Victoria’s apprenticeship and traineeship system: a critical analysis: a submission to the Review of the Quality of Training in Victoria’s Apprenticeship and Traineeship System

This submission, which was made by the Victorian TAFE Association to the Review of the Quality of Training in Victoria’s Apprenticeship and Traineeship System, considers whether the current Victorian vocational education and training (VET) system ensures quality educational outcomes for apprentices and trainees. The submission is structured as follows: the first part discusses the issue of defining quality; the second part examines the impact of the rapid growth and diversification of the New Apprenticeship system on the quality of training; the third part looks at the shift in recent years toward a more competitive based model in the VET sector; part four covers the concept of work-based learning; and the final part discusses the issue of auditing. The contents are: Preamble; Executive summary; What is quality VET; Growth and diversification of the new apprenticeship system; Cumulative impact of market-like mechanisms; Work-based learning; Audit evidence of poor/non-existent training; Conclusion.

The Review of the Quality of Training in Victoria’s Apprenticeship and Traineeship System entitled ‘Delivering quality: report of the independent review of the quality of training in Victoria’s apprenticeship and traineeship system’ is indexed at TD/LMR 85.686. Show less