TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovation and Vocational Education and Training Policy in Australia
AU - Pickersgill, Richard
AU - Walsh, Michael
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Australian Vocational Education Review. ISSNs: 1321-3954;
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Recent innovation policy in Australia has been based on assumptions of increasing R & D effort. In this, there has been an emphasis on encouraging large-scale industry and university investment in technology development. However the current and potential role of the VET sector has been largely ignored. The paper argues that the concept of innovation underpinning current policy in Australia is flawed. In practice most 'innovation' is incremental and mundane, and may occur at any point on the value chain. The VET system has the potential to contribute to the processes and practices that underpin most 'real world' innovation in Australia.
AB - Recent innovation policy in Australia has been based on assumptions of increasing R & D effort. In this, there has been an emphasis on encouraging large-scale industry and university investment in technology development. However the current and potential role of the VET sector has been largely ignored. The paper argues that the concept of innovation underpinning current policy in Australia is flawed. In practice most 'innovation' is incremental and mundane, and may occur at any point on the value chain. The VET system has the potential to contribute to the processes and practices that underpin most 'real world' innovation in Australia.
KW - Open access version available
M3 - Article
SN - 1321-3954
VL - 10
SP - 21
EP - 33
JO - Australian Vocational Education Review
JF - Australian Vocational Education Review
IS - 1
ER -