Pillar 2 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The presence of multiple perspectives and backgrounds in a workforce or classroom.
  2. 6. A formal suggestion or proposal put forward for consideration or action.
  3. 7. The systematic process of determining whether a policy or program achieves its intended outcomes.
  4. 8. The principle of fairness in access, participation, and outcomes.
  5. 11. This group, along with women and First Nations people, is identified as having high unmet demand for training.
  6. 12. The most frequently cited non-financial barrier to SME participation in work-related training.
  7. 13. Abbreviation for the process that formally validates skills acquired outside formal education pathways.
  8. 17. The formal process of acknowledging prior skills, experience, or learning.
  9. 19. The academic ‘currency’ that can be transferred or recognised between institutions.
  10. 21. The professionals whose workload and access to high-quality resources are central to student outcomes.
  11. 24. This type of learning, essential for adaptability, is described as ‘from cradle to grave.’
  12. 26. Abbreviation for the suite of digital tools whose national marketplace is proposed to improve equity in schools.
  13. 28. The traditional pathway combining formal study and on-the-job learning for trades.
  14. 30. This type of training, often unaccredited, is the most common form of mid-career learning in Australia (hyphenated).
  15. 31. These routes, often between VET and higher education, are critical for workforce mobility.
  16. 34. The system of rules or directives made and maintained by an authority.
  17. 35. The report recommends piloting these co-funded instruments, paired with advisory support, to boost SME training.
Down
  1. 1. These skills, including literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy, underpin all further learning and workforce adaptability.
  2. 3. A formal document submitted to an inquiry or review process.
  3. 4. The process of moving academic units or qualifications from one institution to another.
  4. 5. The structured process of seeking input from stakeholders during policy development.
  5. 8. The government’s productivity agenda includes investment in this sector to support the net zero transformation.
  6. 9. The process of putting a plan, decision, or policy into effect.
  7. 10. Stackable, short-form credentials designed to support rapid upskilling (hyphenated).
  8. 12. Adjective describing skills, tools, or transformation relating to computers and technology.
  9. 14. This national assessment tool’s results are used to model the long-run impact of education reforms on GDP.
  10. 15. The economic metric that links workforce skills to national prosperity over time.
  11. 16. The demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results.
  12. 18. A person’s principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living.
  13. 20. The official process or status required to legally practice in certain professions or trades.
  14. 22. The structured content and learning objectives delivered in schools.
  15. 23. Abbreviation for regulatory barriers that can restrict entry into certain professions or trades.
  16. 25. The deliberate effort to ensure all groups can access opportunities and resources.
  17. 27. Abbreviation for the business cohort that employs most Australians but has the lowest training participation rates.
  18. 28. Abbreviated name of the body recommended to steward harmonisation and data quality in tertiary education.
  19. 29. A small-scale, time-limited test of a new policy or program.
  20. 32. The abilities, both technical and non-technical, required for effective workforce participation.
  21. 33. Abbreviation for the technology whose responsible use in schools is guided by a new national framework.