Assessing and Certifying Generic Skills: What Is Happening in Vocational Education and Training?

Autor/inn/en	Clayton, Berwyn; Blom, Kaaren; Meyers, David; Bateman, Andrea
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Assessing and Certifying Generic Skills: What Is Happening in Vocational Education and Training?
Quelle	(2003), (90 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-74096-181-1
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Adult Education; Competency Based Education; Educational Policy; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Interviews; Job Skills; Literature Reviews; Postsecondary Education; Questionnaires; Skill Development; Student Attitudes; Student Certification; Student Evaluation; Teacher Attitudes; Tests; Trend Analysis; Vocational Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Produktive Fertigkeit; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fragebogen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Schulzeugnis; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Lehrerverhalten; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Trendanalyse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	Trends in assessment and certification of generic skills in vocational education and training (VET) across Australia were examined. Data were collected through the following activities: a literature review; semi-structured interviews with managers of assessment and teachers and learners in six registered training organizations across Australia; and a desktop audit of training packages. The study established wide variations in the coverage of generic skills in training packages and in the approaches taken to assessing their mastery. The following recommendations were offered: (1) augment national VET policy to include a framework for reporting and certification of generic skills; (2) allocate funds to support full implementation of needed policy revisions; (3) promote generic skills to stakeholders more broadly; (4) further develop training packages and assessment resources to help practitioners conduct effective generic skills assessment; and (5) offer professional development programs to practitioners to build their skills and knowledge about delivery and assessment of generic skills. (Eight tables/figures/boxes are included. The bibliography lists 35 references. The following items are appended: the interview schedule and protocols; an overview of the study methodology; results of the desktop audit of training packages; a list of generic skills identified by informants; Mayer's three levels; and a overview of the Centerlink mapping approach.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia (Cat. no. 1351; $34.65 Australian). Tel: 08 8333 8400; Fax: 08 8331 9211; e-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au. For full text: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr1008.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC