Abstract:
Competency-based training remains a major plank in government policy for VET
reform. This is despite mounting evidence that competency-based training may not be
leading to the desired increase in knowledge and performance. This paper reports
findings from a preliminary investigation into the knowledge/skill levels of third
(final) year Metal Trades apprentices after the introduction of competency-based
training. In the part of the ongoing research reported, the students were tested using
some items from a pre-competency-based training test in order to ascertain whether
still occupationally relevant knowledge was in fact known by this CBT trained group
of students.
