How well is the AQF working for students in the workforce? NEIL W. PEACH Work Based Learning Programs, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia And MALCOLM G. CATHCART Institute of Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, Perth, Australia And SHAYNE D. BAKER OAM Workplace Training Advisor: Training and Education Institute of Australasia, Charters Towers, Australia Higher education is a significant part of the Australian economy. In 2011, universities had revenue of $23.8 billion (Norton 2013, p. 38). Australian universities have clearly developed the capacity to respond, in broad terms, to the challenges confronting a knowledge based, ‘hourglass’ shaped labour market; however, existing approaches whilst not broken are coming under pressure. This research has been prompted by the authors in the course of undertaking a project that is designed to expand the implementation of work based learning in Australia. Work based learn...
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