Abstract
JOVACET Volume 2 Issue 2 (2019)
Highlights
technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges aim to promote increased opportunities for, and access to, post-school education and training for students, and to develop in graduates the required labour market knowledge and skills (South Africa, 2013:13)
It is critical to appreciate that what is learnt in school is not part of real practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991:99); for this reason, these authors strongly advocate that workplace learning take place in real settings, because it enhances motivation: In summary, rather than learning by replicating the performances of others or by acquiring knowledge transmitted in instruction, we suggest that learning occurs through centripetal participation in the learning curriculum of the ambient community (Lave & Wenger, 1991:100)
In a country reforming its education system in order to permit greater equality of opportunity, the South African post-school education and training (PSET) (TVET) structure is of great economic importance
Summary
TVET colleges aim to promote increased opportunities for, and access to, post-school education and training for students, and to develop in graduates the required labour market knowledge and skills (South Africa, 2013:13). The three-year, full-time NC(V) programme is aligned to Level 4 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Programme retention and completion are not insignificant challenges, for they potentially affect a country’s financial stability, including both the employability and financial wellbeing of individual students (Adamson & McAleavy, 2000:535; Allen, 2012:8; Thomas, 2011:43). Despite the intention of the TVET college sector as a whole and the NC(V) programme system in particular to overcome national skills shortages, such efforts have been described as ‘inefficient’ (Sheppard & Sheppard, 2012:63)
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
