Mature Australian VET markets: a data-driven case study of public policy implementation

IF 1.6 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Don Zoellner
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Abstract

Australian vocational education and training (VET) policy makers have persistently proposed more user choice when reforming the national training system. Increasing alternatives by encouraging multiple providers to trade in regulated contestable markets remains the cornerstone of governments’ policies. However, despite policy intentions, students’ options are declining. Longitudinal quantitative jurisdiction-level statistics identify well-established trends of a reduced variety of providers, a smaller range of qualifications on offer and decreased public funding. These outcomes are occurring notwithstanding the continuous supportive policy environment for intensified competition and amplified choice. Rather than portray reduced choice as policy failure, this research makes novel use of large nationally consistent regulatory and enrolment data sets to provide evidence of successful public policy implementation that is approaching the end of the market life cycle. The results invite an exploration of issues that arise when VET markets are considered to be mature rather than unrealised aspirations. Choices provided in these fully-fledged markets that balance public and private provision are still necessary, but no longer sufficient, to meet national skills needs. It is argued that policy success is not permanent and should be revisited in light of contemporary economic alternatives to guide future VET policy making.

成熟的澳大利亚职业教育培训市场:公共政策实施的数据驱动案例研究
澳大利亚职业教育与培训(VET)政策制定者在改革国家培训体系时一直主张增加用户选择。通过鼓励多个供应商在受监管的竞争性市场进行交易来增加替代方案,仍然是政府政策的基石。然而,尽管有政策意图,学生的选择正在减少。纵向定量司法管辖区一级的统计数据确定了提供者种类减少、提供的资格范围缩小和公共资金减少的既定趋势。这些结果是在持续支持竞争和扩大选择的政策环境下发生的。本研究并没有将选择的减少描述为政策的失败,而是新颖地使用了全国一致的大型监管和登记数据集,以提供成功实施公共政策的证据,这些政策正在接近市场生命周期的终点。研究结果引发了对当职业教育培训市场被认为是成熟的而不是未实现的愿望时出现的问题的探索。在这些成熟的市场中,平衡公共和私人供应的选择仍然是必要的,但不再足以满足国家的技能需求。有人认为,政策的成功不是永久的,应该根据当代经济选择来重新审视,以指导未来的职业教育教育政策制定。
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3.40
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7.70%
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9
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: The main focus of this journal is to provide a platform for original empirical investigations in the field of professional, vocational and technical education, comparing the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of different vocational education systems at the school, company and systemic level. The journal fills a gap in the existing literature focusing on empirically-oriented academic research and stimulating the interest in strengthening the vocational part of the educational system, both at the basic and higher education level.
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