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Issues in selection for vocational education: some lessons from the Queensland experience

Selection for tertiary education is an increasingly problematic issue wherever supply exceeds demand. Intense competition for places in Australian tertiary institutions has led to the development of state centralised selection systems. In Queensland, selection is managed for tertiary institutions by the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The system is explained and the benefits and consequences of recent incorporation of technical and further education (TAFE) diplomas into the system analysed. Implications for other education systems facing similar selection pressures are discussed.

Selection for tertiary education is an increasingly problematic issue wherever supply exceeds demand. Intense competition ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Maxwell, Graham S.
Date: 1996
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; Queensland
Journal title: Assessment in education: principles, policy and practice
Resource type: Article
Subjects: Assessment; Higher education; Qualifications;
Teaching and learning; Providers of education and training; Governance show more

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