Rhetorics and Realities: Equating the delivery of Indigenous VET to the demands of its context: Commonalities from Two Research Projects
Rhetorics and Realities: Equating the delivery of Indigenous VET to the demands of its context: Commonalities from Two Research Projects Conference Paper
5th Annual Conference of the Australian VET Research Association (AVETRA)
- Author(s): Catts, R., Gelade, S.
- Published: 2002
Abstract: The topic of VET provision for school students and other learners in remote Indigenous communities has been the focus of several recent Commonwealth Education funded projects. In one project, managed by Education Queensland, pilot projects were conducted over a two year period in three states, with evaluation undertaken by a team including Ralph Catts. In a separate study, NCVER [National Centre for Vocational Education Research] awarded project funding to a team led by Sue Gelade to investigate how differing contexts impacted on the aspirations and consequent outcomes of Indigenous students undertaking VET courses across the differing localities of urban, regional and remote. This paper reports findings in relation to remote community access to VET as well as issues raised about community attitudes towards VET and its perceived outcomes. Common elements emerged in the two evaluation reports, which strengthens the findings as the data is based on needs across different communities.