Project 5 Overview

The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) in partnership with AVETRA is seeking to commission a research team / researcher to provide research insights about the impact of the changing needs of the VET student cohort on the VET teaching and learning workforce, and the individual, institutional and sectoral approaches being implemented to support the VET workforce in their engagement with learners.

This project aims to provide policymakers with a high-level overview of the ways in which the VET student needs may be changing and the contextual factors that may be impacting this (i.e. a representation of the current state). The project will critically also provide a reflection on how the changing needs of the student cohort may impact on (1) the knowledge, capabilities and dispositions needed by VET teachers (2) the workload of VET teachers, and (3) the institutional support systems needed by VET teachers.

It will inform the development of the Victorian VET Workforce Strategy (Action 9 of the 2022 into 2023 Victorian Skills Plan) by identifying strategies that support the VET teaching and learning workforce to manage the range of student needs they are now facing and are likely to experience in the future.

Calls for expressions of interest will be announced through emails to AVETRA members. We welcome interest from both individual researchers (who may have interest in contributing as part of a project team) as well as from established research teams or partnerships. If you are interested in applying as part of this scheme, please make sure you are a member AVETRA and signed up for our newsletters and email alerts.

Please contact us to express your general interest and to discuss the details further. 

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