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Everything you wanted to know about articulation but were afraid to ask. Anne Jones, General Manager, Teaching & Learning, Box Hill Institute of TAFE. … the level of articulation or transfer by students between TAFE and higher education courses is low – only 1200 students in 2001 .
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Everything you wanted to know about articulation but were afraid to ask Anne Jones, General Manager, Teaching & Learning, Box Hill Institute of TAFE
… the level of articulation or transfer by students between TAFE and higher education courses is low – only 1200 students in 2001. (Kosky, 2002)
BHI experience • The three-way collaboration with Sandstone University • Interstate Intruder University partnership • The Dawkins University alliance
Why pathways don’t work • Pressure on HECS funded places generally • Incompatibility between TAFE course outcomes and university curriculum- • where’s the knowledge? • it keeps changing! • Lack of commitment
International Comparison • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology • Colorado Mountain College • Vitus Bering Polytechnic • Barnet College of Further Education • ICT in Irish FE colleges
Jewels in the crown • Swinburne – Certificate IV in Design • Chisholm- ‘Pathways Plus’ • Holmesglen – dual awards • Box Hill – Music Performance
Questions we should be asking about articulation • Should articulation be an outcome from a TAFE qualification? • Who should be responsible for pathways-should TAFE compromise? • How can TAFE courses be modified? • How can assessment be documented?
Changes needed in Victoria • Course documentation that reveals underpinning knowledge • Course ‘enhancement’ that increases knowledge components • Funding for knowledge
Changes needed nationally • HECS/VECS • ANTA commitment to knowledge & competency • Recognition that all work is ‘knowledge work’ • Articulation legitimised & built into course design • National credit transfer system
Articulation urls • ECTS - European Credit Transfer System • http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/ects.html • UMAP – University Mobility in Asia & the Pacific • http://www.avcc.edu.au/policies_activities/international_relations/umap/index.htm • NCVER Credit Transfer site • http://www.ncver.edu.au/edna/credtran.htm • TAFE SA 2002 Articulation and Credit Transfer • http://www.tafe.sa.edu.au/vet_div/irsi/credittransfer/
Strategies for modification • Curriculum-based courses that encompass Training Packages • Course implementation plans that make curriculum explicit • Second year ‘articulation’ streams • Generic enhancements eg research skills & academic writing • Qualification specific enhancement