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Some more resarch on Australia P-TECH

10/8/2018

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P-TECH Brochure (Backup PDF copy)

I was looking through the brochure for Australia's P-TECH styled model. I think this paragraph is important:

"Secondary students involved in the P-TECH pilot will be on a pathway to achieve two qualifications. Firstly, their Senior Secondary Certificate of Education, which will feature a STEM related vocational education component. P-TECH students will then extend their studies beyond secondary school to achieve a STEM related diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree."

So it seems that P-TECH students in Australia have the means once they finish school to pursue further education, but they don't actually come out with a "college" diploma.

So the Senior Secondary certificate of Education (SSCE) is what the VCE and VCAL are from my previous post. So SSCE's are awarded for completing grade 11 and 12. Schooling is compulsory until grade 10 so you would get an SSCE for going the "extra" mile.

"In Australia, schooling is compulsory up until Year 10 (approximately age 15-16). Students leaving school at this level usually go into apprenticeships or begin training for a trade. Years 11 and 12, the final two years of secondary school in Australia, are designed to prepare students for higher level entry into training programs or to enter university. (source)"

​So it feels like P-TECH Australia plays to this idea that the last 2 years oh highschool are not mandatory. 



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Australia P-TECH Vs American P-TECH (In Progress...)

10/8/2018

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So looking through Australian P-TECH schools, something that keeps coming up is the VCAL, VET, and VCE. It seems like this is something you work towards, the way you work towards an associate's degree in the US.

So here are the terms:

VET: Vocational Education and Training 

VCE:  Victorian Certificate of Education

VCAL: Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

"The VCE is awarded to students who successfully complete their secondary education." However, this is only in the state of Victoria.  So it seems like the VCE is like a regular high school diploma here. 

www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vet/publications/overviewbrochure.pdf
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Here are P-TECH pathways at the NewComb P-TECH school in Australia. It seems like you go from your VCAL or VCE to further education. See Here. View one of the pdfs. (Back up pdf copy)
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In Canada, a STEM Academy within a school, for $1.2M

10/8/2018

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Windsor-Essex Catholic school students show off STEM academy
School board has spent $1.2 million getting the academy up and running
Dec 01, 2017


Note: This is NOT a P-TECH school, but is a Canadian attempt at a STEM school, something that is internationally recognized as desirable.

"The Catholic school board for Windsor-Essex showed off its new science technology engineering and math (STEM) academy at Holy Names High School Friday.

"The STEM academy was created to give students advanced education in the sciences and to better prepare them for post-secondary education in those fields.

"The newly renovated robotics, chemistry and physics labs give students a chance to do more hands-on work with the disciplines.

"The school board has spent $1.2 million getting the academy up and running. The academy offers 30 credits from grade 9 through 12.

"The board plans to start STEM academies at St. Thomas of Villanova and St. Anne's high schools next year."
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Interesting Article on P-TECH's Introduction to Australia

10/8/2018

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P-TECH Schools are Unproven and Threaten Public Education (May 25 2015)

This article outlines the author's opinion on why P-TECH schools threaten public education:

1. Lack of evidence/ unproven
2.Narrow curriculum in which students could potentially go into vocational specialization too early
3.School privatization via IBM
4.Schools and students will be held "hostage" to corporate sponsors
5. profit/data over good teaching
6. Privacy issues with corporations having access to student records

"If it is to follow the New York model it will require changes to the Victorian Education Act." So I wonder if that's why they call the schools P-TECH styled. 

Interesting points raised. 
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How Australia PTECH is Different From US Model

9/8/2018

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Found an article describing what Australia has changed from the USA model:
Link:www.theeducatoronline.com/au/news/australias-ptech-venture-takes-big-leap-forward/229959

"Federal Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, said the P-TECH model was not “a cut-and-paste” of the US model and that the Coalition was seeking to “take the best bits of that and adapt them to complement the Australian education and schooling context”."

So it seems like they took aspects of the US model and applied certain parts in order to develop Australia's own P-TECH model:

"“In the US, the word ‘college’ means something different. Two-year college is also known as ‘community college’ and four-year college is the equivalent of university. So that’s an example of what we have left out of the Australian model,” he said."

"Below are the five core elements Australia has adopted:
 
Innovative curriculum: A key aspect of designing the learning program includes the way existing Australian Curriculum and Australian Qualification Framework recognised education and training is sequenced (or ordered) to achieve the best outcomes for students.
 
Innovative approaches to learning: Partnerships between schools and industry enable innovative approaches to the way learning is delivered; approaches that would not be possible if schools, or industry, acted in isolation.
 
Industry mentoring and support: The mentor relationship between young people and industry personnel provides continuity of support for students to achieve a post-school qualification.
 
A post-school qualification: In Australia, it is likely that the achievement of a diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree will involve schools partnering with other education providers (TAFEs/RTOs or universities) to deliver elements of the P-TECH learning programme (either on-site or off-site).
 
Links to employment: Collaboration between the education and industry sectors strengthens the connection between student learning and the skills that employers need. It improves young people’s prospects of employment, including opportunities for employment with industry partners."

From reading the P-TECH US site, it seems that any school can call themselves p-tech as long as they follow its core values (correct me if I'm wrong, this is my interpretation)

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