Professional SCHOLARSHIP in Vocational Education and Training

sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

This Scholarship is for employees within the vocational education and training sector or training leaders in business and industry. It is also for staff within universities that teach in the TAFE sector of a university, but not for university academics that study VET as an academic discipline. Other examples include:

• employees, including teachers, managers, and administrators, of private and public registered training organisations.
• people who are leading vocational education and training strategies within their business.

Preference will be given to those who have a record of achievement and are poised for advancement to senior levels.

What is Vocational Education and Training?

Vocational education and training (VET) is post-compulsory education and training, (excluding degree and higher level programs delivered by higher education institutions), which provides people with occupational or work-related knowledge and skills. VET also includes programs which provide the basis for subsequent vocational programs. Alternative terms used internationally include technical and vocational education and training (TVET), vocational and technical education and training (VTET), technical and vocational education (TVE), vocational and technical education and training (VTE), and further education and training (FET).

Industry leadership is a key feature of Australia's national vocational education and training system. Nationally recognised portable qualifications are based on demonstrated competence. Skills-based training and assessment occur around competency outcomes identified by industry.

Further information about the Scholarship

• The educational program undertaken through this Scholarship should concern current vocational education and training policy or practice.
• The program must include an educational component, such as a short course and/or research and may involve other forms of professional experience, including visits to relevant organisations.
• This Scholarship is for 3 to 4 months. Programs of longer duration may be proposed but financial support will be limited to the 4 months.
• This Scholarship was initially established in cooperation with the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA). It is expected that Scholars share their Fulbright experience through professional presentations and publications on their return to Australia.

For general information and applications please refer to Applicant Information

Previous Fulbright VET Scholars
Year	Name	Home Institution	Program
2008	Christopher Ainsworth	University of Adelaide	Research to increase professional respect between full-time and volunteer emergency management staff through equitable access to training at the City of Austin’s and the City of Dallas’s Offices of Emergency Management.
2007	Mark O'Rourke	Victoria University	Researching the acquisition of vocational skills through the use of game-based multimedia teaching and learning tools that will lead to the development of multimedia, interactive vocational training programs with industry in Australia, at the University of Southern California
2006	Dr Mark Brophy	VET Division of the Victorian Government Department of Education and Training	Researching 'Study Circle's' as a learning approach and their application to the VET sector, with a focus on disadvantaged learners.
2005	Metta Young	Centre for Appropriate Technology, Alice Springs	Enhancing educational pathways for desert Indigenous people
2004	Judi Buckley	Education Queensland	Enhancing VET delivery through community engagement and collaborative partnerships
2003	Judith Brockhurst-Leacock	Baptist Community Services, Parramatta	To research vocational pathways for aged care workers
2002	David Smith	South Metropolitan College TAFE, WA	Investigate technology based distributed learning systems and delivery strategies in the area of vocational education
2000	Graeham Kennedy	NSW Department of Education	Vocational and career education, school and curriculum restructuring

For more information, read the stories of previous Fulbright Professional Scholars.

For general information and applications please refer to the Professional Scholarship and Preparing an Application information pages.