Fast Facts Moving to New Delivery System
For the first time today, Fast Facts is being distributed by DEST’s e-newsletter delivery system.
To ensure all current subscribers receive the newsletter smoothly during the period of transition to the new system, Fast Facts will also continue to be distributed using the previous method until the end of December 2007.
From 1 January 2007, Fast Facts will only be available through the new system. Those who wish to continue to get Fast Facts and have not re-subscribed will need to do so by 1 January 2008.
To re-subscribe, please follow these steps:
1. Go to http://www.dest.gov.au/dss/ - please read instructions then press the 'Continue' button
2. Enter your email address in the email form field then press the 'Continue' button
3. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address that was supplied
4. Click the link in the email to activate your account
5. A list of newsletters will be displayed - select FAST FACTS (as well as any other newsletter that takes your interest)
6. Click 'Save changes' button at the bottom of the page
7. Your details will be added to the database to receive any new newsletter(s).
2007 Australian Training Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners and runners up from the 2007 Australian Training Awards held in Hobart on Thursday 8 November.
Australian Apprentice of the Year
Thomas Spottswood (QLD)
Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year
Evan Brett (TAS)
Vocational Student of the Year
Selena Smith (QLD)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year
Shilo Barker (NSW)
Stella Axarlis Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year
Caitlin Cox (ACT)
Warwick Johnstone (TAS)
Employer of the Year
John Love Electrical (QLD)
Large Training Provider of the Year
TAFE NSW-Western Institute (NSW)
Small Training Provider of the Year
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (ACT)
VET in Schools Excellence
Gladstone Schools Engineering Skills Centre (QLD)
Australian Training Initiative
The Split Rock Inca Alliance (QLD)
Prime Minister's Small Business of the Year
Clarence Valley Kitchens and Shopfitting (NSW)
Read about Winners and Runners Up, including Industry Award Winners at www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au
How do you like your education and training news?
The Government Education Portal provides three options for keeping up to date with education and training news: a weekly email alert, a range of tailored RSS feeds and a comprehensive news section on the site. However you prefer to receive your news the Portal is a great way to find out about government policies, reports, initiatives and programmes, as well as opportunities for awards, grants and funding. To subscribe to the weekly news update or RSS feeds visit http://www.education.gov.au.
Atlas of Australian public VET
NCVER has released a new online dynamic resource, the Atlas of Australian Public VET. This resource provides student and course data across all regions in Australia. To access it, please visit the Resources tab on NCVER's website at www.ncver.edu.au
Working together: VET partnerships key to strengthening regions
Vocational education and training (VET) has a key role in facilitating regional economic development. One way that VET can do this is by forming partnerships with other organisations, such as other training providers, business/industry, schools and local government. The report by Tabatha Griffin and Penelope Curtin, Regional Partnerships: At a Glance, gives an overview of recent research exploring how partnerships can address regional needs. The findings from are being presented at research forums in four regional centres, and the report is available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1938.html