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From training reform to training packages

This book is an updated version of 'Making sense of training reform and competency-based training' [available in VO ... Show more
This book is an updated version of 'Making sense of training reform and competency-based training' [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 54.08], which was published in 1997 by the same authors and was intended to explain the vocational education and training (VET) sector to those involved in it, or about to enter it, as practitioners.
The book examines the growth and change in the VET sector in terms of a number of tensions, including the interests of government and the interests of industry, the interests of the Commonwealth Government and those of the states, the interests of individuals and those of industry and the interests of industry and those of organised labour. It facilitates understanding of the VET sector by describing the complex issues of training reforms and the nature of VET curriculum in simple terms.
Part one of the book provides an overview of the evolution of VET in Australia, the reasons why large scale reform of the system was undertaken and a description of the major features of the VET system, including the most recent changes. Part two focuses on curriculum issues: the nature of competency based training and the way in which training packages are developed and delivered. In part three the implications of VET policy and VET curriculum for teachers and trainers are considered. Show less

Authors: Smith, Erica; Keating, Jack

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Assessment; Pathways; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
How first time workers develop employability skills through working

This paper reports on a research study that aimed to find out how teenage workers developed their employability ski ... Show more
This paper reports on a research study that aimed to find out how teenage workers developed their employability skills in their first formal jobs. With young people commencing formal part-time work as early as 13 or 14 years of age (and even younger in some cases), it follows that employability skills are not necessarily developed at school to be applied later at work, even were it to be accepted that the school curriculum ought to include such matters as a major priority.
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The collected proceedings are indexed at TD/TNC 74.501; the collected PowerPoint presentations are indexed at TD/TNC 74.530; available papers are indexed from TD/TNC 74.502 to TD/TNC 74.529. Show less

Authors: Smith, Erica

Conference name: National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Youth; Employment; Research ... [+] Show more
Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET

Steve Davis interviews a collection of presenters from two panel discussions at the 29th National Vocational Educat ... Show more
Steve Davis interviews a collection of presenters from two panel discussions at the 29th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills', held on 7-10 July 2020. Topics covered in the lively discussion include new directions in skills planning, digital technology and the role it plays in aged and community care, insights from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), and the role of parental influence in taking on apprenticeships. Speakers are Professor John Buchanan, The University of Sydney; Ms Anne Livingstone and Dr George Margelis, Australian Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council; Mr David Redway, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment; and Professor Erica Smith, Federation University.
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Authors: Davis, Steve; Buchanan, John; Livingstone, Anne; Margelis, George ... [+] Show more

Conference name: National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Webinar or podcast

Series name: Vocational voices

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Skills and knowledge; Industry ... [+] Show more
The emerging profile of Australian learning and development specialists

The role of learning and development specialists has changed radically in the past 20 years. Previously viewed as a ... Show more
The role of learning and development specialists has changed radically in the past 20 years. Previously viewed as a necessary cost in good economic times, learning and development professionals have gradually developed an increasingly wide range of specialisms and become key organisational figures as companies increasingly value knowledge generation and innovation as key competitive advantages. This recent study has gathered data from high-level specialists and a broad national member base to build a profile of the current body of learning and development professionals.
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Authors: Hodge, Steven; Smith, Erica; Barratt-Pugh, Llandis

Conference name: Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association Conference

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Management; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
Best of 2020: highlights from Seasons 4 and 5

In 2020, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) invited expert vocational voices from the vo ... Show more
In 2020, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) invited expert vocational voices from the vocational education and training (VET) sector to share their views, stories, experiences and insights on a range of hot topics. This podcast is a roundup of interesting snippets and research findings from across the eight podcast episodes released during the year. Full of short and sharp insights from each of the guest speakers, it covers off some of the best bits of Seasons 4 and 5.
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Authors: Davis, Steve; Walker, Simon; Griffin, Tabatha; Shreeve, Robin ... [+] Show more

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Webinar or podcast

Series name: Vocational voices

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Providers of education and training; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Employability skills

This article examines the nature of employability skills in the context of broader notions of generic skills, and t ... Show more
This article examines the nature of employability skills in the context of broader notions of generic skills, and the ways in which employability skills can be developed, assessed, and reported. The issues, which are similar in all developed countries, are illustrated primarily with examples from Australia. The article concludes with some issues for future consideration.
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Authors: Smith, Erica

Date: 2010

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Book chapter

Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Assessment ... [+] Show more
Workplace communication: TAFE teachers' experiences of implementing a national module

This article reports on a survey of NSW TAFE teachers who have taught the national module 'Workplace communication' ... Show more
This article reports on a survey of NSW TAFE teachers who have taught the national module 'Workplace communication'. It was found that teachers have two main areas of difficulty with the module: the use of CBT methods and lack of guidance about content. The author looks at the implications of the findings for this module in particular and national modules in general. Show less

Authors: Smith, Erica

Date: 1995

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; New South Wales

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian TAFE teacher

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Research; Employment ... [+] Show more
National competency standards: policy and guidelines

This document sets out the policies and guidelines of the National Training Board (NTB). It replaces the first edit ... Show more
This document sets out the policies and guidelines of the National Training Board (NTB). It replaces the first edition published in January 1991. It provides broad guidance on the role, development, endorsement, maintenance and review of national competency standards, and outlines the Board's approach and policies for carrying out its charter. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Assessment; Vocational education and training; Policy ... [+] Show more
Situated competence development through innovative apprenticeships: the role of different stakeholders

Researchers from 13 different countries participated in this international conference on apprenticeship research. T ... Show more
Researchers from 13 different countries participated in this international conference on apprenticeship research. The conference comprised three keynote addresses and three workshops. The keynote papers are: The crowded market: agencies dealing with apprenticeships in Australia / Erica Smith; Apprenticeship systems in the German speaking countries: different logics and policies with respect to full-time VET and higher education / Thomas Deissinger; Apprenticeship (AP) and enterprise-based learning in the Mediterranean region / Helmut Zelloth and Richard Sweet. Papers from the first workshop, ‘Interventions by government and other stakeholders in apprenticeships’, chaired by Erica Smith are: Workplace trainers: provisional principles for an open architecture of professional development / Graham Attwell, Philipp Grollmann and Eileen Luebcke; Towards innovative apprenticeship: the evaluation of the development of integrated regional vocational education and training centres in Hungary / Magdolna Benke; The Italian apprenticeships: the results of the latest reform / Sandra D’Agostino; Competence development through workplace learning: the case of the French vocational baccalaureat from Vocational Lycees and the Maisons Familiales Rurales / Benedicte Gendron, Jean-Claud Floutard, Cecile Gendre and Pascal Varnier; Innovation and the Swiss vocational education and training system / Philipp Gonon; Apprenticeship in the United States: patterns of governance and recent developments / Robert I. Lerman; The long winding road to Ireland’s 1993 national apprenticeship programme / Barry Nyhan; Plural administration in dual systems in selected European countries / Felix Rauner, Wolfgang Wittig and Ludger Deitmer. Papers from the second workshop, ‘Designing optimal conditions for the development of competence through on-the-job learning’, chaired by Peter Schlogl are: Developing tools to support work based competence development / Graham Attwell and Raymond Elferink; The relevance of the dual system to English VET / Michaela Brockmann, Linda Clarke and Christopher Winch; Comparing two cases of trainers’ practice: implications for professional development / Philipp Grollmann and Pekka Kamarainen; Facilitating learners’ motivation and competence development in the workplace: the UK context / Natasha Kersh and Karen Evans; Relations between characteristics of innovative learning environments and competences in secondary vocational education / Regina H. Mulder and Gerhard Messmann; Coaching and collaborative work based learning in Dutch VET: the ‘TEAMstages’ project / Jeroen Onstenk; Occupational commitment and vocational identity / Felix Rauner and Lars Heinemann; Promoting competence development of apprentices through combined workplace and workshop learning / Eduard A. Stoger. Papers from the third workshop, ‘Costs, benefits and outcomes of apprenticeships’, chaired by Lorna Unwin are: Quality and impact of a new apprenticeship approach in the Italian region of Marche / Elmo de Angelis and Ludger Deitmer; Investigating the quality of cooperation of learning venues in countries with little history of cooperation: the case of China and Malaysia / Ludger Deitmer and Ramli Rashidi; Costs and benefits of apprenticeships in the lowest track of VET / Katleen De Rick; Quality of apprentices and training strategies of firms in Switzerland / Marc Fuhrer, Stefan C. Wolter and Samuel Muhlemann; Costs - benefits - quality: the specific profile of Austrian apprenticeship and its future potentials and drawbacks / Lorenz Lassnigg; Costs, benefits and quality of apprenticeships: a regional case study / Felix Rauner, Lars Heinemann, Dorothea Piening and Rainer Bischoff; Certifying professional competence within workplace learning: preliminary suggestions of the project MOVE PRO EUROPE at EADS in Germany / Andreas Saniter and Barbara Burger. Show less

Authors: Schlogl, Peter; Rauner, Felix; Grollmann, Philipp; Smith, Erica

Conference name: International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship International Conference

Date: 2008

Resource type: Conference

Subjects: Apprenticeship; Vocational education and training; Governance ... [+] Show more
The VET teaching workforce in Australia

This report begins with some background information about the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sy ... Show more
This report begins with some background information about the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system, its students and its teaching workforce. A brief overview of VET teachers in Australia follows this. Three main aspects of the VET teaching workforce are then covered: (1) working conditions of vocational training teachers, including wages and working hours, compared with other occupations; (2) qualifications and professional development for vocational training teachers; and (3) career development, career guidance, and career management for vocational training teachers. A number of Appendices are provided for further information, and as templates that could potentially be adapted for implementation.
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Authors: Smith, Erica

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: RAVE: Researching Adult and Vocational Education

Subjects: Providers of education and training; Skills and knowledge; Career development ... [+] Show more