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National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework
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Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2011
This document is a revised version of the National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework (the Framework) originally developed in 2005. It articulates a rationale for consumer and financial education in Australian schools; describes essential consumer and financial capabilities that will support lifelong learning; and provides guidance on how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, National Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Defining a Framework for a Course for Information Professionals or, The Search for the Philosopher's Stone.
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Browne, Mairead – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Outlines the processes undertaken at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education to identify an appropriate basis for a course to educate information professionals to work in a range of positions inside and outside the library setting. The philosophies, assumptions, and beliefs of the course design team are presented. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
Desirable Outcomes--Australian Education Policy in the Nineties, William Walker Oration, 3 July 1995.
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Karmel, Peter – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
In the context of Australian education, the increasing emphasis on outcomes assessment, especially measurable performance, is discussed and some of the concepts involved in this performance orientation are examined. The shift in emphasis from inputs to outcomes, difficulty in operationalizing desirable outcomes, issues specific to compulsory and…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Competency Based Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
From the Generalist Courses to Work: An Annotated Bibliography on Generic Skills. Centre for the Study of Higher Education Research Working Papers, 93.5.
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Marginson, Simon; O'Hanlon, Seamus – 1993
This annotated bibliography of 70 items was developed as part of a larger research project on the possible application of competency-based approaches to generalist courses (arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) in higher education. The project also looked at other ways, aside from the use of competency-based approaches, of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Competency Based Education, Educational Quality, Employment Opportunities
National Reporting System: A Mechanism for Reporting Outcomes of Adult English Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programs.
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Coates, Sharon, Comp.; Fitzpatrick, Lynne, Comp.; McKenna, Angela, Comp.; Makin, Alison, Comp. – 1995
Australia's National Reporting System (NRS) was developed as a mechanism for reporting the outcomes of adult English language, literacy, and numeracy provision in the country's vocational educational and training system, labor market programs, and the adult and community education sector. This document is intended to explain the NRS to potential…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Competence, Competency Based Education
Certificates in General Education for Adults. Certificate I (Foundation). Certificate II & Certificate II (Further Study).
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National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 1996
This document is intended for adult education providers in Victoria, Australia, who intend to deliver courses leading to one or more of the following certificates in general education for adults: Certificate I in General Education for Adults (Foundation); Certificate II in General Education for Adults; and Certificate II in General Education for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)