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- Three major external drivers of change have impacted on the daily
working lives of vocational education and training (VET) practitioners
over the past three years. These are government policy, the expectations
of industry and the community, and funding and financing.
- The greatest changes in the working lives of practitioners have
been in the areas of work responsibilities, relationships with industry
and relationships with colleagues.
- The introduction of training packages, increased competition among
training providers and changes to funding have had the greatest impact
on practitioners’ work. These are followed by technology, competency-based
training and flexible delivery.
- Practitioners are generally positive about the changes. Private
providers are most positive and are more focused on external matters,
such as funding, understanding changes to vocational education and
training, and meeting industry needs. Those in public providers are
more focused on matters concerning teaching–learning practice, such
as flexible delivery, training packages and the effects these have
on their roles and work. They are more negative than those in private
providers in their attitudes to change.
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