This report explores some of the key issues associated with the assessment in VET and reflects on some possible solutions.
In this report the authors examine how skills development in domestic plumbing occupations has responded to an increased emphasis on environmental sustainability and 'greening'. They find that rather than sustainability and greening requiring major changes in thinking, plumbing skills need to be responsive to changing technology and more generic skills such as dealing with customers are required. How and at what stage to best impart these skills is a challenge for plumbing and the vocational education and training sector.
This paper provides an account of the management strategies and processes that TAFE institutes use to evaluate their performance.