New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe Board has the following objects:
(a) to advise the Minister on State vocational and education training policies in the context of State and national priorities and objectives,
(b) to promote and develop, in collaboration with other agencies, a State vocational education and training system delivering high quality and nationally recognised programs,
(c) to prepare, in collaboration with industry and vocational education and training providers, State Training Profiles based on the National Strategic Plan and agreed planning parameters, for approval by the Minister,
(d) to recommend to the Minister the allocation of resources, including funding, to achieve optimal effectiveness and efficiency in the State’s vocational education and training system,
(e) to co-ordinate the provision of data on the performance of the State vocational education and training system to the Minister as required,
(f) to prepare such plans and reports as may be required by the Minister,
(g) to liaise with the Australian National Training Authority and with the State Training Agencies of other States and Territories,
(h) to commission and conduct inquiries and foster research in vocational education and training,
(i) to promote and develop, in consultation with the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board, a co-ordinated and effective registration and accreditation framework under the Vocational Education and Training Act 2005 for vocational education and training,
(j) to encourage the development of innovative programs and best practices and the creation of new partnerships between the consumers of vocational education and training and public and private providers,
(k) in collaboration with other agencies, to develop effective communication mechanisms for the dissemination of information about State and national developments in vocational education and training,
(l) to advise and make recommendations on any matter referred to the Board by the Minister.