Combining Vocational and Higher Education Studies to Provide Dual Parallel Qualifications

Autor/inn/en	McLaughlin, Patricia; Mills, Anthony
Titel	Combining Vocational and Higher Education Studies to Provide Dual Parallel Qualifications
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 35 (2011) 2, S.233-245 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Pilot Projects; Qualifications; Construction Management; Articulation (Education); Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Lifelong Learning; Experiential Learning; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Australien
Abstract	Developing academic relationships between vocational colleges and universities in Australia has been problematic, with exchanges between the two sectors limited to linear articulation and prescribed credit transfer. Whilst some very good examples of collaboration exist, in general the two sectors operate independently of each other. The isolation of the sectors has meant frustration for students and employers who want a flexible, collaborative model to meet changing industry needs. This article reports upon a pilot project in construction management at a Melbourne university that attempted to address these needs. It demonstrates how over a five-year period, higher education students completed electives in practical units within the vocational education and training (VET) sector. The overwhelming success of the project meant that practical electives were firmly embedded in the construction management programme in 2007, and this article reports on the third, final phase of the project in 2009/10 which saw construction management students graduate with a dual qualification--both a vocational qualification and a university (HE) degree. The case studies of this final phase reveal that students and industry want the benefits of a practical and theoretical qualification. The data raise critical questions about educational pathways and suggest long-term implications for construction and tertiary education in Australia and internationally. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10