Secondary schools face twin challenges: to make curricula meaningful, purposeful and relevant for the 65% of students who currently do not intend to take a tertiary career; and to equip young people for employment in the modern economy by teaching them skills in short supply. A large-scale study conducted over 2003-2006 has examined school-to-work transition programs in urban, industrial and rural regions within the three mainland states of eastern Australia, exploring the benefits and difficulties of such pathways for students, schools and employers.
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A study has examined how well Queensland’s Years 11 and 12 syllabuses prepare students for post-school pathways, and raised more general issues about the current approach to the curriculum – AARE conference papers.
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Two key organisations are currently advancing alternative proposals for a national approach to the accreditation of teacher education courses – Teacher.
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The high take-up rate of VET in recent years demonstrates the suitability of the competency-based approach to vocational training – Learning Matters.View Abstract...
VET is better taught through a common curriculum than a fragmented system of competencies and training packages – AARE conference papers.View Abstract...