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VET in Schools: Current and future trends and dilemmas

VET in Schools: Current and future trends and dilemmas. Changing landscapes from a practitioner point of view Kerrie Mackey-Smith. VET in Schools. (Currently) Vocational Education and Training The Recognition of VET Policy allows three options for recognising vocational education and

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VET in Schools: Current and future trends and dilemmas

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  1. VET in Schools: Current and future trends and dilemmas Changing landscapes from a practitioner point of view Kerrie Mackey-Smith

  2. VET in Schools (Currently) Vocational Education and Training The Recognition of VET Policy allows three options for recognising vocational education and training (VET) outcomes towards the SACE: • Embedded VET — units of competency delivered within Board-accredited subjects, in particular, Work Studies and Vocational Studies (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  3. VET in Schools • Stand-alone VET — units of competency delivered without reference to Board accredited subjects, and recognised as SACE units (50 hour equivalents) • SSABSA–VET subjects — units of competency in an industry-specified SACE subject. (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  4. VET in Schools

  5. VET in Schools In 2008, 46% of students who completed the SACE included VET in their studies. Of the 12 237 South Australian students who completed the SACE in 2008, about 900 would not have done so without stand-alone VET. The SSABSA–VET suite of subjects included sixteen specific industry areas and allowed students to gain recognition for completion of relevant units of competency and for work experience within that industry. (SACE Board as accessed 27/8/09)

  6. New SACE requirements (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  7. VET in Schools • Proposed Certificate III VET study at Stage 2 to qualify for 60 credits • No longer ‘academic’ integration with VET as embedded in the Workplace Practices courses that hold an assessment component that recognises competency. The current Vocational Studies curriculum allows 40 – 15% to be held as competent (students currently attain 100% of that component) .

  8. Assessment • A - E grades in every subject • Performance standards make clear what students need to achieve for particular grade in each subject • Students need to achieve A, B or C grade in all compulsory subjects (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  9. Features of the SACE • A-E grades in every subject • 30 per cent of all Stage 2 (Year 12) subjects marked by someone outside the school • Double-checking of marks in all Stage 2 subjects (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  10. University entrance Students wishing to apply for university entry from 2012 must: • Complete the SACE • Complete 80 Stage 2 credits including at least three 20 credit Stage 2 subjects approved by universities • Complete prerequisite requirements for some courses (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  11. VET in Schools At Stage 2 in SA (not including NT figures) 193 schools offered English 181 schools offered Maths 208 schools offered VET ------------------------------------------------- 2,176 students completed English Studies 6,736 students completed English Comm 2,672 students completed a Work/ Vocational Studies subject (not including stand alone VET 5,629) (SACE Board website accessed 27/8/09)

  12. VET in Schools Dilemmas Cert III capabilities for Stage 2 increases rigour, however, increases streaming ‘in effect’ from year 9 It appears VET is increasingly delineated from ‘integration’ or valuing of VET within Academic or Traditional Curriculum Simplifies outcomes for a complex student cohort and socially ‘logicises’ student’s future choices.

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