Canada’s high rate of short-cycle tertiary education attainment: a reflection of the role of its community colleges in vocational education and training

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Michael L. Skolnik
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Education Attainment ◽  
Short Cycle ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Alternative Strategies for Higher Education Provision at TAFE Queensland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
State Governments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Public Provider ◽  
And Training

Australia’s tertiary education and training sector consists of Higher Education, predominantly funded and controlled by the Federal Government, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) where both the Federal and State Governments have policy and funding responsibilities.  While there has been increasing funding and stable policy in Higher Education over the past decade there has been significant change in the Australian VET sector in policy and reduced funding at the Federal and State levels.  TAFE Queensland, the public VET provider in the state of Queensland, has undergone a huge transformation of its own over this period of extensive policy change. As a result of policy and organisational changes TAFE Queensland has had to seek alternatives to ensure that students who choose to study at this public provider are able to access higher education courses. This paper outlines various policy change impacts over the past decade and TAFE Queensland’s innovative approach to ensuring that quality applied degrees are available to interested students who prefer to study with this major public vocational education provider.

scholarly journals The German system of vocational education and training: challenges of gender, academisation and the integration of low-achieving youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Simone R Haasler
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Apprenticeship Training ◽  
School Based ◽  
And Training

In Germany, the dual system of apprenticeship training has traditionally been very strong. The dominant position of the dual system, however, is being challenged by other training routes gaining significance, particularly tertiary education. This article investigates the extent to which this is leading to a restructuring of the dual system. Developments in school-based vocational programmes, trends of academisation and challenges deriving from qualifying low achievers are discussed. The growing significance of school-based programmes is linked to the gender impact of the vocational education and training (VET) system and the gender segmentation of the German labour market, while academisation reflects labour market demands for high skills. With dual study programmes and three and a half-year dual training, the dual system seeks to provide attractive training options for highly skilled young people. This, however, has made access to fully-qualifying vocational programmes very difficult for low-achieving young people, including migrants and refugees, thereby challenging the integration function of the German VET system.

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