the fascinating sc…

    VEP – Conceptual and perceptual priming
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We chat with vocational educators, designers, influencers and students to hear what's happening at the sharp end of the sector. If you enjoy a good talk, or some interesting insights into training and education, then subscribe to the VEPodcast!

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  • Creator
    SpecTraining
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
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