Vocational Education and Training: The Northern Territory's history of public philanthropy

• Main Author: Zoellner, Don (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: ANU Press 2017
• Subjects: Australia; Indigenous peoples; Industrial or vocational training; australia; northern territory; vocational education; Charles Darwin University; Darwin; Northern Territory; Government of the Northern Territory; Philanthropy; Technical and further education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book represents the first consolidated history of vocational education and training in the Northern Territory. Not only does the story present a chronological account of events, people and institutions, it also offers an explanation of how the system actually works and this has application well beyond the Territory. The mix of historical accounting and operational analysis comes from a unique perspective. It is proposed that the best way to understand the behaviour of the government ministers who have responsibility for vocational training is to compare their decisions and actions with those of wealthy philanthropists.