Evidence Based Veterinary Education (EBVE) Practical Assessment

Practical assessment of a 10-minute video clip of a debate supporting or refuting an educational policy or practice based on evidence. The session will be scheduled between to 4:30 (UK time). We will watch your 10 minute video of the debate Evidence Based Veterinary Education (EBVE)

Guidelines Submit the educational policy that you have selected to talk about. Provide details of all the references that you are using in your 10-minute video. This can be provided as a reference list, in the order of the appearance in the video Provide any other documents that you think could be useful or necessary for the examiners We expect you (all) to be present for this session, distance learners will be connected via Adobe Connect. There will be peer-review, discussion and marks will be awarded. Evidence Based Veterinary Education (EBVE)

VET Vocational Education & Training AQTFAustralian Quality Training Framework RTORegistered Training Organisation QTOQuality Training Organisation (eg TAFE) – also RTO TAFETechnical and Further Education Commission RPLRecognition of Prior Learning RPERecognition of Prior Experience Smart & Skilledthe Policy Skills BoardAugust Body to oversee Protected Occupations & Skills List Skills ListList of Qualifications attracting State funding mix+match®TAFE policy (Western Sydney Institute, WSI) Coalition Conservative Government (Liberal & National Party) GLOSSARY

The Policy Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart and Skilled A NSW Government reform to VET education Smart & Skilled Policy

Policy DocumentsSmart & Skilled -These are difficult to find: Discussion Paper – NSW Skills Board –

-These are difficult to find: Discussion Paper – Below NSW Skills Board – Policy DocumentsSmart & Skilled

-These are difficult to find: Discussion Paper – available NSW Skills Board – NO website Policy DocumentsSmart & Skilled

-These are difficult to find: Discussion Paper – available NSW Skills Board – NO website There is however: Smart & Skilled Website Policy DocumentsSmart & Skilled

- Introduced 2012 HistorySmart & Skilled

- Introduced 2012 due for implementation in late 2014 HistorySmart & Skilled

Stop The Presses: - Nov 2013 Delayed implementation date from mid 2014 – to 2015 HistorySmart & Skilled This is probably the result of a disastrous bi-election in the seat of Miranda on 19 Oct 2013

NSW Government Smart & Skilled Rationale Introducing Smart & skilled

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Let’s address each in turn…. Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart & Skilled VET in NSW

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET - Seems to be the case already 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart & Skilled Productivity

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs - This will probably occur… - wait & see 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart & Skilled Contestable Funding = TAFE Privatisation

PolicySmart & Skilled Access to TAFE

PolicySmart & Skilled Access to TAFE

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider - TAFE is being gutted… 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart & Skilled Certificate 3 standard

PolicySmart & Skilled Certificate 3 standard

PolicySmart & Skilled Skills List

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled Contestable Funding

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers - On the surface this appears to be the case - BUT we will wait & see 5.Improve VET Completion Rates Smart & Skilled Policy

Smart & Skilled Completion Rates - NSW

PolicySmart & Skilled Correlation between Competitive funding & completion rates

Smart and Skilled 1.Increase participation in VET 2.Target VET to businesses, industry & regional needs 3.Role / Function of TAFE as public provider 4.Greater choice for individuals & employers 5.Improve VET Completion Rates - NSW is top of the league table Smart & Skilled Policy

The Stakeholders StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation Private RTOs StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation Private RTOs Qualified Teachers – NSW TF StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation Private RTOs Qualified Teachers – NSW TF The Public - Potential Learners StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders NSW Government StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled NSW Budget

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled The Old Government

The New Conservative Government (Liberal) in NSW for the first time in 15 years after a disastrous, incompetent and spendthrift Govt (some say they spent like…”a drunken sailor”) left with a $ 29 billion budget black hole. NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled They even sold the Lotteries Office!!!!!!!

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled The New Government > present

Coalition wins in record Landslide win NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled

Forced to rip about $ 6 billion out of state funding - $ 1.7 billion out of Education – the Lion’s share out of TAFE NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled Rationale Save Money through -cutting the TAFE System -sacking staff -decommissioning facilities -cutting courses -contestable State Funding -open up VET sector to competition

NSW GovernmentSmart & Skilled In effect somewhat of a cynical exercise to save money wrapped up in a glossy new package – smart & skilled

5 Stakeholders TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

TAFE NSWSmart & Skilled TAFE’s Response… mix+match “…the Nike of education” a Quality Training Organisation (QTO)

New Categories of Facilitators Trainers Assessors Educational Leaders - rather than Teachers & Head Teachers TAFE NSWSmart & Skilled

NEW delivery methodologies Distance Flipped learning Online BYOD Learning Commons TAFE NSWSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders Private RTOs StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

Expand Private RTOs Private RTOsSmart & Skilled

Expand Private RTOs Including Universities e.g.: Victoria University, Western Sydney Uni, Charles Darwin Uni, Ballarat Uni Private RTOsSmart & Skilled

Basic Quals to set up an RTO A technical qualification (just - Cert II, III, IV) AND Cert IV in Training & Assessing BUT Does NOT need to be in the same person (in TAFE ALL teachers have dual Quals + more... - Usually a degree and Cert IV + Masters, PGDipEd ) Private RTOsSmart & Skilled

Private RTOsSmart & Skilled Offering FREE iPads

Private RTOsSmart & Skilled Offering FREE iPads

Private RTOsSmart & Skilled Other inducements ??

International Colleges We have been down this route before… - English language, hospitality, barbers… Private RTOsSmart & Skilled

Private RTOsSmart & Skilled Concerns - Quality of training / courses - Truncated courses - Trainer Quals - Too much inappropriate RPL, RPE - Profit motive over course quality - “Fly by night” operations

5 Stakeholders Qualified Teachers – NSW TF StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

NSWTF - Response NSWTF - TeachersSmart & Skilled

] NSWTF - TeachersSmart & Skilled

] NSWTF - TeachersSmart & Skilled

Some say that the teaching profession is the highest qualified workforce as they need dual Quals + more... - Usually a degree and Cert IV + Masters, PGDipEd ) ] NSWTF - TeachersSmart & Skilled

5 Stakeholders The Public - Potential Learners StakeholdersSmart & Skilled

Benefits to Learners Portability Flexibility New Learning Options Potential LearnersSmart & Skilled

3 Stakeholders NSW Government TAFE NSW – State Training Organisation Private RTOs Potential LearnersSmart & Skilled

Potential LearnersSmart & Skilled

Cons to Learners - Supported training only up to Cert III - Cert IV and above – FULL fee recovery ??? - No real guarantee of support services from a “Gutted” TAFE Sector - Certainly not from private RTOs - A gutted TAFE sector – NO going back Potential LearnersSmart & Skilled

Remaining Issues Smart & Skilled

1. “Cherry pick” courses encourages private RTOs to Cherry Pick course Offerings Popular courses – eg easy online courses – already happening Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

2. Not addresssing or providing basic learning support These essential areas are still unresolved - Access & Equity- Basic Ed, Aboriginal Disabilities Learner Support Literacy & Numeracy Tertiary Preparation Migrant English Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled We do not know whether these will be supported into the future Only TAFE has appropriate Teachers and the track record in supporting these learners

3. Special Programs TAFE offers courses to school student in years 10, 11 and 12 – TVET Offer courses to special groups – WOW Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

4. Full Fee Recovery for non- supported courses If a course is not on the NSW Skills List – assume full cost recovery – AT4, ATD, CA4 This is not a final list – can quite easily change These students do not have access to HECS Cost for a Cert4 VN is $16K Cost for Cert2 is $5K Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

5. Offering Inducements - “FREE” iPads - Concern is that private providers will “cherry pick” the popular courses – and offer inducements - They are already offering an iPad if you enrol with them – mainly business, management and marketing courses Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

6. inappropriate shortening the course duration - concentrating on just the competencies alone -often missing the “hidden” curriculum altogether – attitude & philosophy etc. -Also losing the “Brains Trust” Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

7. Emphasis on online delivery - this may not be appropriate for all students -successful online students are motivated and self regulating -- others do better with face-2-face delivery Remaining IssuesSmart & Skilled

Case Studies Victoria(Vic) Queensland (Qld) Western Australia (WA) Case StudiesSmart & Skilled

Case Study Victoria(Vic) Case StudiesSmart & Skilled

Case Study Victoria(Vic) Case Studies - VicSmart & Skilled

Case Study Victoria(Vic) Case Studies - VicSmart & Skilled

Case Study Victoria(Vic) Case Studies - VicSmart & Skilled

Case Study Queensland (Qld) Case Studies - QldSmart & Skilled

Case Study Queensland (Qld) Case Studies - QldSmart & Skilled

Queensland (Qld) Case Studies - QldSmart & Skilled Case Study

Case Studies - QldSmart & Skilled

Case Study Western Australia (WA) Case Studies - WASmart & Skilled

Case Study Western Australia (WA) Case Studies - WASmart & Skilled

Case Study Western Australia (WA) Case Studies - WASmart & Skilled

Is this where all this is heading?... ConclusionSmart & Skilled