This case study of agrifood students, investigates the use of skill sets by students enrolled in Rural Production Studies skill sets developed by TAFE NSW and those enrolled in the Diploma of Agriculture. Skill sets are a grouping of one or more competencies below the level of a full qualification that meet a client skills...

The utilisation of Australian vocational education and training (VET), specifically, the origin of skill sets and the key features of the two available types of skill sets are the topics covered by this literature review. The paper outlines the difference between the skill sets developed by national VET industry bodies in training packages and those...