Fitting the need

A compendium of advice from the National Board of Employment, Education and Training to the federal government in 1992 in regards to the appropriate balance of growth between the education and training sectors. It provides a holistic look of the trends in education and training systems in Australia in the early 1990s, and the recommendations presented to the Department of Employment, Education and Training

Competencies of an entry-level career counsellor in higher education

This applied research addressed the issue of competencies for entry-level practitioners in the profession of career counselling. It specifically addressed those competencies required for the industry sector of higher education, as distinct from general career counselling and that used in school settings. The research found that there has been progress toward documentation and agreement on competencies for career counsellors. However, there has been only limited work specific to the higher education sector. A survey of industry professionals was used to determine the status of 28 proposed competencies that were drawn from previous research using a nominal group method. The results indicate overwhelming endorsement of the majority of the competencies. Further research is required to enhance validity of the survey results and to begin work on the detail of performance criteria and elements underpinning the competencies

Improvements in equity in the participation of young people in higher education in Australia during the 1980s

This paper addresses the question of the extent to which there were improvements in equity in the patterns of participation of young people in higher education in Australia during the 1980s. Data from the Youth in Transition longitudinal surveys of Australian youth are used to assess the effectiveness of the Labor Government\u27s equity initiatives since 1983 in this area. The conclusion is that participation by young people in higher education in Australia did generally become more equitable under Labor during the 1980s, though differences in higher education participation rates persisted between certain sub-groups of the population

Recognising accomplished teachers in Australia: Where have we been? Where are we heading?

In 2008, the Council of Australian governments (COAG) agreed to a set of reforms focused on teacher quality. These reforms aim to make teaching a more attractive career, lift the quality of teacher training, retain and reward quality teachers, promote effective professional learning and support workforce mobility. Australia has made several attempts to develop a system for identifying and rewarding accomplished teachers, as a means of furthering such reforms. This paper traces efforts from the 1970s to strengthen the role of the profession in developing a system of professional certification and outlines some issues that will need to be dealt with if such a system is to gain professional support and meet the aims of the COAG reforms