- Title
- The Australian Army and the National System of Vocational Education and Training (VET) – An historical review of collaboration
- Creator
- Johnstone, Carolyn
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Conference paper
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/156534
- Identifier
- vital:11428
- Identifier
- http://hdl.voced.edu.au/10707/405356
- Abstract
- This paper examines the historical links between the Australian Army and national civilian [vocational education and training] VET systems of training through documentary research. A framework drawn from cultural-historical activity theory is used to analyse the changing relationships between the two systems. This paper reports on the contribution of Australian Army training to the development of the national skills base. The research examined documentary sources to determine the state of military training and education at times of key national VET developments, such as: use of apprenticeships in the period following World War II; the establishment of national/industry training councils in the 1970s; expansion of VET and traineeships following the 1985 Kirby report; and development of the Army Registered Training Organisation. National Archives of Australia, National Library of Australia and military records were researched for relevant documents and references. Items were then analysed thematically to demonstrate why the connections between the two systems have changed over time. As well as informing the future direction for Army VET practices, these findings contribute to our understanding of how national policies are developed and how large employers can collaborate to improve the nation's vocational skills and qualifications.
- Publisher
- AVETRA, 2016
- Relation
- Putting VET research to work: collaboration, innovation, prosperity, 19th Annual AVETRA Conference, St Leonards, NSW, 20-22 April.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- History; Education and training system; Institutional role; Policy formation
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