New Frontiers for Australian Dual-Sector Education in India examines opportunities for engagement with Indian state governments aiming to build a globally competitive workforce by integrating pathways between skill development and higher education. The research is supported by the Victorian Institute of Technology.
Australia’s dual-sector education institutions encompass a number of universities, TAFEs, and Private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that offer formally recognised pathways between vocational training and higher education. These providers have established strong, global reputations for excellence in mapping and articulating skills training and higher education with the demands of established and emerging industry and technology sectors. Their expertise positions them at the forefront of the new frontiers of unfolding education opportunities in India.
This report highlights how these transnational opportunities can be pursued in Indian states that are seeking to promote increased integration of higher education, advanced skills training and professional capabilities in their priority economic growth sectors. It focuses on the Indian states of Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa, outlining their approaches for expanding workforce capacity by linking skills training and higher education in priority growth areas.
The report offers six action points for Australian public and private dual-sector institutions to establish competitive advantage in this newly developing education frontier in India.