❓ The parliamentary question raises concerns about the potential negative impacts of Institutional Based Training (IBT) on trade apprenticeships, particularly regarding competency, devaluation of traditional training, and future apprenticeship uptake. The Minister's response indicates the department is investigating IBT but has no definitive policy yet.
AnsweredQoN 2416Legislative Council
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I refer to the Institutional Based Training (ITB) model and present consideration of its introduction, and I ask -
(1) How would training participants under this model achieve competency, without having workplace experience, when compared to a traditional apprentice pathway of work and training?
(2) Given that under the ITB model the reinforcement of theory in the practical would not happen, how would the training participant be deemed to be competent at a Certificate three level by having all of the competencies, when they could only be validated in an institutional environment?
(3) Does ITB have the potential to devalue the time and effort put in by someone, who has gained their qualification through the traditional ‘on and off job’ training model?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Will the ITB model pose a risk of discouraging the take up of apprenticeships in the future?
(6) Can you guarantee that there would be no ‘dumbing down’ of future tradespeople, through imparting a narrow range of competencies if the IBT model was introduced?
(1) How would training participants under this model achieve competency, without having workplace experience, when compared to a traditional apprentice pathway of work and training?
(2) Given that under the ITB model the reinforcement of theory in the practical would not happen, how would the training participant be deemed to be competent at a Certificate three level by having all of the competencies, when they could only be validated in an institutional environment?
(3) Does ITB have the potential to devalue the time and effort put in by someone, who has gained their qualification through the traditional ‘on and off job’ training model?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(5) Will the ITB model pose a risk of discouraging the take up of apprenticeships in the future?
(6) Can you guarantee that there would be no ‘dumbing down’ of future tradespeople, through imparting a narrow range of competencies if the IBT model was introduced?
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Answered
24 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
36 days
(1-6) The Department of Training and Workforce Development is currently investigating possible models and approaches to institutional based training (IBT) of trade qualifications. As yet, there is no definitive policy or model in place. However, development of any approach to IBT of trade qualifications would include minimum periods of work placement and opportunities for students to reinforce their learning through simulation, structure work practice and task based delivery methods.
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