ED5814 - Vocational Education and Training Pathways
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | National Priority Band |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching.
Completion of ED5814 as part of the Graduate Diploma in Education will allow students to gain advanced standing in the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104). This certificate, together with a completed teaching qualification provides the necessary prerequisites to teach Vocational Education and Training subjects in schools. Information about advanced standing arrangements for the Certificate IV course are provided in the first lecture in the subject. Students will critically examine the role of vocational education and training in senior secondary schooling. Students will review key frameworks associated with vocational education and training. NOTE: This subject requires students to have access to the World Wide Web for participation in the on-line component of this subject.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of the implications of curriculum choices in senior secondary schooling and future career options;
- explain the impact of the introduction of vocational education and training on teachers work in secondary schools;
- explain the key policy initiatives relating to vocational education in schools;
- outline a range of issues related to workplace learning for students.
| Prerequisites: | Undergraduate degree |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED4294 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Angela Hill. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (30%); essays (20%); online activities/portfolio (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.