ABSTRACT

Maintaining the quality and comparability of qualifications has become a major priority for vocational education and training (VET) systems world-wide, especially for those countries which have decentralised assessment and reporting systems. In the absence of external examinations, one policy solution to align the assessment standards of different providers is the introduction of assessment moderation. Yet there has been little, if any, research conducted in VET that has examined different approaches to moderation for quality control purposes. By drawing on lessons learnt in a range of settings (i.e. schools, vocational and higher education), this paper identifies the optimal conditions for undertaking social, external and statistical moderation approaches to quality control. It also identifies a range of potential system level factors that could hinder implementation within the context of the Australian VET sector.

摘要

保持资格的质量和可比性已成为全世界职业教育和培训 (VET) 系统的主要优先事项，特别是对于那些具有分散评估和报告系统的国家。在没有外部考试的情况下，一种使不同提供者的评估标准保持一致的政策解决方案是引入评估适度。然而，在 VET 中进行的研究几乎没有（如果有的话）检查不同的调节方法以达到质量控制的目的。通过借鉴在一系列环境（即学校、职业教育和高等教育）中吸取的经验教训，本文确定了采用社会、外部和统计调节方法进行质量控制的最佳条件。