In March 2021, the following invited brief commentary was published in the newsletter of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy about how vocational has been positioned within the governmental discourse.

“This month we are pleased to include an article by Professor Stephen Billett who has been reflecting on the fantasy-like aspects of the current VET landscape.
‘Somewhere here, the lesson doesn’t seem to have been learnt that leaders require followers. And, those followers need to believe that what leadership is proposing is worthwhile, robust, responsive and actually achieves the goals that are being set out.’

See the link to the full commentary below