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6.2. AuthorisedBody
Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET)
VET sectors in Australia have strong relationship between government, VET institutions and
industries. VETpolicies are formulated by the Government of Australia (State and Territory) and
Department of Education and Training.
Number of training providers by type
The total number of training providerswas 4279 in 2016.
Table 6.3: TVET providers in Australia
Private
providers
Community
Providers
Schools Enterprise
providers
TAFE
institutes
Universities Total
3187 426 425 185 42 15 4279
TVET programs and schemes:
 Associate Degree 2-3 years
 Advanced Diploma 2-3 years,
 Diploma: 1-2 years,
 4 year Diploma
 Certificate IV: 1- 1 Year 6 months
 Certificate III: 1-4 years (approximately)
 Certificate II: 1 Year
 Certificate I: 6 Months (Approximately)
Current Enrolment (Students) : The rate of enrolment in 2016:
 Total number of students in VET: 4.2million
 The participation rate of VET students (aged 15 to 64 years) is estimated at 24.2%
6.3. Teaching Strategy
In the recent research (see: Khan& Markauskaite, 2017), on TVET sectors identified two broad
teaching strategies (teacher-focused to student focused) with five continuums:
1) A teacher-focused, information-oriented strategy with the intention of effectively
delivering subject content;
2) A teacher-focused, feedback-oriented strategy with the intention of achieving intended
course outcomes;
3) A teacher-focused, practice-oriented strategywith the intention of linking theoretical and
practical knowledge;
4) A student-focused, facilitation-oriented strategy with the intention of creating active
learning opportunities for developing students’ understanding;
5) A student-focused, industry-oriented strategy with the intention of developing students’
knowledge and skills to meet industry’s needs
(Khan & Markauskaite, 2017, p. 698)