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Give credit where it's due: Student qualification transfer
5 May 2010
Students’ requests to use their vocational qualifications as credit towards a university qualification could be managed more effectively, say TAFE and university staff.
Crediting vocational education and training for learner mobility, published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), provides insight from TAFE and enterprise-based registered training organisations into credit transfer arrangements.
These arrangements can facilitate pathways between the vocational education and training (VET) and higher education sectors, allowing people to use their existing qualifications to increase their skills.
The work, by John Pardy and Sandra Walls from Box Hill Institute of TAFE, found that credit transfer arrangements are hampered by layers of bureaucracy and often rely on individuals rather than systems.
“Greater understanding and respect of each sector’s approaches to teaching and learning would support equitable credit transfer and articulation arrangements”, says Ms Francesca Beddie, General Manager, Research, NCVER.
For enterprise-based registered training organisations, the research highlights that the majority of on-the-job and specialised training delivered by these organisations is unrecognised in credit transfer practices.
At the individual level, the research found that students’ involvement in credit transfer arrangements is important.
Students need to get advice on credit transfer from TAFEs and universities, but they should be aware that the success of their applications is also determined by their commitment and motivation.
NCVER has developed a guide to help people navigate these arrangements.
Crediting vocational education and training for learner mobility is available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2249.html
A guide to credit transfer is available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2248.html
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