Victoria's TAFE course completion rate the worst in Australia
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-s-tafe-course-completion-rate-the-worst-in-australia-20190829-p52m5l.html
Numeracy and literacy problems do not start at TAFEs, or tertiary institutions, but at the early days of schooling.
My current voluntary service in a primary school gives me the opportunity to have first hand contact with very young school children, ranging from Prep to Year 5. I am patiently waiting for the right time to get in touch with the education authority to suggest my education reform strategies.
High TAFE student drop out rate is not unexpected. It is not about employability, but the quality of students.
Most of the students join TAFEs after VCE examinations in Year 12. These are normally not the top performers, and many are likely to be at the bottom of the academic ladder. Some students attend TAFE courses under duress; they either take up a course or face their Centrelink money cut off. Students of mature age are better in general. They attend TAFE for retraining or learning a new skill after being retrenched or out of work force for sometime due to personal reasons. TAFEs can to be blamed for offering courses of no real value. Students are at times given high hope of gaining employment after the course, only to find out that the course content bears no relevance to the real world employment.
A course once known as Office Admistration has been renamed and promoted as Business Adminstraion. Unfortunately, this is a con.
Many students attending a Management course have the misconception that after their graduation, they will be able to land themselves in a managerial position. They do not realise these are not available for someone straight out of TAFE or college.
Hospitality courses conducted by TAFEs are better than those offered by private colleges. Many TAFEs have their own kitchens onsite, and food hygiene is monitored with greater stringency.
Thank you for reading.
My current voluntary service in a primary school gives me the opportunity to have first hand contact with very young school children, ranging from Prep to Year 5. I am patiently waiting for the right time to get in touch with the education authority to suggest my education reform strategies.
High TAFE student drop out rate is not unexpected. It is not about employability, but the quality of students.
Most of the students join TAFEs after VCE examinations in Year 12. These are normally not the top performers, and many are likely to be at the bottom of the academic ladder. Some students attend TAFE courses under duress; they either take up a course or face their Centrelink money cut off. Students of mature age are better in general. They attend TAFE for retraining or learning a new skill after being retrenched or out of work force for sometime due to personal reasons. TAFEs can to be blamed for offering courses of no real value. Students are at times given high hope of gaining employment after the course, only to find out that the course content bears no relevance to the real world employment.
A course once known as Office Admistration has been renamed and promoted as Business Adminstraion. Unfortunately, this is a con.
Many students attending a Management course have the misconception that after their graduation, they will be able to land themselves in a managerial position. They do not realise these are not available for someone straight out of TAFE or college.
Hospitality courses conducted by TAFEs are better than those offered by private colleges. Many TAFEs have their own kitchens onsite, and food hygiene is monitored with greater stringency.
Thank you for reading.
