An increasingly common means by which learning across working life is being provided is through p... more An increasingly common means by which learning across working life is being provided is through provisions of continuing education and training (CET) organised and enacted in partnerships between tertiary education organisations and employers. Often, these provisions are seen as an extension or variation of initial occupational preparation, the traditional core business of tertiary education institutions. However, as CET becomes an increasingly important component of tertiary education provisions greater consideration is required of processes and practices that are best suited to this form of provision of education and the needs and capacities of those who participate in it. This consideration includes issues of access for individuals who are employed while balancing family and other social commitments, and the occupational capacities that employers seek to develop in their workers. This chapter reports the findings of a national project in Australia which examined the efficacy of e...
... compromise, and needs further evaluation. Is screening for congenital cardiac disease useful?... more ... compromise, and needs further evaluation. Is screening for congenital cardiac disease useful? Claire Barker, Anne Kelly, Wilf Kelsall Department of Paediatrics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK Over the last 20 years ...
ABSTRACT Workers, world-wide, increasingly need to engage in continuing education and training to... more ABSTRACT Workers, world-wide, increasingly need to engage in continuing education and training to respond to changing workplace requirements, maintain and increase productivity, remain workplace competent (employable), and participate in longer work lives. Australian workers are no exception here. Yet, given that most of the current Australian tertiary education and training provisions largely focus on initial occupational preparation (i.e. entry-level training), these provisions may not adequately meet the kinds of learning needs of existing workers who need to build upon their initial occupational education and training, or transfer what they know to a new occupation. Therefore, the current focus may need broadening or transformation to better meet the learning needs of Australian workers who face continual change in the requirements for performance in their lengthening working lives. A team of researchers from Griffith University is conducting a three year project, funded by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, to review and appraise current provisions of tertiary education and training and to identify models of tertiary education and training provisions and related pedagogic practices that will be effective in responding to the growing educational project that comprises continuing education and training. This paper reports how some worker-learners from the aged care industry prefer these provisions to be organised for their work and workplaces. As an example of a much larger corpus of data, it specifically draws on recently gathered data from semi-structured interviews and written responses from twenty-nine such workers in South East Queensland. The tentative findings advanced here indicate a high preference for everyday learning through work individually, and assisted by other experienced workers and mentors or supervisors in the workplace. These early findings point to demands for a larger component of courses offered by tertiary education and training providers to be delivered at the work site, and for increased levels of on-site support for learning. The findings have implications for changes to policies and provisions for models of continuing education and training.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Abstract: Growth in mixed-sector institutions offering both vocational and higher education quali... more Abstract: Growth in mixed-sector institutions offering both vocational and higher education qualifications is expected to increase given recent and predicted policy changes. This issues paper focuses on the provision and management of higher education in technical and further education (TAFE) institutes. Issues raised for discussion include the governance of mixed-sector institutions as well as ensuring access and maintaining progression to higher education without sectoral division in the institution. Implications arising from the Bradley ...
Abstract: Degrees in technical and further education (TAFE) are relatively new, but are likely to... more Abstract: Degrees in technical and further education (TAFE) are relatively new, but are likely to grow as a consequence of government policies that both seek to increase the percentage of Australians holding a bachelor degree and create a more unified tertiary education sector. There are ten TAFE institutes authorised to offer higher education in five states, with fewer than 1600 higher education students in TAFE in 2006. Initially, TAFE institutes focused on niche programs not offered by universities; however, they now offer vocationally focused ...
An increasingly common means by which learning across working life is being provided is through p... more An increasingly common means by which learning across working life is being provided is through provisions of continuing education and training (CET) organised and enacted in partnerships between tertiary education organisations and employers. Often, these provisions are seen as an extension or variation of initial occupational preparation, the traditional core business of tertiary education institutions. However, as CET becomes an increasingly important component of tertiary education provisions greater consideration is required of processes and practices that are best suited to this form of provision of education and the needs and capacities of those who participate in it. This consideration includes issues of access for individuals who are employed while balancing family and other social commitments, and the occupational capacities that employers seek to develop in their workers. This chapter reports the findings of a national project in Australia which examined the efficacy of e...
... compromise, and needs further evaluation. Is screening for congenital cardiac disease useful?... more ... compromise, and needs further evaluation. Is screening for congenital cardiac disease useful? Claire Barker, Anne Kelly, Wilf Kelsall Department of Paediatrics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK Over the last 20 years ...
ABSTRACT Workers, world-wide, increasingly need to engage in continuing education and training to... more ABSTRACT Workers, world-wide, increasingly need to engage in continuing education and training to respond to changing workplace requirements, maintain and increase productivity, remain workplace competent (employable), and participate in longer work lives. Australian workers are no exception here. Yet, given that most of the current Australian tertiary education and training provisions largely focus on initial occupational preparation (i.e. entry-level training), these provisions may not adequately meet the kinds of learning needs of existing workers who need to build upon their initial occupational education and training, or transfer what they know to a new occupation. Therefore, the current focus may need broadening or transformation to better meet the learning needs of Australian workers who face continual change in the requirements for performance in their lengthening working lives. A team of researchers from Griffith University is conducting a three year project, funded by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, to review and appraise current provisions of tertiary education and training and to identify models of tertiary education and training provisions and related pedagogic practices that will be effective in responding to the growing educational project that comprises continuing education and training. This paper reports how some worker-learners from the aged care industry prefer these provisions to be organised for their work and workplaces. As an example of a much larger corpus of data, it specifically draws on recently gathered data from semi-structured interviews and written responses from twenty-nine such workers in South East Queensland. The tentative findings advanced here indicate a high preference for everyday learning through work individually, and assisted by other experienced workers and mentors or supervisors in the workplace. These early findings point to demands for a larger component of courses offered by tertiary education and training providers to be delivered at the work site, and for increased levels of on-site support for learning. The findings have implications for changes to policies and provisions for models of continuing education and training.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Abstract: Growth in mixed-sector institutions offering both vocational and higher education quali... more Abstract: Growth in mixed-sector institutions offering both vocational and higher education qualifications is expected to increase given recent and predicted policy changes. This issues paper focuses on the provision and management of higher education in technical and further education (TAFE) institutes. Issues raised for discussion include the governance of mixed-sector institutions as well as ensuring access and maintaining progression to higher education without sectoral division in the institution. Implications arising from the Bradley ...
Abstract: Degrees in technical and further education (TAFE) are relatively new, but are likely to... more Abstract: Degrees in technical and further education (TAFE) are relatively new, but are likely to grow as a consequence of government policies that both seek to increase the percentage of Australians holding a bachelor degree and create a more unified tertiary education sector. There are ten TAFE institutes authorised to offer higher education in five states, with fewer than 1600 higher education students in TAFE in 2006. Initially, TAFE institutes focused on niche programs not offered by universities; however, they now offer vocationally focused ...
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