The review of the National Centre of Vocational Education Research initiated by Commonwealth Minister for Vocational and Technical Education Gary Hardgrave has the whiff of a Clayton’s review about it. Whilst the NCVER website had published the terms of reference for the review some time ago, the consultant’s paper requesting submissions to the review was not made publicly available until 10 February, when a link to the paper was published in DEST’s Training Talk. Submissions are due by 28 February. Less than a week’s notice was given for consultations with the consultant in Hobart and Brisbane. The consultant will report to the Minister by the end of March, and in turn, the Minister will make recommendations to the VET Ministerial Council at its June meeting.