A competency profile for educators working in marriage and relationship education programs was validated with a sample of 197 Australian educators. Factors most influencing perceptions of educators' role were whether female or male, volunteer or paid, and working in a program with/without predetermined content. (SK)

This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "'A Huge Learning Curve': TAFE Practitioners' Ways of Working with Private Enterprises," and is an added resource of appendices for further information. Included are: (1) Literature review; (2) Interview schedules; (3) Six case studies; (4) Tables of…

Policy initiatives such as user choice and training packages have been significant contributors in the move towards a more industry-driven vocational education and training (VET) system. An important consequence of this shift has been greater pressure on industries to provide opportunities for training in the workplace, and a reclaiming of the…

A study explored the role of the workplace trainer in the building of training/learning cultures in workplaces in Australia. Following a literature review, stage 1 data collection involved observations and interviews in 18 enterprises in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia where trainers were facilitating learning with one or two…