The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development. A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report

Autor/inn/en	Pidd, Ken; Roche, Ann; Carne, Amanda
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Titel	The Role of VET in Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development. A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
Quelle	(2010), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-9218-0942-2
Schlagwörter	Community Services; Vocational Education; Drug Abuse; Alcohol Abuse; Role of Education; Labor Force Development; Program Effectiveness; Allied Health Personnel; Case Studies; Surveys; Attitude Measures; Satisfaction; Drug Education; Alcohol Education; College Students; Majors (Students); Employer Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Employment Qualifications; Questionnaires; Graduate Study; Undergraduate Study; Barriers; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeindenahe Versorgung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsauftrag; Arbeitskräftebestand; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Zufriedenheit; Drogenarbeit; Collegestudent; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Ausland; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Fragebogen; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Grundstudium; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Australien
Abstract	The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia has identified attracting and recruiting staff as a problem area for the sector. An obvious strategy is to recruit people from a broad range of backgrounds, and then provide specific industry training. The vocational education and training (VET) sector is well placed to provide this training. The potential of VET to play this role was tested through surveys of managers of alcohol and other drugs service agencies and analysis of student enrolment data. This study indicates that the VET sector has the potential to play a similar role in the alcohol and other drugs sector--not only in providing entry-level qualifications and ongoing training, but also in providing higher-level qualifications at the diploma level. Moreover, VET has untapped potential to provide qualifications at the vocational graduate certificate level, which would meet the need for more complex in-depth training and alternative articulation pathways. However, the current study identified relatively high levels of dissatisfaction with VET that may negatively influence its potential to meet the workforce development needs of this important health-related sector. Overcoming this barrier and enhancing the potential of VET may require more effective linkages between the alcohol and other drugs and VET sectors in conjunction with a range of other strategies to improve the quality of training provided. Appropriate resourcing and sufficient support from key players would make this a feasible endeavour. (Contains 11 tables and 4 footnotes.) [For the supporting documents, see Survey Technical Report (ED514138) and Support Document (ED514141).] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10