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Abstract:
Skill sets are a grouping of one or more competencies below the level of a full qualification that meet a client skills need, such as a licensing or compliance requirement or specific knowledge of an emerging area. A point of debate is the role that skills sets play compared to full qualifications, which are seen as the foundation of the vocational education and training (VET) system. To throw some light on this issue, John Mills and his colleagues undertook a case study of agrifood students, which investigated the use of skill sets by students enrolled in Rural Production Studies skill... [+] Show more
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Skills and knowledge; Teaching and learning; Vocational education and training; Qualifications; Employment; Workforce development; Policy; Research
Keywords: TAFE; Skill development; Competence; Employees; Registered training organisation; Skill upgrading; Training package; Training policy; Case study; Skill sets
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; New South Wales
Published: Adelaide, South Australia: NCVER, 2012
Physical description: 36 p.
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