Unit of Study EDUC3007 Vocational Education and Training in Schools and Industry (2023)

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Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

TCHR3008 - Professional Experience II: Effective Teaching

Unit description

Aims to provide participants with an overview of current vocational education and training (VET) structures and policy and the way in which this shapes teaching practice. It covers aspects of the National Training Framework (NTF) and key issues such as competency based training and assessment, training packages endorsed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC), Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations (SNR), flexible delivery and a particular focus is placed on the role of VET in schools. It also covers roles, competencies and expectations required of technology teachers to deliver VET in schools.

Unit content

1. Terminology and foundational concepts employed in the VET sector

Competency-based training and assessment
Recognition of prior learning
Work-based learning
Apprenticeship and traineeship frameworks
Flexible delivery

2. The Vocational Education and Training (VET) context in Australia

Roles and responsibilities of specific organisations and training providers
History, change and future of VET in Australia
Frameworks and policies, including the National Training Framework and Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
The roles of teachers and students
Current issues e.g. literacy and numeracy, Indigenous participation, disability

3. VET in Schools - specific considerations

Policies and requirements (VET in Stage 6 and Stage 5)
The role of the teacher and expectations for accreditation and currency
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBA/Ts)
VET Board endorsed courses

4. Teaching in the VET sector

Specific teaching strategies
Competency-based assessment strategies

5. Relationships between VET and industry

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2023

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.

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

describe the foundational principles of vocational education and training (VET)

analyse the policies, frameworks and organisations which impact on VET delivery in Australia

outline the history of VET and analyse issues currently affecting the VET sector

explain the context of teaching and learning within the VET school framework

reflect upon the specific strategies required for teaching within a VET framework

demonstrate an awareness of the ongoing nature of VET developments, together with a strategy for maintaining a current knowledge base

analyse the relationships between VET and industry

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