Professional judgment in vocational education and training: a set of resources

This document aims to provide easy access to a set of resources on professional judgment for people working in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. The resources were developed and used at a series of forums (website indexed at TD/RTF 95.40) held around Australia during 2005. The forums were organised by Reframing the Future, the national staff development and change management program for skilling Australia’s VET workforce to implement the national training system. Reframing the Future developed a sub-program in 2005 targeting the concept of professional judgment. The forums were established for knowledge sharing among VET stakeholders and practitioners in making effective professional judgments about a variety of complex issues in teaching, learning and assessment. The document explains how to use the resources and the forum methodology and contains the following papers: Professional judgment at the heart of VET practice / a paper by Suzy McKenna; Snapshots from recent research: pre-reading; VET professional making good judgements: a think piece / by Anne Jones; Professional judgement and assessment: a think piece / by Andrea Bateman; What are the factors relating to AQTF [Australian Quality Training Framework] compliance impeding new practices in VET teaching, learning and assessment in a training package environment: a think piece / by Russell Docking; Professional judgment in teaching and learning in VET: a think piece / by John Mitchell. Show less