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Kellie McGlynn, Senior Lecturer in Education, Deakin University

We desperately need skilled workers. So why is vocational education treated as the ‘back-up plan’ for school leavers?

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At the end of each school year, we see the same ritual play out. Year 12 results are released and newspapers publish league tables, ranking schools by their exam results.

What you almost never see on the front page is a student who finished a vocational program and walked straight into skilled work.

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