Person-centred qualifications: vocational education and training for the aged care and disability services sectors in Australia

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Education and Work Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1080/13639080.2021.2018409

M. Leahy

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In Australia and elsewhere, aged care and disability services are being transformed by the introduction of person-centred approaches. This radical reform to prioritise the dignity and needs of the people receiving care or support is an urgent matter of justice. Person-centred approaches are also transforming the organisation and conditions of employment for direct care workers, which has implications for the vocational education and training (VET) qualifications designed as preparation for their jobs. COVID-19 has highlighted problems with casualised employment and inadequate training, revealing the terrible impact on the elderly and people with disabilities. The broader context is a shift to market-based approaches to service delivery, with the increasing commodification of care, support services and VET. Drawing on a study of Australian VET qualifications for aged care and disability services, this article identifies limitations with dominant transactional forms of VET and the foundational ideas that underpin them. It argues that the introduction of transactional qualifications to prepare workers for poorly designed transactional jobs has a severe human cost.

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以人为本的资格:澳大利亚老年护理和残疾服务部门的职业教育和培训

在澳大利亚和其他地方，老年护理和残疾服务正在通过引入以人为本的方法进行改造。这项激进的改革优先考虑接受照顾或支持的人的尊严和需要，这是一项紧迫的司法问题。以人为本的方法也在改变直接护理工作者的组织和就业条件，这对为他们的工作做准备的职业教育和培训(VET)资格产生了影响。COVID-19凸显了临时就业和培训不足的问题，揭示了对老年人和残疾人的可怕影响。更广泛的背景是，随着护理、支持服务和职业教育的日益商品化，服务提供转向以市场为基础的方法。根据对澳大利亚老年护理和残疾服务职业教育培训资格的研究，本文确定了职业教育培训主要交易形式的局限性以及支撑它们的基本思想。它认为，引入事务性资格证书，让工人为设计糟糕的事务性工作做好准备，会造成严重的人力成本。

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Journal of Education and Work EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Education and Work is an international forum for academic research and policy analysis which focuses on the interplay of the education and economic systems. The journal examines how knowledge, skills, values and attitudes both about and for work and employment are developed within the education system. The journal also explores the various forms of industrial training and accreditation in the economic system, including changes in the economic and industrial infrastructure which influence the type of employees required. Work in the informal economy is also included.