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Unit description

Provides participants with the opportunity to consider the current context of vocational education and training. Covers socio-political, policy and economic issues which impact upon the provision of vocational education and training in Australia.

Unit content

Topic 1 - VET in Australia: History, key players, current structure and terminology
Topic 2 - The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
Topic 3 - Competency-based training and assessment
Topic 4 - Training packages and employability skills
Topic 5 - Recognition of prior learning
Topic 6 - Work-based learning and Australian apprenticeships
Topic 7 - VET in schools
Topic 8 - The work of VET practitioners
Topic 9 - The future of VET

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1investigate how a familiar vocational education and training (VET) workplace embodies the national training context in AustraliaIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
2identify the issues currently affecting the VET sector which directly impact on the student's VET workplaceIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
3develop a profile of the VET teacher/practitioner and consider how it applies to the student's own role in the sectorIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills
4demonstrate an awareness of the ongoing nature of VET developments, together with a strategy for maintaining a current knowledge base.Intellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineCommunication and social skills

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. investigate how a familiar vocational education and training (VET) workplace embodies the national training context in Australia
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  2. identify the issues currently affecting the VET sector which directly impact on the student's VET workplace
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  3. develop a profile of the VET teacher/practitioner and consider how it applies to the student's own role in the sector
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills
  4. demonstrate an awareness of the ongoing nature of VET developments, together with a strategy for maintaining a current knowledge base.
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA6: Communication and social skills

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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