Teaching equipment in the Technical and Further Education sector
Overview
The audit was aimed at assessing whether the funding model and practices adopted in managing equipment used in the delivery of vocational education and training were conducive to achieving desired short-term and long-term outcomes. It also assessed whether the equipment currently used to deliver information and communications technology (ICT) courses, in particular, was appropriate in terms of meeting the expectations of students, graduates and teachers. The key areas covered in the audit were the arrangements for funding equipment and the practices adopted at a government and institute level for managing equipment assets. To assess the suitability of equipment from a stakeholder perspective, a survey of students, recent graduates and teachers of ICT courses was also undertaken as part of the audit.