Moving into higher education: issues arising from the introduction of ungraded assessment in VET: a paper prepared for the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education and Training

This paper addresses the need to maximise the mobility of graduates from the vocational education and training (VET) sector wishing to enter university courses. It focuses on the selection of university entrants from among those applying for entry on the basis of VET qualifications and issues about selection and admission which have arisen with the introduction of ungraded assessment in many VET programs. The paper considers some options for how any potential discrimination may be avoided, and consideration is also given to the use of graded assessment for its possible value in improving admission.

This paper addresses the need to maximise the mobility of graduates from the vocational education and training (VET) sector wishing to enter university courses. It focuses on the selection of university entrants from among those applying for entry on the basis of VET qualifications and issues about selection and admission which have arisen with the introduction of ungraded assessment in many VET programs. The paper considers some options for how any potential discrimination may be avoided, and consideration is also given to the use of graded assessment for its possible value in ...  [+] Show more