Permission to Teach VET: Enabling a Vicious Circle that Maintains the Low Status of VET Education
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| Title: | Permission to Teach VET: Enabling a Vicious Circle that Maintains the Low Status of VET Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rochelle Fogelgarn (ORCID |
| Source: | Issues in Educational Research. 2024 34(1):37-57. |
| Availability: | Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Secondary Schools, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Technical Education, Teacher Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Courses, Web Sites, Course Content, Educational Status Comparison, Teacher Supply and Demand, Learning Experience, Student Experience, Disadvantaged, Preservice Teacher Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISSN: | 0313-7155 1837-6290 |
| Abstract: | The Vocational Major was introduced in Victoria, Australia in 2023 to raise the status of Vocational Education and Training (VET). To address demand for qualified VET teachers in secondary schools, VET trainers without a teaching qualification are granted permission to teach VET. This policy contributes to a vicious circle which maintains the low status of VET education, compromising student learning experience, reinforcing the academic-vocational divide and disincentivising trainers from upskilling. We contend that a virtuous VET circle would include bespoke teacher-preparation designed to expeditiously and sustainably upskill industry-experienced vocational experts to become qualified (VET) school teachers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Access URL: | https://www.iier.org.au/iier34/fogelgarn.pdf |
| Accession Number: | EJ1422408 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Vocational Major was introduced in Victoria, Australia in 2023 to raise the status of Vocational Education and Training (VET). To address demand for qualified VET teachers in secondary schools, VET trainers without a teaching qualification are granted permission to teach VET. This policy contributes to a vicious circle which maintains the low status of VET education, compromising student learning experience, reinforcing the academic-vocational divide and disincentivising trainers from upskilling. We contend that a virtuous VET circle would include bespoke teacher-preparation designed to expeditiously and sustainably upskill industry-experienced vocational experts to become qualified (VET) school teachers. |
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| ISSN: | 0313-7155 1837-6290 |
