NCVER - Higher-level vocational education and training qualifications: Their importance in today's training market

Item:	1800
Title:	Higher-level vocational education and training qualifications: Their importance in today's training market
Authors:	Sue Foster, Bernadette Delaney, Andrea Bateman, Chloe Dyson
Publication date:	10 December 2007
Type:	Research report
Themes:	Industry and employers > Industry and employer views > General
	Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways to work
	Students and individuals > Student achievements and outcomes > Career outcomes
ISBN:	978 1 921170 57 7 print; 978 1 921170 63 8 web

The relevance of higher-level vocational education and training qualifications to students and employers in six industry sectors; namely, disability services; nursing; engineering; electronics/electro-technology; multi-media; and design, is explored in this report. The report suggests possible improvements, including a greater emphasis on opportunities within training programs for extended and practical workplace experience and in cross-discipline knowledge and industry skills.

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