Professional development opportunities:Assessment Validation & Survey Writing Workshops
Voc Ed Learning Group (VELG) will be running two new workshops for RTO staff to attend during October and November 2008. Feedback from previous VELG workshops in 2008 has indicated that people were eager to learn more about assessment validation and survey writing as forms of ‘Continuous Improvement’ under the AQTF 2007 Essential Standards for Registration.
The latest VELG workshops have been designed to build your RTO’s ability to implement Continuous Improvement practices and processes and to increase staff awareness of these two important approaches, as they apply to the AQTF 2007 Essential Standards for Registration.
The two workshops are:
- Making ‘Assessment Validation’ a Planned, Continuous Improvement Process within your RTO; and
- Develop Survey Writing Skills to Enhance your RTOs Continuous Improvement Process.
The workshop presenter is Shane Cassidy:
Shane has been directly and indirectly involved in training for the past 20 years. He has been a trainer/facilitator, a senior instructor, a qualified assessor, a training designer, a training manager of an RTO, an operations manager of an RTO, and he now uses his knowledge and skills to assist organisations in achieving their business goals. Shane holds the following qualifications: Bachelor of Training Development, Diploma in Training and Assessment Systems, Diploma of Project Management, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, OH&S Auditor and he is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Training Systems Design. Shane is a member of the Australian Institute of Professional Facilitators (AIPFM) and the Australian Institute of Training Development (MAITD).
For more information regarding these workshops please visit
www.velg.com.auGrant funding for Registered Training Organisations
DEEWR is calling for applications for funding up to $50 000 (GST exclusive) for RTOs to develop and implement ‘Fast-Track Apprenticeships’.
Applicants should address:
- how proposed activities will reduce the completion time of an apprenticeship (not just off-the-job components), and still meet the high quality demands of industry, employers and apprentices;
- how they will work with industry and local employers to ‘fast-track’ apprenticeships; and
- how they will address skill shortages within regions as well as industry demand.
For more information, visit
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/RTO/Fast_track.aspBrokerage funding for Fast-Track Apprenticeships
DEEWR is calling for applications from lead organisations to broker ‘fast-track’ apprenticeship models/activities to alleviate skill shortages. These models/activities should increase the number of apprenticeships completed on demonstrated competence rather than time served.
Only lead organisations that have been operating an effective, nationally recognised fast-track model in the proposed industry for at least five years are eligible for funding. These organisations should have demonstrated broad development, promotion and implementation of this model with industry on a regional and/or national level.
For more information, visit http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/RTO/Fast_track.asp
Striving for Excellence Conference – 13 October
QTIC Skills Link will be holding its annual conference for teachers and trainers of tourism and hospitality on Monday 13th October 2008.
Our aim is to provide an opportunity for teachers and trainers to update their industry knowledge and skills through a series of workshops and information sessions. It will be hands on and informative and a great opportunity to network with a range of training providers and industry!
For details please visit QTIC Skills
New Ways of Working in VET Forum 5
Reframing the Future is facilitating an interactive, national two day forum encouraging fresh thinking about innovation, agility and responsiveness in the vocational education and training system as the showcasing of the 2008 projects.
The forum will be held on 17 and 18 November 2008 in Melbourne and will provide an opportunity for the participants to network, share contemporary approaches to vocational education and training and promote good practice in implementing the national training system.
Participants will also have an opportunity to attend the Enterprises Enhanced by VET forums, as well as activities with a special focus on the latest Council of Australian Governments recognition of prior learning resources and practices from around Australia.
The forum will be of value to vocational education and training practitioners interested in developing their capabilities to continuously improve competency based training and assessment and in being responsive to the workforce development requirements of industry and communities.
Participants can register by downloading a detailed flyer/registration form from www.reframingthefuture.net
For more information contact Renata Marshall, Reframing the Future, on (08) 8207 9655, or Renata.Marshall@tafesa.edu.au
Manufacturing – Skilling for the future
Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) are hosting their 3rd annual conference Manufacturing – Skilling for the future on Wednesday 29th October, 2008 at Dockside (venue) Balcony 1, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
The central theme for the conference Manufacturing – Skilling for the future will focus on current and future issues for manufacturing, including building and enhancing workforce capability.
It is expected that close to 200 national delegates will attend the 2008 conference, including enterprise decision makers, key stakeholders of the manufacturing industry associations, unions and training providers. MSA will be showcasing companies that are participating in workforce development.
Keynote speakers that have been confirmed and announced are; Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, (invited) Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group, Heather Ridout, Chair of Skills Australia, Philip Bullock and President of the Australian Council of Trades Unions, Sharan Burrow.
For more information contact Bernadette Shiel from Manufacturing Skills Australia on (02) 9955 5500, email Bernadette bernadetteshiel@mskills.com.au or visit www.mskills.com.au
WELL on the way! – 2008 Conference
A National Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Practitioners’ Conference will be held on Wednesday 12 November and Thursday 13 November, at Bankstown District Sports Club, NSW, Australia.
The second national conference for WELL Practitioners will provide an opportunity to enhance relationships with other WELL Practitioners, consolidate the networks established in 2007, address professional development needs and reflect on the diversity of WELL delivery across Australia.
For further information email Kath at MESAB – mesab@mesab.com.au
This Conference is supported by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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