Dimensions of innovation: Some historical perspectives on vocational education and training and innovation in Australia - A discussion paper
Authors:
Richard Pickersgill
Publication date:
1 December 2005
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
VET in context > Contribution to innovation > General
VET in context > Work changes > Innovation
ISBN:
1 921169 31 1
The development of a uniquely Australian system of innovation and its relation to the vocational education and training (VET) system is considered in this discussion paper. It asserts that the Australian system of innovation fits the pattern of incremental innovation and diffusion of technical knowledge. It focuses on arrangements prior to the formation of the technical and further education system in the late 1970s. It concludes that the diffusion of knowledge and the development of a workforce capable of developing innovative local technical solutions has long been the domain of VET institutions in Australia.
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