Reimagining Education for the Future: A Call to Action
In an ever-evolving educational landscape, Peter Shergold emphasizes the need to blur the lines between higher education and vocational training, urging for a more integrated and inclusive approach. He challenges traditional notions of education, advocating for a holistic understanding of skills and pathways. Through insightful recommendations and a focus on student-centered approaches, the discourse invites stakeholders to rethink education paradigms and embrace a vision for comprehensive learning experiences.
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Peter Shergold A life of education Lecturer at UNSW o Secretary of Commonwealth Department of Education o Chancellor of Western Sydney University o Chair of National Centre of Vocational Educational Research o Chair of Higher Education Standards Panel o Chair of NSW Education Standards Authority o Two recent reports Looking to the Future (2020) In the Same Sentence (2021) with David Gonski
The purpose of senior secondary education To live life to the full To reflect on meaning, pursue interests, keep learning To enrich working life To find stable employment, develop careers, build businesses To encourage active citizenship To engage in community, civil society and polity
The need to re-imagine tertiary education The distinction between higher education and VET is becoming ever more elusive The border between higher education and VET is increasingly porous The same 21stCentury skills and attributes can be gained and demonstrated in higher education or vocational training or structured workplace learning
Our challenge To stop demarcating types of education by privileging skills of the head over skills of the hand and skills of the heart To recognise multiple learning pathways beyond the AQF To integrate practical and theoretical knowledge moving from dual sector to single sector for example, an NSW Institute of Advanced Education
Five things that can be done 1. Encourage career advice and guidance for life Careers NSW 2. Open up ATAR as a university ranking tool Allow students to include more vocational subjects 3. Promote school-based vocational certification Enable students to complete Cert II or Cert III 4. Ensure senior secondary school assessment measures the whole person Introduce a Learner s Profile Linked to a digital education passport 5. Get serious about putting students at the centre
