V.E.T.In Australia

EDU10633Assignment 1

R. Martin, 2014

• What does it stand for?

What is V.E.T.?

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• What is it?

VET provides a vast array of subjects and programs, ranging from the traditional trades to business and commerce and the creative arts.

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• Automotive• Business

Services• Construction• Electro

technology• Entertainment• Financial

services• Hospitality • Human Services

• Information and Digital Technology

• Metal and Engineering

• Primary Industries

• Retail Services• Tourism, Travel

and Events

Courses available to you to do in V.E.T.?

*Depending on resources available to school/tafe

VET provides skills and qualifications for all types of employment, except for those jobs which require a university degree. The flexibility of the system enables students to study one or two subjects to gain

specific skills, without necessarily completing a full qualification, if that is their choice.

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/

VET aims to provide people with the skills and knowledge they require to: 1) re-enter the workforce

after absences 2) train or re-train for a

new job 3) upgrade their skills 4) enter the workforce

for the first time 5) move into further

study in VET or university

History of VETIn Australia

History of Vocational Education & Training

• TAFE (technical and further education) was invented to ensure tradesman had a basic level of education.

• TAFE Institutes where only located in big cities until Mobile Instructional Institutes were implemented.

History of Vocational Education & Training (cont.)

1900’s• Traditional V.E.T

Followed traditional standards developed in England

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/proper-shop-attire-191944/

History of Vocational Education & Training (cont.)

1900-1970’s• Apprenticeship time

frames reduced

• Apprenticeships included formal training

• TAFE colleges were developed http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an12400746-20-v

History of Vocational Education & Training (cont.)1980’s

• Non trade (non apprenticeship) “traineeships” were developed

• Competency based assessment was developed

• Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s) began offering courses as well as TAFE

• Preferment on the grounds of sex was abolished

www.emergingedtech.com

History of Vocational Education & Training (cont.)

1990’s• New Apprenticeships began

• Dramatically increasing numbers of non-TAFE registered training organisations (RTOs)

• ANTA unified VET nationallyhttps://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/

Introduction of VET in School

VETiS as we know it today emerged in 2002 – recognised HSC subject options

Schools have an option to teach VETis Subjects at school or alternatively if they do not have the resources they can send students to TAFE

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/

The VET Quality Framework

Structure and function

StructureComprises of

• the Standards for National VET Regulator (NVR) Registered Training

Organisations • the Fit and Proper Person Requirements 

• the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Requirements • the Data Provision Requirements, and • the Australian Qualifications Framework

Function• Consistency

• Ensures standards are metThe Full National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 can be found here

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2011A00012/Download

The VET quality framework

The quality of VET in Australia is assured under the Australian Quality Training Framework. The framework ensures:• standards for the registration of training providers• standards for those bodies that regulate and accredit

training in the states and territories• standards for the delivery and assessment of subjects

taught• standards for the administration systems.

What does the VET quality framework mean for you?

Australian Skills Quality Authority

(ASQA)

What is ASQA?The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator for Australia’s vocational education and training sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved quality standards are met (ASQA, 2014)

Why is it required?The ASQA, is responsible for registering training organisations and accrediting courses.

Role of ASQAEnsuring RTO’s are registered

Registering organisations that teach international studentsAccrediting VET courses

Ensuring organisations comply with standardsASQA collects, analyses and publishes information on the VET

sector and VET providers

ASQA PowersASQA is the national regulator for Australia’s vocational education

and training (VET) sector.ASQA is the regulatory body for registered training organisations

(RTOs) in: •the Australian Capital Territory •New South Wales •the Northern

Territory •South Australia •Queensland, and •Tasmania.

Current issues in the VET sectorIssues affecting VET delivery in school

Issue 1)• Conflicting Parties• VETiS has 2 governing bodies ASQA & DET• This can affect the difficulty of being able to

teach

Current Issues in Vocational Education & Training

Issue 2)• Changing qualifications• Constant changing of requirements to teach VET in

school• This means that teachers/trainers need to have

time out of school to retrain

Current Issues in Vocational Education & Training

Issue 3)• Changing content • Constant changing of VET course content

therefore rendering textbooks out of date• Teachers/trainers have to adapt resources

constantly

Current Issues in Vocational Education & Training

References:Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). (2014). About ASQA. Retrieved 19/3/2014 from http://www.asqa.gov.au/about/about-asqa.html

TAFE NSW. (n.d). Our History. Retrieved 19/3/2014 from https://www.tafensw.edu.au/about/our_history.htm#.Uyj7ufV9KP8