A preliminary exploration of the knowledge/skills of metal trades third year apprentices after the introduction of CBT

Competency based training remains a major plank in government policy for vocational education and training (VET) reform. This is despite mounting evidence that competency based training may not be leading to the desired increase in knowledge and performance. This paper reports findings from a preliminary investigation into the knowledge/skill levels of third (final) year Metal Trades apprentices after the introduction of competency based training. In the part of the ongoing research reported, the students were tested using some items from a pre-competency based training test in order to ascert ... Show more

Authors: Mills, Harry; Cornford, Ian R.

Published: Brisbane, Queensland, Centre for Learning and Work Research, 2001

Resource type: Conference paper

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