Do the Parties really care about vocational education and training (VET) these elections?

Linda Simon for Pearls and Irritations: As we run up to the Federal elections, there has been more policy activity around vocational education and training than is usually the case. Even minor parties such as the Glenn Lazarus Team, have stated their support for TAFE and the need to ‘stop the cuts’. It has taken a crisis in the VET sector to get here, but many in the community would think that even stronger action is needed to turn this problem around.