UTS course code: C04189
Testamur title: Master of Vocational Education and Training
Abbreviation: MVET
Course fee: HECS/$200 per cp (local)¹
Total credit points: 48

Footnote:
1. This course is not offered to international students.

Overview
Course aims
Admission requirements
Advanced standing
Attendance
Course duration
Course structure
Articulation and progression
Other information

Overview

This course is designed to meet the need for advanced professional knowledge of practitioners involved in vocational education and training. Many of these practitioners are involved in teaching or training in TAFE, private training institutions and schools but the course may include those involved in administration and policy making in the various institutions and systems. This degree is designed to further the study of those who already possess a degree and basic teaching qualifications, e.g. Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Education in Adult Education or another Bachelor's degree with a Diploma of Education or Diploma in Vocational Education and Training.

Course aims

The aims of the course are for you to:

• identify, understand and critically analyse different theories and practices in vocational education and training
• develop expertise in understanding and managing teaching, learning and workplace performance in the VET context
• acquire new and more advanced knowledge to assist in designing, implementing, and evaluating vocational education programs and policies
• develop an understanding of how social, political, technological and economic factors influence various aspects of vocational education and training
• use education to contribute to the development of a democratic and socially just society
• expand and evaluate the personal capacity to be self directed and self critical in learning
• develop and apply techniques of critical inquiry to your own educational practice with a view to its enhancement
• exhibit scholarly rigour in research, critique, design, implementation and evaluation of learning and teaching
• be a force for innovation in education, and
• acknowledge the multiple perspectives that individuals bring to any learning situation as a result of their gender, ethnicity, class, age, sexuality and/or physical abilities.

Admission requirements

Admission to the course is based on one or more of the following:

• Bachelor of Education
• a Bachelor's degree with an education major or a recognised qualification in education (e.g. Diploma of Education)
• a Bachelor's degree without an education major but with evidence of appropriate involvement and experience in education in a professional or voluntary capacity.

Applicants admitted under point three may be required to undertake designated education subjects.

Advanced standing

Those who have graduated from UTS with the Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training can obtain 24 credit points of advanced standing.

Attendance

Three main delivery modes are used for subjects within the program: (a) weekly on campus, (b) intensive block with distance study, and (c) full distance study. A non-refundable administration fee applies to all subjects where students choose distance mode (to apply from 2004). This fee is $50 per distance subject (pending final UTS approval).

Course duration

The course is offered part time. You can complete the course over three to eight semesters.

Course structure

The course consists of eight 6-credit-point subjects. These subjects, both core and elective, have been chosen to reflect the interest and career needs of those of you working in an area which continues to undergo rapid change. The four core subjects have been especially chosen to provide a well-rounded understanding of this specialist area.

Core subjects

The four core subjects are:

013327 Vocational Education and Training Reform
013372 New VET Practitioner, The
013210 Skill Learning and the Development of Expertise
013339 Skills, Technology and Workplace Learning¹

Elective subjects

The recommended electives allow choice to satisfy individual, specialist interests and needs in areas of especial importance in VET.

013337 Managing Change in Educational Organisations¹
013319 Educational and Organisational Leadership: Theory, Practice and Research
013333 Adult Learning and Program Development¹
016004 Learner Assessment¹
011154 Flexible and Distance Learning
013389 Mentoring in the Workplace
013706 e-Learning Experiences, Models and Theories 1
013368 The Psychology of Adult Development¹
013326 Effective Cognitive Learning Strategies

Footnote:
1: This subject may also be offered in distance mode.

Articulation and progression

The Master of Vocational Education and Training does not articulate with any other course in the Faculty. The Graduate Diploma in Vocational Education and Training (C06068) articulates with this Master's degree and graduates receive 24 credit points advanced standing into the Master's program.

Other information

For further information about this course, contact:

telephone (02) 9514 3900
email education@uts.edu.au