What Makes Vocational Training Programs in Schools Work

A study of New South Wales and Queensland Schools

By Janet Porter

This project examined the objectives and expected outcomes of VET in Schools programs for four stakeholder groups:

students

school VET coordinators

trainers

employers.

The research found that, at a broad level, the two main objectives of these school-based VET programs--facilitating the transition between school and work, and providing a highly skilled workforce--were common to governments, schools and other training organisations, students, and employers. There was considerable diversity at the local level in the implementation of the school-based VET programs. The approach to VET was influenced by factors as diverse as government policies, resources available within a school or community, parental perceptions, and the strength of community networks.

(National Centre for Vocational Education Research Formal report)