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If competence is the answer, what is the question?

The author argues that competency-based education and training is a tool of administrative reform with complex and ... Show more
The author argues that competency-based education and training is a tool of administrative reform with complex and contradictory effects. It is important in today’s policy climate not because it will improve learning or make individuals more competent to act, but because it provides an infrastructure for making teachers and administrators more accountable to a policy process. Through competency measures, education and training objectives are set and program delivery is organised according to principles of ‘efficiency’, ‘effectiveness’ and ‘responsiveness’ to the needs of industry. Broad public purposes and the social vision of education and training institutions are replaced with the logic of the market and the social relations of private wealth creation. Thus it brings a profound and fundamental shift in where, how and in whose interests institutions of education and training are controlled and managed. Show less

Authors: Jackson, Nancy S.

Date: 1993

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian and New Zealand journal of vocational education research

Subjects: Assessment; Skills and knowledge; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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CAAS: a practical assessment tool

Assessment of practical work has traditionally been very subjective, often inaccurate and lacking validity. This pa ... Show more
Assessment of practical work has traditionally been very subjective, often inaccurate and lacking validity. This paper addresses practical assessment and introduces an assessment tool for these issues, namely Computer Assisted Assessment System (CAAS). Practical assessment (the assessment of the practical component of competency) may be by observation, by demonstration, or project-based, or by simulation. These tried and proven methods by themselves will not guarantee validity or results that are comparable. To evaluate assessment methods and assessment tools, we have to examine the needs of a statewide or national assessment system and the needs of those involved in assessment. Show less

Authors: Kerwood, B.

Date: c1993

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Assessment; Pathways ... [+] Show more
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The development of interpersonal skills: a theoretical overview

This paper explores the role and nature of the theory that has significantly influenced contemporary approaches to ... Show more
This paper explores the role and nature of the theory that has significantly influenced contemporary approaches to the development of communication skills training (CST) programs. In particular, the author focuses on the ways in which the individual acquires communication skills. A brief overview of some of the defining features of learning theories is provided as background to the discussion of approaches to skill acquisition, including those based on cognitive theory, control theory, and radical behaviourist theory. Approaches to the assessment of communication skill competence are also noted. Show less

Authors: Campbell, Bill

Corporate authors: University of Leicester. Centre for Labour Market Studies (CLMS)

Date: 1993

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: CLMS working paper

Subjects: Assessment; Skills and knowledge; Teaching and learning
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Use of a trade practice model in teaching electrical installation procedures to apprentices

This paper reports a case study of a single teacher’s attempts to implement a curriculum based on a learning model ... Show more
This paper reports a case study of a single teacher’s attempts to implement a curriculum based on a learning model that embraces self-monitoring and use of task-feedback by the learner and teacher student interaction in regard to the evaluation of student performance and the setting of goals for subsequent performance. The curriculum is one 40 hour unit in the apprentice electrician’s course at a Brisbane college of TAFE. Show less

Authors: Evans, Glen T.; Butler, Jim

Conference name: University-TAFE Training Research Conference

Date: [1993]

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; Queensland

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Assessment; Industry; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Competencies: the competencies debate in Australian education and training

This publication contains articles by policy-makers, educators and analysts, discussing competency-based reforms, i ... Show more
This publication contains articles by policy-makers, educators and analysts, discussing competency-based reforms, implementation of the new policy directives and wider political and social implications of the competency movement. Show less

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Assessment; Skills and knowledge; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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National standards for assessment and verification (endorsed by the Training and Development Lead Body)

The units in this document contain the agreed national standards for the functions of assessment and verification f ... Show more
The units in this document contain the agreed national standards for the functions of assessment and verification for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). They were drafted by a working group of representatives from the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) and the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC), working as a sub-group of the Training and Development Lead Body (TDLB). Given the rapidly growing importance of NVQs and SVQs as a central feature in the national education and training strategy - in structuring government training programmes, setting targets, administering Training Credits, replacing other vocational qualifications in colleges and schools, and more generally in promoting training through Training Enterprise Councils (TECs) and Local Enterprise Councils (LECs) - the training of assessors has become a matter of considerable urgency. The advantages of having common standards for all national and sector awarding bodies will be evident. Show less

Corporate authors: National Council for Vocational Qualifications (Great Britain) (NCVQ) ... [+] Show more

Date: [1993?]

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: NCVQ R&D report

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Assessment; Qualifications
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Record book: assessing clerical-administrative competencies in the workplace

The Record Book provides a formatted booklet which is a record of competencies assessed in the clerical-administrat ... Show more
The Record Book provides a formatted booklet which is a record of competencies assessed in the clerical-administrative area. It provides a means of recording discussion meetings and the actual proved competence and not just the outcome. It is a permanent record of both process and result. Show less

Corporate authors: Australia. National Office Skills Formation Advisory Body (NOSFAB)

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Teaching and training material

Subjects: Assessment; Industry; Management ... [+] Show more
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Assessing competence in the wine industry: leader's guide

This leader's guide is part of the assessor training program designed by the National Centre for Vocational Educati ... Show more
This leader's guide is part of the assessor training program designed by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) for the Penfolds Wine Group and for Orlando Wyndham. The assessor's manual is indexed at TD/TNC 49.18. Show less

Authors: Hathaway, Sandy

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia; South Australia

Resource type: Teaching and training material

Subjects: Assessment; Industry; Performance ... [+] Show more
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Testing times: a national conference on assessment for competency-based training: conference papers

The conference sought to face the assessment issues associated with the move to a competency-based system of educat ... Show more
The conference sought to face the assessment issues associated with the move to a competency-based system of education and training. The conference was addressed by experts on: national assessment policy; national assessment projects; enterprise-based assessment; practical assessment techniques; accreditation and licensing.
This set of papers contains the pre-conference papers given to the participants; see also TD/TNC 35.55 which contains all the other papers presented at the conference. The papers are entered as follows: TD/TNC 35.14 - Conference papers (pre-conference set); TD/TNC 35.35 to 35.54 -Individual papers from first set; TD/TNC 35.55 Conference papers Part two; TD/TNC 35.56 to 35.73 Individual papers from second set. Show less

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Conference

Subjects: Assessment; Performance; Quality ... [+] Show more
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Key competencies and industry standards: carrying forward the concept of competency

The author explores the notion of competency as it is being used in two of the major developments in vocational edu ... Show more
The author explores the notion of competency as it is being used in two of the major developments in vocational education and training, the Key Competencies (Mayer 1992) and industry standards (National Competency Standards: Policy and Guidelines, NTB 1992), and suggest ways in which it may influence training curricula. Show less

Authors: Ducker, Colin

Date: [1993]

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Training agenda: a journal of vocational education and training

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Assessment; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more

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