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Smith, Erica; Tuck, Jacqueline – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2023
A survey of over 500 teachers and trainers in the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector was carried out to examine whether their teaching practices and approaches varied with their qualification levels. The survey, carried out with teachers and trainers from different types of training providers -- public and private -- formed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Employment Qualifications
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Smith, Erica – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
The expertise and professionalism of teachers is vital in vocational education and training (VET), as it is in any other education sector. As 'dual professionals', VET teachers need to keep abreast of their industry or discipline area as well as maintaining and improving their pedagogical skills and knowledge. VET workplaces (colleges and…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Vocational Education Teachers, Vocational Education, Professionalism
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Smith, Erica; Yasukawa, Keiko – International Journal of Training Research, 2017
The quality of teaching in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia has been an area of concern for much of the twenty-first century (e.g. Department of Education and Training, 2016). While much debate has taken place about ways forward, there has been little substantive progress in reforming the education and professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Characteristics, Vocational Education Teachers