Eight critical opportunities for the ACE sector to explore within the national VET system¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The report identifies eight opportunities which the ACE sector should explore further: positioning ACE providers in the Modern Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship System (MAATS); increasing emphasis on the value-adding role; improving communication with the State Training Profile process; cooperating with selected state and national ITABs on market niches; increasing the proportion of Stream 2000-4000 courses that are nationally recognised; ensuring women's participation in ACE VET programs is not less than in ACE provision generally; increasing participation of people from non-English speaking backgrounds across a broader range of VET programs; and strengthening ACE's position in small business training. The report recommends "a tightly targeted approach" rather than a blanket approach to ACE-ITAB cooperation.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Pursuing these opportunities requires ACE providers to build on their local and regional focus and value-adding role

Constraints¶

• The report states a blanket approach to ACE-ITAB cooperation is not desirable; opportunity 3 is a greater need in some States and Territories than others

Target Learners¶

• adult learners in ACE settings
• women
• people from non-English speaking backgrounds
• small business employees

Target Learning Goals¶

• nationally recognised vocational qualifications
• broader VET program participation

Related Strategies¶

• Ten shared goals at the ACE-VET interface where closer cooperation would have mutual benefit

Examples¶

-

Key Sources¶

• Schofield, Kaye. (1996). Think Local and Compete. An Analysis of the Role of Adult and Community Education in the Implementation of a National System for Vocational Education and Training. A Report to the MCEETYA ACE Taskforce. Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED420782