Vocational Education and Training in Australia: Breaking Open the Packages or Tightening the String? Available to Purchase

Examines the current rhetoric surrounding the Australian government policy of “creating a clever country” and developing a“multiskilled workforce”. An outcome of the policy is the drive to increase student numbers in what are traditionally known as technical and further education colleges. Deconstructs the taken‐for‐granted use of the term vocational education and training and the language being used to speak of the implementation of competence‐based education, in order to explore the expectations and limitations of its use. Considers the possible role for education within the present trend towards the provision of education which is driven by industry demands.