Training should be seen as more than a commodity

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Commodity training

Re the article “ Thousands of carers to lose their qualifications ” (22/11), 10 years ago, my research identified the problem of vocational providers delivering aged-care courses that did not meet national standards. More recently, the royal commission highlighted concerns about the quality of some vocational training providers, suggesting a need for better regulation. In some vocational colleges, training is treated as a commodity. Is this the inevitable consequence of governments funding the private sector to de