Responding to Changing Skill Demands: Training Packages and Accredited Courses

Autor/in	Misko, Josie
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Titel	Responding to Changing Skill Demands: Training Packages and Accredited Courses
Quelle	(2010), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-9218-0921-7
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Educational Change; Education Work Relationship; School Business Relationship; Accreditation (Institutions); Courses; Job Skills; Competence; Occupational Safety and Health; Information Technology; Technological Advancement; Accounting; Federal Regulation; Compliance (Legal); Sustainability; Conservation (Environment); Consumer Economics; Cultural Awareness; Organizational Culture; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Bildungsreform; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Kursangebot; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenz; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Informationstechnologie; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Bundeskompetenz; Nachhaltigkeit; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Konsumökonomie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Unternehmenskultur; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This report, commissioned by the federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), investigates whether vocational education and training (VET) has adapted to meet the changing needs of work. It provides examples of how work has changed for different occupations and functions, and how systemic mechanisms such as training packages and accredited courses are used to help the system respond to these changes. The findings indicate in particular that: (1) Regulation and business needs drive changes in the way the competency-based training system operates; (2) The system has strong mechanisms for identifying the needs of specific industries and occupations and formulating units of competency in training packages and accredited courses to address these needs. However, too much bureaucratic red tape and unnecessary detail make the system sluggish in responding to emerging needs in a timely fashion; and (3) Having strong mechanisms for the development and review of training packages and accredited courses is only part of the picture. These must be complemented by effective teaching and rigorous assessment practices, as well as up-to-date materials and technology for learning. Adaptation of the training system is one thing, but it will only be effective if employers ensure employees acquire the new skills. This requires an organisational culture which is conducive to training, and worker willingness to engage in training. (Contains 20 tables, 2 figures and 8 footnotes.) [For the supporting document, see ED514140.] (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