Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model?
Analyses conducted by the Education, Science and Skills Development (ESSD) research programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) reveal major areas of misalignment in the South African education pathway system. The majority of learners entering Further Education and Training (FET) colleg...
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University of the Free State
2011-06-01
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Analyses conducted by the Education, Science and Skills Development (ESSD) research programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) reveal major areas of misalignment in the South African education pathway system. The majority of learners entering Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, nursing training institutions and learnerships have already achieved National Senior Certificates prior to enrolment. Higher Education is seen as the only viable option for further learning, contributing to the inverted triangle phenomenon in which a small FET college system is secondary to a much larger Higher Education system which struggles to retain inadequately prepared students. Against this background, this paper proposes a new model for student progression that broadens learning opportunities at the intermediate level.
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| spelling | doaj.art-72c10a187d6246cb8ee0f1dd63bccc582024-03-07T11:18:37ZengUniversity of the Free StatePerspectives in Education0258-22362519-593X2011-06-01292Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model?Michael Cosser0Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Analyses conducted by the Education, Science and Skills Development (ESSD) research programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) reveal major areas of misalignment in the South African education pathway system. The majority of learners entering Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, nursing training institutions and learnerships have already achieved National Senior Certificates prior to enrolment. Higher Education is seen as the only viable option for further learning, contributing to the inverted triangle phenomenon in which a small FET college system is secondary to a much larger Higher Education system which struggles to retain inadequately prepared students. Against this background, this paper proposes a new model for student progression that broadens learning opportunities at the intermediate level. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/1685PathwaysFurther Education and TrainingHigher EducationProgressionArticulationMisalignment |
| spellingShingle | Michael Cosser Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model? Perspectives in Education Pathways Further Education and Training Higher Education Progression Articulation Misalignment |
| title | Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model? |
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| title_short | Pathways through the education and training system: Do we need a new model? |
| title_sort | pathways through the education and training system do we need a new model |
| topic | Pathways Further Education and Training Higher Education Progression Articulation Misalignment |
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