ERIC Number: ED287352
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 112
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ISBN: ISBN-0-7244-6515-4
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Opportunities for Transfer from TAFE to Degree Courses. A Case Study on Visual Arts and Engineering Courses in Western Australia.
Lloyd, D.; Standish, R.
Information is provided on credit transfer opportunities for graduates from technical and further education (TAFE) middle-level courses in Western Australia who wish to enroll in a bachelor degree course at a state higher education institution. The focus is engineering and visual arts courses. A survey of admission and selection processes for higher education and other factors associated with the transfer process was conducted, as was a survey of employers and employees. Areas for further development of credit transfer provisions were found, including the demand and need for opportunities, as well as changes to existing policies and practices in education and those associated with employment. Recommendations include providing: a public definition of the standing of middle level TAFE qualifications in higher education, databases on the level and character of student movement from TAFE to higher education, standards of performance required in middle level TAFE courses to satisfy institution and course admission requirements, and admission procedures that assess the merit of applicants by relating the performance to objectives and standards of the course for which they apply. Survey questionnaires are appended. A press release provides a kind of "Executive Summary" and has been placed at the front of the publication. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College Transfer Students, Education Work Relationship, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Needs, Public Colleges, Public Policy, Questionnaires, Technical Education, Transfer Policy, Visual Arts
Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission, P.O. Box 135, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia ($20.00).
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
Sponsor: Australian Tertiary Education Commission, Canberra.
Authoring Institution: Western Australia Post Secondary Education Commission, Nedlands.
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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