FULBRIGHT PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Supported by the Department of Industry Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

This Fulbright Scholarship is for employees within the vocational education and training sector or training leaders in business and industry. It is not for university academics that study VET as an academic discipline.

Examples of those who may apply 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.
• Staff within universities that teach in the training/skills sector of a university.

Preference will be given to those who have a record of achievement and are poised for advancement to senior levels. Note: Applicants can include details of certificates and diplomas achieved, when listing academic qualifications on the application form. See application instructions for more details.

What is Vocational Education and Training?

Vocational education and training (VET) provides skills and knowledge for work through a national training system. The system consists of a network of eight State and Territory Governments, the Australian Government, along with industry, public and private training providers that work together to provide nationally consistent training across Australia.

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.
• The outcomes of the scholarship must inform and benefit the wider VET sector in Australia.
• 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 established in 2005 and is supported by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. It is expected that Scholars share their Fulbright experience through professional presentations and publications on their return to Australia.
  

The current VET Scholar is Mr Damien Pearce.

Previous Fulbright VET Scholars

Year	Name	Home Institution	Program
2010	Mark Harris	Queensland Department of Education	Research on vocational education and training to help improve VET workforce development.
2009	Martin Riordan	TAFE Directors Australia	Researching the set-up and operation of the U.S. community colleges.
2008	Christopher Ainsworth	Risk and Emergency Management Education Centre, University of Adelaide	Research to increase professional respect between full-time and volunteer emergency management staff through equitable access to training
2007	Mr Mark O'Rourke	Victoria University	Research will explore how current practice and theories of training-based game products can contribute to the development of alternative delivery strategies and tools for VTE. It is expected that these tools will find a ready application in industries where workers deal with sophisticated machinery or hazardous environments.
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

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

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