The requirements of the relevant industry were important influences for six of the participants, mostly in terms of what content they
needed to include. For some the requirements were explicit; as one participant explained, “the fact is that it is a market-driven course…by
that I mean it is shaped by the registration boards across Australia, so they've got that on us” (Bill, Professions). In other cases the influence of
industry was subtler, as indicated in these two examples: