Institutional Identification in Australian Vocational Education:A Four-pronged Analytical Framework and its Implications for Reform
Institutional identification,as a crucial form of social recognition,plays a significant role in national governance,social stability,and citizen participation.In the context of Australian vocational education,the framework for institutional identification is built on a foundation of legal guarantees,supported by a robust qualifications framework,certification system,and skills system.This framework emphasizes the authoritative,comprehensive,foundational,and long-term characteristics that define institutional identification in Australia's vocational education sector.The development of institutional identification is achieved through a four-pronged approach:strengthening rule of law guarantees,enhancing the qualifications framework,refining the certification system,and improving the skills system.Drawing from Australia's well-established model,China can improve its vocational education system by:enhancing legal provisions for vocational education to foster greater legal recognition;refining its vocational education qualifications framework and improving its operational effectiveness;reforming the vocational education certification system to increase its value;and developing a vocational skills system to enhance competencies in vocational education.By establishing a locally tailored framework for vocational education institutional identification,China can increase recognition of vocational education and promote its high-quality development.
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