– Good Practice Principles for Credit Transfer and Articulation
– Principles for Good Practice Information Provision
MCEETYA has endorsed a series of initiatives to improve Credit Transfer and Articulation from VET to higher education. In particular, Council:
adopted Good Practice Principles for Credit Transfer and Articulation at its May 2005 meeting. These provide high-level Ministerial endorsement for further improvements in institutional practice. They are broad in nature and do not compromise academic or institutional autonomy in assessing and awarding credit;
adopted Principles for Good Practice Information Provision on Credit Transfer and Articulation from VTE to higher education at the July 2006 meeting, following consultation with stakeholders on draft principles approved by MCEETYA in 2005. A two stage approach to implementation is proposed involving dissemination and review and the scope for initiatives to showcase and demonstrate good practice will be considered as part of the response to the National Study on Credit Transfer referred to below;
undertook a national study of the practices in credit transfer and articulation from VET to higher education, mapped against the Good Practice Principles. This study involved extensive consultation with the VET and higher education sectors. The study identified gaps in practice and made recommendations for initiatives to drive further improvement. The study produced three reports which have now been released: the Stage 1 Report – which provides an overview of the field; the Stage 2 Report – which has case studies of credit transfer arrangements; and the final report, Giving Credit Where Credit is Due, which includes recommendations to improve credit transfer from VET to higher education. MCEETYA has also endorsed responses to the recommendations of the final report. The first progress report on implementing MCEETYA’s decisions will be provided to MCEETYA in November 2007.
established a Working Party to improve data collection on credit transfer and articulation drawn from sector representatives and experts. This has resulted in agreed specifications for improved data collection. The improved data will be collected by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training from 2008; and
has asked the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) and the new VET quality agency to take a more active role in auditing credit transfer and articulation practice against the National Good Practice Principles.
