Interview with Kaye Bowman on 'Workforce skills development and engagement in training through skill sets'

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report 'Workforce skills development and engagement in training through skill sets'. 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 the authors...  [+] Show more

In this interview, Steve Davis talks with co-author Kaye Bowman about the report 'Workforce skills development and engagement in training through skill sets'. 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 the authors undertook a case study of Agrifood students, comparing students enrolled in Rural Production Studies skill sets with those enrolled in the Diploma of Agriculture.

Published abstract.