Inquiry into vocational education in schools

On Monday 29 March 2004, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training tabled its report entitled Learning to Work.

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Learning to Work: Inquiry into vocational education in schools


Front pages	Contents, Foreward, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, Executive Summary and List of Recommendations	(PDF 128KB)
Chapter 1	Introduction	(PDF 38KB)
Chapter 2	Purpose and rationale	(PDF 225KB)
Chapter 3	Systems of education	(PDF 155KB)
Chapter 4	Growth and participation	(PDF 300KB)
Chapter 5	The impact on schools	(PDF 175KB)
Chapter 6	Factors influencing vocational education	(PDF 281KB)
Chapter 7	Competing needs-dilemmas	(PDF 178KB)
Chapter 8	Career education	(PDF 202KB)
Chapter 9	Individual needs and pathways	(PDF 154KB)
Chapter 10	Conclusions	(PDF 57KB)
Appendix A	Conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 17KB)
Appendix B	List of submissions	(PDF 21KB)
Appendix C	List of exhibits	(PDF 43KB)
Appendix D	List of hearings & witnesses	(PDF 76KB)
Appendix E	Stepping Forward	(PDF 57KB)
Appendix F	List of abbreviations and glossary	(PDF 36KB)
Appendix G	References	(PDF 39KB)
Index	Index	(PDF 14KB)

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Public hearings (and transcripts)