Australian Vocational Education and Training: An Overview.

Autor/in	Knight, Brian
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Australian Vocational Education and Training: An Overview.
Quelle	(2000), (49 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87397-612-6
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Apprenticeships; Certification; Competency Based Education; Continuing Education; Delivery Systems; Developed Nations; Educational Needs; Employer Attitudes; Employment Qualifications; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Job Training; Postsecondary Education; Tables (Data); Vocational Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Apprenticeship; Lehre; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Weiterbildung; Auslieferung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ausland; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Tabelle; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	This publication provides a detailed description of Australia's vocational education and training system (VET), including key facts and figures. The eight sections of the report cover the following topics: (1) introduction to Australia; (2) overview of the education and training system; (3) overview of the vocational education and training system; (4) important features of the vocational education and training system; (5) apprenticeship and traineeship schemes; (6) the vocational education and training certification system; (7) accreditation of vocational education and training programs; and (8) accreditation of vocational education and training providers. Some positive features of Australia's vocational education and training system include high rates of participation by the working-age population; clear national policies and goals for VET; high levels of industry and government input and support; a strong system of public training institutions as well as good private providers; national accreditation; and a competency-based training system. The report contains 18 references. (KC)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia; Tel: 08 8333 8400, Fax: 08 8331 9211, E-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au ($11.55 Australian).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC