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The quest for a working blueprint: Vocational education and training in Australian secondary schools

Item:
705
Title:
The quest for a working blueprint: Vocational education and training in Australian secondary schools
Authors:
Jeff Malley, Jack Keating, Lyn Robinson, Geof Hawke
Publication date: 
11 December 2001
Type:
Research report
Theme:
Students and individuals > Learner groups > School students and VET in schools
ISBN:
0 87397 767 X print; 0 87397 768 8 web

This report focusses on the implementation of vocational education and training (VET) in schools over the period 1996-1999. The report is comprehensive and provides an overview of school-based VET, historic and international aspects of vocationalism in secondary schooling, policy influences on the implementation of VET in secondary schools in Australia, a statistical description of VET provision in Australian secondary schools, a description of school-level implementation, discussion of cost and resourcing issues and then a suggested blueprint for school-based VET. Part 2 elaborates on the major findings and issues presented in part 1 and is available as a pdf file only.

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