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Building the VET workforce for now and the future

Building the VET workforce for now and the future. Hugh Guthrie Principal Research Consultant. My journey. The swamp. Knowing the VET workforce. A bit of a black hole!. The VET workforce. A core and a periphery?. The practitioner has two faces: vocational expert educator.

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Building the VET workforce for now and the future

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  1. Building the VET workforce for now and the future Hugh Guthrie Principal Research Consultant

  2. My journey

  3. The swamp

  4. Knowing the VET workforce A bit of a black hole!

  5. The VET workforce A core and a periphery?

  6. The practitioner has two faces: • vocational expert • educator

  7. Career pathways and job roles

  8. Superheros?

  9. Hierarchies of expertise / skill Queensland suggests this sort of hierarchy: • new / novice • practised / established • advanced / specialist • accomplished / advanced Others, for example Mitchell, have proposed similar ones

  10. Key elements in building skills and knowledge Induction Qualifications Good HRM Opportunities: changing work and job roles Organisational culture Professional development Support and mentoring

  11. Being professional • qualifications and an extensive period of education • self-regulation, esp. by a professional body • testing of competence • autonomy/ exercise of professional judgement • status and prestige • professional ethics

  12. The educational qualifications VET qualifications: • TAA to TAE • Diplomas: to new forms and ‘skill sets’ • Vocational Grad Certificates and Diplomas Higher Education: • Associate degrees • Bachelor degrees • Graduate diplomas • Higher degrees

  13. What does good PD look like? • Principle 1 - Taking a holistic approach • Principle 2 - Focusing on measurable outcomes • Principle 3 - Providing flexibility and variety • Principle 4 - Recognising informal learning • Principle 5 - Empowering individual practitioners

  14. The carrot and the stick

  15. Some thoughts and ways forward

  16. Questions?

  17. Some useful sources of information • Productivity Commission: • http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/study/education-workforce/vocational • Australian College of Educators: • https://austcolled.com.au/announcement/study-quality-teaching-vet • NQC: • http://www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/53795/Carrots_and_Sticks_Report.pdf • IBSA: • http://www.ibsa.org.au/training-packages/by-industry/education.aspx • And, of course, NCVER’s website

  18. Contacting me Email: hugh.guthrie@ncver.edu.au Telephone: 08 82308413 NCVER’s web address is www.ncver.edu.au

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