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Student voice in 'skills for sustainability': a missing component from the demand side of Australian vocational education and training

The implementation of the Green Skills Agreement ratified by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in 2010 p ... Show more
The implementation of the Green Skills Agreement ratified by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in 2010 provides the national policy context for this analysis of skills for sustainability. Data from three different but complementary studies provide powerful insight into the attitudes and perceptions of young people who are studying, or are recent graduates of, Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs. [The authors] argue that the voices of the young people who participate as students are largely absent from analysis and policy-making, despite policy rhetoric about a demand driven Australian tertiary education sector responsive to consumer (student) interest and need. The combination of these three studies contributes to an improved understanding of what these young adults think and are learning with regard to skills for sustainability in their VET courses and in their workplaces.
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Authors: Brown, Mike; Sack, Fabian; Rodd, Chelsea Piper

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal of training research

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Youth; Students ... [+] Show more

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Student voice in 'skills for sustainability': a missing component from the demand side of Australian vocational education and training