Welcome to Issue 2 of Training Talk.
Welcome to Issue 2 of Training Talk. We have a bumper issue with articles on myfuture, the Employability Skills for the Future report, as well as information on the review of group training, Australian Education International, the New Apprenticeships Access Programme, Enterprise Education, Australian Training, rural VET initiatives, ONTRACK and the VETNetwork Excellence Awards being introduced at the upcoming VETNetwork conference. Happy Reading!
myfuture.edu.au is a world standard interactive, online career exploration service which will be launched by the Commonwealth Minister on 22 July 2002. The service will be freely available on the Internet. Go to myfuture.edu.au - Australia's new online Career Exporation Service for more information.
| myfuture.edu.au is aimed at all Australians wishing to explore their career options, with a particular emphasis on 16 to 24 year old students. Individuals are able to explore their skills and interests, identify their career ideas, develop their career plan and research options for further study or training. They can access information on industries, small business, courses, training providers, financial support and much more. |
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A new research report, funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training and the Australian National Training Authority, highlights the skills that employers think are important for people to gain employment and to progress in the workplace.
The Employability Skills for the Future report, released in May, aims to improve understanding of what makes a good employee and to stimulate further work in employability skills development in Australian education and training.
A feature of the report is an ‘Employability Skills Framework’, which highlights personal attributes and key skills that contribute to employability.
Go to Skills that are Important for Employability for more information.
Australia’s group training network has a new set of national standards and new funding arrangements after the ANTA Ministerial Council agreed to recommendations put forward from the National Review of Group Training on 24 May 2002. The Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) led the review, which involved consultation with Group Training Organisations (GTOs), industry peak bodies, state governments and DEST.
Go to National Review of Group Training for more information.
Australian Education International (AEI) is the Commonwealth’s body responsible for promoting Australian education internationally, and supporting the Australian international education industry’s export efforts. AEI’s work is helping to establish Australia as a world-renowned provider of the highest quality vocational education and training (VET) courses to a large and increasing number of students from other countries.
Go to Australian Education International for more information.
The New Apprenticeships Access Programme (NAAP) has completed its first competitive tender process. The tender was underpinned by revised arrangements for NAAP operations. A focus of the tender was a broader geographical spread with increased service delivery in non-metropolitan areas. Contracts have been executed with 10 brokers, two of whom have previously been involved with NAAP. They will deliver NAAP services from 1 July 2002 for approximately two years.
The revised programme is supported by a comprehensive communication strategy which includes a suite of promotional materials with a new look and feel for NAAP. These materials will be made available to NAAP brokers and providers for use in their local areas. For more information on the New Apprenticeships Access Programme, visit the NAAP web site at
https://accesstraining.dest.gov.au/ 
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What is Enterprise Education? Enterprise education aims to develop in students effective foundation skills and competencies and a capacity for ongoing learning which will assist them to take a pro-active, self-determining and flexible approach to understanding, influencing and shaping their own future. It provides students with experiential learning, so that they have a context for the enterprising skills and attributes developed. Enterprise education is applicable across all areas of the curriculum and it is relevant for all years of schooling, particularly the middle years.
Go to Enterprise Education for more information.
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission recently heard an application by the ACTU for a variation to the federal National Training Wage Award to pass on the 2002 living wage adjustment. Commissioner Smith granted the application, to take effect from 3 July 2002.
The consent order giving effect to the changes is available on the Australian Industrial Relations Commission website and the variations will be placed on OSIRIS, the Commonwealth’s internet based award database soon -
http://www.osiris.gov.au/html/variations/1/AW790899/top.htm 
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Australian Training has been designed by the Commonwealth Government as a directory for Australians who are either looking to upgrade their work skills or pursue further education. Australian Training is a free service for institutions lodging courses and Australians looking for new training and education opportunities.
Go to Australian Training - www.jobsearch.gov.au/training for more information.
On Thursday 20 June Carmel Wagstaff, HR Manager for Australian Agriculture Company (AACo) visited DEST to talk about the vocational education and training initiatives that she and her company have developed for staff on its 18 properties in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Rural Skills Australia sponsored Carmel to visit Canberra to meet with a number of rural bodies including the National Farmers’ Federation, Rural Training Council and the Cattle Council.
Go to Rural Vet Initiatives for more information.
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In April 2002 Rural Skills Australia launched ONTRACK, an exciting interactive multimedia package to improve information on and awareness about modern rural career opportunities and training pathways.
Go to New Rural Careers Information for more information. |
The VETnetwork Excellence Awards for Professionals working with VET in Schools has been established to celebrate “the quiet achiever”, at a very practical level, of VET in Schools professionals. This award has been introduced to reward innovative practices and excellence in the field. The award will publicly recognise the efforts of an individual’s involvement in the practical day to day work involved in delivering high quality VET in Schools programmes.
These awards are a new initiative being introduced at the VETnetwork Australia National Conference: Enterprising People and Partnerships: Vocational Education and Careers for a Changing World being held in Brisbane from 23-25 October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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