scholarly journals Training in Companies: Educational Practices at the Heart of the World of Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-336
Author(s):  
Nadia Lamamra ◽  
Roberta Besozzi
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Abstract In Switzerland, dual vocational education and training, which is practice- and employment-oriented, is the most frequently chosen path after compulsory education. The analysis of the training provided in the company by the people in charge of the apprentices questions the influences of the world of work on educational practices. The analysis of 80 semi-directive interviews highlights the tension between production and training, the different representations of apprentices, and the impact of these two elements on training practices.

Reformed and reduced: Vocational education and structural oppression

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-291
Author(s):  
Teressa Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Critical Social Theory ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Internationally, vocational education and training (VET) is intended to fulfil important economic and social objectives. There is, however, a concerning discourse relating to funding, esteem, reputation and quality, and questions have been raised about whether social mobility aspirations of the sector’s students are achieved or achievable. This paper argues that rather than resulting from deficiency or fault of VET, these issues are, instead, manifestations of the sector’s structural oppression. Further, unless this oppression is recognised and addressed as an underlying cause, VET’s troubles will remain. While acknowledging the claim may be contentious, the paper applies Freirean philosophy and contemporary critical social theory to examine the case of Australian VET, identifying the oppressive structures and policies which have progressively rendered the sector powerless and lacking the autonomy needed to enact positive and necessary change. It expounds upon Australian VET’s vulnerability to neoliberal educational reform along with the impact of competency based education and training (CBE/T), its reductionist curriculum, and the de-professionalisation of VET, its teachers and the vocations it serves, before proposing that any further reforms must be led from within the sector itself. While the paper focuses on Australian VET, its examination will likely hold meaning elsewhere.

Accreditation and Assessment in Vocational Education and Training

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Stanley
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
And Training

Vocational education and training has emerged from traditional industry and technical training into a vigorous post-compulsory education sector focused on satisfying the ever-changing demands of today’s employers. This chapter considers issues around the accreditation and regulation of providers and the assessment and certification of outcomes. Quality and comparability of outcomes has been a common concern for regulatory regimes. The front-end emphasis of training assessors and the requirement for workplace assessment contexts is designed to align with employer needs. However there are legitimate concerns about the consistency of judgments. Competency based assessment (CBA) has been the dominant assessment model and contrasts with the traditional assessment approach in general education. However the more recent standards-referenced assessment movement in the latter sector suggests ways in which assessment approaches are converging. Employability and 21st century skills reinforce the interest in developing generic skills in all sectors of education.

scholarly journals Australian prison vocational education and training and returns to custody among male and female ex-prisoners: A cross-jurisdictional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Cale ◽  
Andrew Day ◽  
Sharon Casey ◽  
David Bright ◽  
Jo Wodak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

The current study examined the impact of vocational education and training in the custody setting on returns to custody among Australian adult prisoners from selected jurisdictions. Vocational education and training, education, and behavioural change programme participation in custody and demographic and risk assessment data were provided by correctional services in four Australian states for 10,834 Australian prisoners released from custody in 2010–2011. This information was used to predict returns to custody by 2015–2016. Overall, the results showed that participating in vocational education and training in custody contributed to the likelihood of remaining custody free at two and five years post-release for both male and female prisoners. However, for males the relationship was moderated by risk level. These findings are discussed in the context of developing vocational education and training in prison settings to address the specific needs of individuals and expectation of the wider community.

scholarly journals Vocational Education and Training in the Age of Digitization

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Training

The increasing digitization of the world of work is associated with accelerated structural changes. These are connected with changed qualification profiles and thus new challenges for vocational education and training (VET). Companies, vocational schools and other educational institutions must respond appropriately. The volume focuses on the diverse demands placed on teachers, learners and educational institutions in vocational education and training and aims to provide up-to-date results on learning in the digital age.

The effects of neoliberalism: Teachers’ experiences and ethical dilemmas to policy initiatives within vocational education and training in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110403
Author(s):  
Sonal Nakar ◽  
Mark Olssen
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Ethical Conflicts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Neoliberal policy reforms have had a marked influence on nearly every aspect of education, including the enrolment practices employed by institutions, teaching and assessment practices, and even the outcomes for students and society. There is a widespread expectation that teachers should contribute to quality outcomes for students along with their moral/ethical development and character formation while at the same time behaving ethically in the currently challenging environment of the education sector, including the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. However, this apparent pressure for maintaining quality education while simultaneously conforming to the ethicality of professional practices in the context of rapid policy changes of a neoliberal sort masks considerable controversy around the meaning of quality education with respect to both moral/ethical behaviour in education and the appropriate forms of practice that would constitute this area of education. A recent research project into the impact of the changing contemporary cultural context of VET on the creation of moral dilemmas facing VET teachers in their work has identified the VET teachers’ perspectives of the ethical dilemmas experienced, by identifying the tensions between competing values and the resulting interactions. The research design for the study drew primarily on exploratory and discursive interviews with 18 VET teachers in South-East Queensland, selected from those responding to a call for participation in the study. The study pointed to the value of dilemmas as constructs through which to generate knowledge of ethical conflicts arising from contextual changes in policy. Four drivers that they attributed to causing those dilemmas were identified: changing immigration rules, changing funding requirements, changing culture and philosophy of RTOs, and inadequate teacher preparation. In each of these respects, the ambitious business expectations engendered by neoliberal restructuring and reform in recent years can be seen as articulating or presupposing values pertaining to standards of practice and performance of the RTO, which in turn can be seen to compromise traditional norms associated with teacher professionalism. It is with these values and conflicts that we are concerned in this paper.

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