ABSTRACT An effective vocational education and training (VET) workforce that manages the learning of adults for the vocational demands of the twenty-first century requires teachers and trainers with current industry and pedagogical expertise. Research has found that approaches to maintaining industry currency and extending pedagogical expertise for VET practitioners are ad hoc and vary in effectiveness. This research focused on one large VET institutional site at which 26 VET teachers were interviewed on their perceptions of continuing professional development (CPD) and the processes and practices that were deployed to maintain their industry and pedagogical expertise. The results indicated varying perceptions on the ways in which industry currency and pedagogical expertise were maintained and developed. The results illuminate CPD practice in a government VET provider, and underscore the expressed need for a consistent, grounded and nuanced approach to CPD for VET practitioners to shore up their important role in maintaining adult, lifelong and transformative learning.

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在职业教育与培训中保持行业和教学货币：从业者的声音

摘要有效的职业教育和培训（VET）劳动力需要管理成年人的学习，以适应二十一世纪的职业需求，需要具有当前行业和教学专业知识的教师和培训师。研究发现，保持行业通行度和为VET从业者扩展教学专业知识的方法是临时性的，并且效果各不相同。这项研究集中在一个大型的VET机构站点上，在该站点上对26位VET老师进行了访谈，以了解他们对持续专业发展（CPD）的看法以及为维护其行业和教学专业知识而采用的流程和实践。结果表明，人们对维持和发展行业货币和教学专业知识的方式持不同看法。