The JMA Analytics Model of VET capability development: a report on the National Survey of Vocational Education and Training (VET) Practitioner Skills, conducted October-November 2009

This report presents an analysis of over 2000 responses by practitioners in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector to the National Survey of VET Practitioner Skills. The analysis of the survey responses identifies the skills sets of VET practitioners in a unique manner, by showing how these skills sets relate to different stages of development of practitioners, from foundation to advanced level. The analysis also quantifies the shortfall in professional development opportunities, both now and in five years' time. The report then provides a way to address that shortfall: that is, a model of VET practice that can be used by both individual practitioners and workforce development planners to re-invigorate and make more efficient professional development in the sector. Key findings include: there are skill gaps and there will be skill redundancies in the VET sector; nationally, current professional development opportunities meet only 55% of needs; currently, there is no coherent, inclusive model of VET professional practice; the research provides a comprehensive model of VET professional practice consisting of nine skill sets; and the model identifies two broad components of the structure of VET professional practice - foundation practice and advanced practice.

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