scholarly journals Seeking best practice in online learning: Flexible Learning Toolboxes in the Australian VET sector

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Training System ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Flexible Learning ◽  
Online Learning Resources ◽  
National Training

This paper describes The Flexible Learning Toolboxes Project , a component of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework for the National Vocational Education and Training System 2000-2004 (AFL Framework). The AFL Framework is designed to support the accelerated take-up of flexible learning modes and position Australian VET as a world leader in applying new technologies to vocational education products and services. A Toolbox is a set of learning resources designed for web based delivwww.ascilite.orgs customisation and reuse in the National Training Framework, which forms the basis of qualifications and accreditation in the Australian VET sector. The paper describes aspects of the Project and discusses the innovative design approaches that are being used to create quality online learning resources. Examples of several Toolboxes are provided to demonstrate the forms of online learning settings that have been developed for the Australian VET sector.

Mission-Driven Adaptability in a Changing National Training System

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Zoellner ◽  
Anne Stephens ◽  
Victor Joseph ◽  
Davena Monro
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
National Training ◽  
And Training

This case study of an adult and community education provider based in far north Queensland describes its capacity to balance various iterations of public policy against its vision for the future of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islanders. Community-controlled organisations wanting to contribute to economic and social development in regional/remote Australia through the use of formally recognised vocational education and training have adjusted to at least three major sociopolitical changes at the national policy level since the early 1990s. These include redefining equity, marketising the delivery of public services and increased centralisation. The contemporary orientation of vocational education and training as part of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy has become a highly prescriptive and heavily centralised mechanism for the establishment of employment outcomes. This has been framed as an obligation and right of Australian citizenship as opposed to the other wellbeing and personal development benefits of education. This registered training organisation has navigated four burdensome (re)definitions of equity that have made planning and delivery of true lifelong training objectives difficult. The provider has embraced the marketisation of the sector and navigated other policy changes in order to provide the services and knowledge set out in the college mission statement.

scholarly journals Supporting new students from vocational education and training: Finding a reusable solution to address recurring learning difficulties in e-learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Fei Yang ◽  
Janice Catterall ◽  
Janelle Davis
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Technology Preparation ◽  
Poor Students ◽  
New Students ◽  
And Training

<p>This paper reports on a project that investigated the first year, online experiences of vocational education and training (VET) pathway students studying at university. It was found that, although some students embraced online learning, more than twenty percent of new VET students suffered from high levels of anxiety and frustration when learning online and more than 40% of students also reported difficulties in balancing work and study. In order to address these problems, this paper presents a reusable solution by introducing these new students to an education technology preparation (ETP) program. Student feedback on the ETP program shows a significant improvement in confidence and attitudes towards learning online. We suggest that online learning offers greater flexibility to time-poor students but only if they are confident and competent users of the online systems. We argue that it is dangerous to assume that all new students have the necessary online skills to study effectively in their first year at university. This leads to two implications. Firstly, in practice, it is crucial to provide new students from the VET sector with a well-designed online learning support program. Secondly, in institutional policy, it is imperative to ensure that such support is adequately resourced.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals The general technological competency model for vocational teachers in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-588
Author(s):  
Zaure Shagataeva ◽  
Yernazar Kaspaevich Sarbassov ◽  
Erkegul Seminar ◽  
Marianna Amangeldyevna Sydykbekova ◽  
Ardak Tolegenovna Kydyrbaeva
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Technological Competency ◽  
And Training

Like in many Global South countries, the vocational education and training system in Kazakhstan has some weaknesses, including low-competent educators poorly applying digital technologies in their instructional repertoire, which highlights the need for motivating teachers towards incorporating technologies representing students' everyday life in the educational process. Meanwhile, there are no practically applicable competency frameworks for Kazakhstani vocational teachers to date. This paper aimed to gather students’ opinions on which skills are more or less important for vocational educators to outline a technological competency framework for Kazakhstani vocational teachers based on Digital Competency Profiler, with content validity tested by five experts. A set of nineteen items measured on a five-point Likert scale, organized into technical, communicational, informational, and epistemological domains, was uploaded to an online survey platform and distributed among Master degree students enrolled in vocational programs in Kazakhstan. Based on survey data, the construct validity of the model was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded high entire reliability and internal consistency. The learners assigned importance to all the four domains. However, they estimated vocational teacher’s ability to utilize productivity tracking tools as almost futile, which allegedly indicates the surveyees’ insufficient awareness about those applications and their purposes. Generally, the participants tend to prioritize vocational educators’ capacities to process mathematical computations, visualize numerical data, and operate with electronic text files and projectors, as well as their readiness for effective communication through messengers and electronic mail. The framework that emerged from this research can be used as a blueprint for synchronizing and improving educational programs in Kazakhstan.   Keywords: education; survey; technology; ICT; vocational education and training.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of indicators the assessment of the effectiveness of vocational education and training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ю.В. Маркелова
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Expert Assessments ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training

Рассматриваются задачи, которые встают перед государством при разработке сопоставимых индикаторов оценки эффективности системы среднего профессионального образования. Показана проблема сопоставимости различных показателей и их влияние на оценку среднего профессионального образования. Проанализированы перспективы разработки сопоставимых индикаторов для понимания степени, в которой образовательная система обеспечивает максимально возможную отдачу при минимально возможном вкладе, а именно показывает высокий уровень эффективности системы. Использовались общенаучные методы познания: аналитический метод, конкретизации теоретических знаний, метод экспертных оценок, обобщение. Результаты исследования отражают возможность дополнения мониторинга качества подготовки кадров в образовательных организациях, реализующих образовательные программы среднего профессионального образования сопоставимыми индикаторами оценки технического и профессионального образования и обучения по версии UNESCO для оценки эффективности системы СПО России. The tasks that the state faces when developing comparable indicators for assessment effectiveness of the vocational education and training are considered. The influence of various indicators on the assessment of the effectiveness of vocational education and training system is shown. The prospects of developing comparable indicators for understanding the degree to which the educational system provides the maximum possible return with the minimum possible contribution, namely, it shows a high level of system efficiency, are analyzed. General scientific methods of cognition, analytical method, concretization of theoretical knowledge, method of expert assessments, terminological analysis, generalization were used. The results of the study reflect the possibility of supplementing the monitoring of the quality of personnel training in educational organizations implementing educational programs of vocational education and training system with comparable indicators for evaluating technical and vocational education and training according to the UNESCO version to assess the effectiveness of the Russian VET system.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Economic Development

2016 ◽  
pp. 127-151
Author(s):  
Pinar Feyzioglu Akkoyunlu
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Human Development ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
School Based ◽  
And Training ◽  
Unemployment Problem

Education in general is considered and its effect on economic and human development is questioned via the Human Development Index criteria. Education as an investment to human capital is discussed. Secondly, the demand for highly skilled workers and the relation between employment and new technologies are analyzed. The high rate of unemployment of educated youth is a disadvantage for economic and social stability. The importance of vocational education in overcoming this unemployment problem is discussed. Third, the Turkish and German economies and education systems in particular are compared. In Turkey, there is an increase in the number of university graduates but also there is an increase in the number of unemployed educated young people. In this perspective school-based education, a dual system in which school-based education is combined with firm-based training and informal training is explained. The German system is investigated with a view to obtain clues for an efficient education system.

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