Category Archives: Vocational education

This category contains resources supporting Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Tertiary Education and workplace learning.

This includes trades training, apprenticeships and occupation or industry-specific training resources.

An evaluation of an innovative simulation programme for mental health workers

Research evaluating the ‘Hearing Voices’ programme, an innovative simulation programme for mental health workers. Continue reading →

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Filling the knowledge gap for the NDBA Level 5

Research to identify the knowledge gaps between the work administrative professionals undertake and the NDBA L5. Continue reading →

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First-year apprentices’ experiences in the workplace

The report offers recommendations for workplaces, trade workers, training providers and ITOs to ensure apprentices can establish a sense of belonging in the workplace, and support them to complete their apprenticeship. Continue reading →

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Practice makes perfect – does it?

This project explored the value added by field-based teacher education in the early childhood education sector. Continue reading →

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A collaborative approach to mentoring

This project investigated how employers and Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) could work more effectively together to mentor workplace apprentices and help apprentices stay in work and complete training. Continue reading →

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ITO workplace assessment structures

A project to examine the structures and processes Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) use to support and manage workplace assessment and assessors. Continue reading →

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Enhancing learning for engineering trade learners

Research to improve the learning experience for apprentice engineering trade students using augmented reality technology. Continue reading →

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The language in the trades

These resources aim to describe the trades-specific language used in the automotive technology, carpentry, fabrication and plumbing trades, as well as how this language is taught and learned at institutes of technology and polytechnics in New Zealand. Continue reading →

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Teacher effectiveness training

This project developed an induction pack resource to assist trainers to support early career teachers within their organisations. Continue reading →

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Learning a trade

Research to ensure apprentices access adequate training and practice-based learning to become competent practitioners. Continue reading →

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Beyond tuakana teina

This research investigates how a tuākana-tēina model of trade training can provide better learning outcomes and greater success for Māori learners in the construction industry. Continue reading →

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Readying nursing students for culturally grounded practice that supports a new vision for older persons’ healthcare environments

This research aimed to discover and share new learnings to produce culturally-confident graduates who will become the future leaders in our healthcare sector where older people are highly represented. Continue reading →

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