Leading VET in Schools

Course aim

To engage students in curricula, pedagogical and administrative debates on the trajectories and issues related to links between education, work and schools.

Course content

Students will understand the overview of history and trajectories of work-related education, identification and clarification of key terminology, identification of key ‘stakeholders’ and client groups. Students will engage in  Australian approaches to vocational learning, identification and examination of relevant policy statements and curriculum documents, implications for design, implementation, resourcing and staffing vocationally oriented school based programs. Students will study issues relating to pedagogies and professional development, investigating Vocational Education and Training (VET) in schools and future trends in Australia and internationally.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours x 5 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	4 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Annotated bibliography, Case study

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.