Summary notes to compare the major components of our education systems.

Comparison

Summary notes to compare the major components of our education systems.

	RI IT Teaching	TASTAFE ICT Teaching	Finland	Austria
Campus ownership and management	TAFE NSW. This brings a social responsibility that spans communities and adds to the complexities where we have to try and offer training options to a wide range of perceived needs	TASTAFE. This brings a social responsibility that spans communities and adds to the complexities where we have to try and offer training options to a wide range of perceived needs	Campuses are owned by either local Govt or Business chamber HBC is owned by the local business chamber. Their responsibilities align to the local community and local business needs	Campuses are owned by either local Govt or Business chamber. Their responsibilities align to the local community and local business needs
Campus structure	Business Line/MET Line/Faculty model	Faculty model	Individual campus with faculties. Business/IT joint faculty.	Individual campus with faculties. Electronics/IT joint faculty.
Industry Consultation and Course Selection	Through Skills Councils, various rep bodies and local employers through consultation and workplace assessment	Through Skills Councils, various rep bodies and local employers through consultation and workplace assessment	Typically Campuses are owned by the Business Chamber or Local Govt so their scope of courses automatically aligns to their own needs	Typically Campuses are owned by the Business Chamber or Local Govt so their scope of courses automatically aligns to their own needs
Delivery modes	Very similar across my study tour visits, we are all applying similar ideas. Units force a very granular approach, we try to compensate by clustering to align to business practices	Very similar across my study tour visits, we are all applying similar ideas. Clustered delivery and assessment	Very similar across my study tour visits, we are all applying similar ideas. Much smaller No of subjects in a qual eg 5-8	Very similar across my study tour visits, we are all applying similar ideas. Much smaller No of subjects in a qual eg 5-8
Unit selections	Very networking centric	Networking plus more generalist options	Strong partnerships between Business and IT skills	Strong partnerships between Electronics and IT skills Based on high-tech manufacturing job opportunities
Teaching methods	Partly focused on DE delivery modes as our responsibilities span campus areas	Partly focused on DE delivery modes as our responsibilities span campus areas	Courses are targeted to local students for local business needs. Not heavily focused on DE	Courses are targeted to local students for local business needs. Not heavily focused on DE
Assessment methods	Very process driven with multiple steps around validation, moderation and ASQA requirements	Very process driven with multiple steps around validation, moderation and ASQA requirements	Much simpler than Australia, not as much process around validation and moderation. Students are assessed on a 3 way vote- student, employer, teacher	Much simpler than Australia, not as much process around validation and moderation. Students are assessed by the teacher based on employer feedback.
Workplace learning	Yes for trainees and workplace students but not required or common for other students. We encourage students to do workplace projects	Yes for trainees and workplace students but not required or common for other students. They run a simulated helpdesk for IT problems within their campus	100%. All students do workplace training in conjunction with classroom delivery.	100%. All students do workplace training in conjunction with classroom delivery. 1:4 ratio either 1 day/week or 10 weeks/year. Larger employers often provide in-house trainers who support students and liaise with campuses
QA	Based on Institute and ASQA processes	Based on Institute and ASQA processes	QA is based on student feedback, all students in all subjects are surveyed and this is analysed for QA improvement opportunities	QA is based on student feedback, all students in all subjects are surveyed and this is analysed for QA improvement opportunities