Wendy DeLuca
Charles Sturt University, School of Education, Faculty Member
- Teacher Education, Vocational And Adult Education, Military Ethics, Constructivist Grounded Theory, Teaching and Learning In Adult and Higher Education, Educational Leadership and Management, and 5 moreQualitative Methods, Qualitative methodology, Qualitative Research (Education), Construtivist Grounded Theory, and Content Analysisedit
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The TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (CIVTAA) is accepted in all Australian States and Territories as a minimum qualification for teachers, trainers and assessors. As it is now five years since the TAA04 Training Package... more
The TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (CIVTAA) is accepted in all Australian States and Territories as a minimum qualification for teachers, trainers and assessors. As it is now five years since the TAA04 Training Package was endorsed, it is timely to look at the benefits and the issues associated with the TAA40104 qualification. This presentation reports on a research study conducted by Charles Sturt University staff on the experiences and values of a sample of its vocational education and training (VET) students in obtaining their Certificate IV in TAA externally from the university. In this research, student reflections on their experience in obtaining the Certificate IV qualification and the values they place on it have been analysed with the assistance of NVivo software. So far, 46 reflections have been coded, collated and analysed for correlations and patterns. As a result of the analysis, benefits and issues have been identified and these will be discussed wi...