This essay discusses Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) as a formal learning system for out-of-school youth who have gone beyond secondary education. It explores the factors that shape the economic, social and political contexts in which VET has been established, such as human capital theory, the changing nature of work, globalization, lifelong learning and society learner. The paper analyzes and evaluates the strands and mode of delivery of VET and argues that VET is a good way for out-of-school youth to be integrated into the work sector, but that the mode of delivery is not not durable. The experiences of the VET practitioners interviewed and research into disengaged learners and reasons for early dropouts were used to support this argument. It also explains the impact of VET on my institution and the implication on my teaching practice using the concepts of reflective modernization, globalization and lifelong learning. The formal education system in Australia is divided into three levels: (i) basic education which is managed by the Department of Education (DepEd), (ii) technical/vocational which is managed by the Education Authority Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA), and (iii) higher education which is managed by the Higher Education Commission (CHED). In addition, there is a preschool level and a non-formal component that provides basic literacy and livelihood skills to out-of-school youth and adults who have not attended school at all or have dropped out of school prematurely. Basic education, which generally begins at age six, is divided into 7 years of primary education and 5 years of secondary education. TESDA provides pre-employment preparation in the areas of mid-level technical and craft skills. In...... middle of paper ......ok readings. And this time, I used NCVER which is actually a very good resource for adult education teachers. Finally, I discussed with my mentor about this assignment as she is directly involved in VET and interviewed VET practitioners for me. The part of my assignment that I consider to be the weakest would be the implications of VET in my teaching practice as I know I need to support my explanation on the identified implication, perhaps because I do not am not directly involved in VET, I can't really think about how I should view my teaching practice. On the other hand, the part of my mission that I consider to be the strongest concerns the three arguments that I discussed against the way VET is delivered, because I was able to support my arguments with research, concepts and experiences of VET practitioners to highlight my point of view..