Welcome to Australia

And the

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Wonderful World of

Vocational Education and Training

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• What are the roles? – Gov – Industry – Education

• Who decides the training? – Plan/Industry/Mkt

• Industry standards into Training packages

• How much funding? – 1.7 B Gov – mainly input

• Industry $? – Training/Wages/Apprentices/levies

• How many trainees – 1.8m Public +2.2m Private

• Part time? 89% - 11% working pop – 30% 18/30

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• Post-compulsory education - voluntary

• What levels? 50% - Certificate III

• Regulation – Gov / State managed

• Equity – 4% Indigenous – funded equity schemes

• 80% public funded course in TAFE

• Top Courses?

Hospitality/Business/Retail/Electrical

•

What is VET ?

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Leadership,

Management

& programme

designer

Funding.Funding.

Regulation Regulation

equity and equity and

governancegovernance

Delivery

interaction &

assessment

Workforce Workforce

participation participation

and and

productivityproductivity

Who are VET

research players ?

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FundingFunding

sourcessources

Programme Programme

managers managers

ResearchersResearchers

Policy Policy

formers and formers and

regulatorsregulators

Who does VET research?

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Problem statementProblem statement

Literature searchLiterature search

Question focusQuestion focus

Data collectionData collection

Findings - AnalysisFindings - Analysis

Reporting Reporting Honours Honours Masters Masters Phd studiesPhd studies

ARCARCNCVERNCVER Local Local

State Gov.State Gov.IndustryIndustry

TAFE TAFE practitionerspractitioners

Training Training consultanciesconsultancies

ResearchResearchconsultantsconsultants

HEd /TAFEHEd /TAFEResearchResearchspecialistsspecialists

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Learning at WorkLearning at Work

Learning supportLearning support

Building TAFE Building TAFE

and RTO’s- and RTO’s- infrastructureinfrastructure

Training access, Training access, participation, participation,

national skilling national skilling and productivityand productivity

What research is

being done?

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Learning at WorkLearning at Work Building RTO’sBuilding RTO’s

Training access Training access and skillingand skilling

AssessmentAssessment

Equity & diversityEquity & diversity

Basic skillsBasic skills

Small businessSmall business

Community buildingCommunity building

LeadershipLeadership

HRD strategiesHRD strategies

TeachingTeaching

CurriculaCurricula

Programme designProgramme design

Career pathsCareer pathsLearning culturesLearning cultures

WellbeingWellbeing

Reflective spaceReflective space

Skill migrationSkill migration

Work practicesWork practices

Skill retentionSkill retention

What research is

being done?

E learningE learning

ApprenticesApprentices

F/L ManagersF/L Managers

Policy review- Nat/Int: Policy review- Nat/Int: productivity & workforce participationproductivity & workforce participation

EquityEquity