Building innovative vocational education and training organisations
Authors:
Victor Callan
Publication date:
22 September 2004
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
VET in context > Contribution to innovation > General
VET system > VET providers > General
ISBN:
1 920896 03 1 print; 1 920896 04 X web
Highly innovative organisations demonstrate six key characteristics. They create learning cultures which promote innovation as a core organisational capability; employ leaders who are 'failure-tolerant'; identify innovators; reward people who propose innovative ideas; use partnerships; and, promote innovation through teams. This report analyses how well vocational education and training (VET) providers employ the above characteristics. It finds VET organisations are making good progress as innovators, but this progress is uneven as three characteristics often dominate the building of innovation. Typically, VET providers identify innovators, develop partnerships and promote innovation through teams and communities of practice well. To develop innovation further, the author suggests VET organisations need to broaden the range of strategies they are using to promote innovation and offers practical steps to do so.
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