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Australian Training Products (ATP) is launching a series of free information sessions to
assist Victorian registered training providers and assessors in the Vocational Education and
Training (VET) sector find, adapt and produce training resources. |
Starting Tuesday 15 June, the first of the series, titled Getting Your Materials Published – a Guide, will help developers considering having their training materials published and distributed to a national audience by ATP. The session will consider the sorts of materials the VET market is looking for, quality assurance guidelines, publishing agreements and return on investments.
Presented by ATP CEO Robyn Francis, all sessions are initially being held at the ATP Head Office, Level 25 / 150 Lonsdale Street (between Russell and Exhibition Streets), Melbourne. The series will be available in other states after August 2004.
Seats are very limited so register online now at: www.atpl.net.au/Index.aspx?zone=calendarevent&state=VIC 
For more information about any of the topics listed below, go to www.atpl.net.au/ and click
on the Dates and Events calendar (in the top right).
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Getting Your Materials Published – a Guide
Training materials developers
Tues 15 June, 4pm-5pm |
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Customising and Value-Adding to Support Materials
Registered trainers and assessors
Thurs 17 June, 9.30am-12.30pm |
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VET in Schools – Finding and Adapting Materials
VET in schools coordinators, trainers and assessors
Thurs 29 July 4pm-5.30pm |
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Assessment Strategies – Finding and Adapting Materials
Registered trainers and assessors
Mon 9 August, 2pm-4.30pm
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Librarians – Finding Materials for your Staff
TAFE librarians, VET bookshops and registered training organisation administrators and program developers
Tues 10 August, 3pm-5pm |
For more information:
Australian Training Products
Ph: +61 3 9655 0600 Fax: +61 3 9639 4684
Email: sales@atpl.net.au Web: www.atpl.net.au
The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has recently engaged CIT Solutions under the Industry Strategies Training Programme (Indigenous) to deliver a project which will run over the next twelve months. CIT Solutions will be working with New Apprenticeship Centres (NACs), Registered Training Organisations, Indigenous communities and other relevant agencies, to increase Indigenous uptake of New Apprenticeships and Training Packages.
The project will have the following stages:
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Stage 1: June – August 2004. The consultants will visit 21 sites throughout Australia to collect ideas and information about projects which have/could successfully increase(ed) Indigenous participation in New Apprenticeships, as well as to identify the information and resource needs of key stakeholders in this area. DEST State Offices and NACs will feature strongly in these consultations.
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Stage 2: August – December 2004. The consultants will develop and trial information resources.
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Stage 3: November 2004 – March 2005. The resources will be nationally distributed and promoted through workshops and seminars in metropolitan and regional sites around Australia.
This project, and input from other stakeholders, will inform a series of regional projects to be run subsequently. For further information on this project contact Rosemary Castle at DEST on 02 6240 9288 or email at rosemary.castle@dest.gov.au.
This project, and input from other stakeholders, will inform a series of regional projects to be run subsequently.
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The Minister for Education, Science & Training, Dr Brendan Nelson MP, announced via a media release on Friday 7 May 2004 the continuation of delivery arrangements for the BITES Programme from 1 July 2004 to June 2006. Since its inception, BITES has conducted more than 2,000 courses, trained 17,420 participants in 425 locations across Australia and is enjoying a healthy 87.6% completion rate. |
The five organisations who will continue to manage delivery of BITES are:
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Broker Region |
State Training Services (NSW Dept of Education and Training)
Phone 02 9244 5396 |
Sydney
NSW Central and North Coast
Balance of NSW and ACT |
Centre for Adult Education
Phone 03 9652 0742 |
Melbourne
Balance of Victoria
Tasmania |
Mission Australia Queensland
Phone 1300 131 020 |
Brisbane and South East Queensland
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Mission Australia Western Australia
Phone 08 9592 1533 |
Western Australia |
Learning Network Queensland
Phone 07 3225 8901 |
Balance of Queensland |
Spencer Institute of TAFE
Phone 1800 813 439 |
South Australia and the Northern Territory |
Further information on the BITES Programme is available by phoning the BITES Hotline on 1800 800 618, on the Department’s website at http://bites.dest.gov.au, or by contacting the appropriate Broker on the numbers listed above.
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A fresh series of New Apprenticeships ads are currently airing via TV, radio, cinema, print and the internet. On 9 May the first of 4 new ads went to air on TV. The series will run until 10 July 2004.
The campaign features the boating, furniture making, aviation and electrotechnology industries. |
All ads are based on national skills shortages and are set in their respective workplaces. Once again, the ads feature real employers and employees. Messages featured within the ads include School Based New Apprenticeships, mature aged New Apprenticeships, and New Apprenticeships Centres.
For further information and to view the ads go to http://www.newapprenticeships.gov.au/ .
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In the 2004-05 Budget, Dr Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education Science and Training, restated the Australian Government’s commitment to increasing the vocational education and training opportunities for all Australians to enable them to participate effectively in the labour market. Accessing training opportunities is important for all Australians, but particularly those facing barriers to employment. |
New Apprenticeships can provide challenging and rewarding options and are increasingly seen as a ‘first choice’ career option by many Australians. There are currently over 406,000 New Apprentices in training in more than 500 different occupations.
We all know it isn't always easy to find work, let alone a New Apprenticeship, but the more skills and support you have the better your opportunities. With the growth and options available in New Apprenticeships, chances are that job seekers will not only be able to identify a New Apprenticeship that interests them, they will also enjoy strong prospects of lucrative, long term, challenging, and rewarding careers.
The New Apprenticeships Access Programme (NAAP) is an Australian Government initiative that assists disadvantaged job seekers overcome barriers to employment and obtain a New Apprenticeship. Each year over 4,250 eligible job seekers across Australia receive a minimum of 150 hours pre-vocational training, up to 13 weeks job search assistance and 13 weeks post placement support from NAAP to help them achieve and maintain a New Apprenticeship.
The training provided through NAAP is nationally recognised under the Australian Quality Training Framework, is based on labour market needs, and is linked to a New Apprenticeship (sometimes referred to as a traineeship) pathway. Recent NAAP programmes have provided participants with the opportunity to gain a New Apprenticeship in the business administration, automotive, construction, hospitality, aged care and retail industry sectors.
Job seekers eligible to participate in NAAP include the long term unemployed, Indigenous Australians and early school leavers. In most instances, job seekers must be checked for eligibility by Centrelink or a Job Network.
DEST contracts brokers to identify opportunities and manage the delivery of individual programmes. Brokers may sub-contract delivery of all or some of the programme to providers including Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and TAFEs.
The Australian Government recently committed to continue funding NAAP by extending the contracts of successful brokers by two years. During this time it is expected that another 9,000 disadvantaged job seekers will be assisted by NAAP Australia wide.
Further information about NAAP is available at: https://naap.dest.gov.au/default.asp , or by calling the toll free number 13 38 73.
Register now for a free, fortnightly email alert service – ‘topic alerts’ – and be notified about new flexible learning and e-learning resources released by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework).
The Framework’s website houses a searchable resource database which currently contains more than 500 flexible learning resources. Vocational education and training (VET) specific resources are regularly being added, including training products, research reports, case studies, content development guidelines, business planning tools and more.
The topic alert service aims to save users time as it can be tailored to provide notifications about resources related to personal areas of interest. Categories of topic alerts available include:
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Content and learning material development resources
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Professional development resources
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Organisational issues resources
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to help address a range of flexible learning issues including planning, change management, knowledge management and commercial opportunities
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to help implement online assessment
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Pedagogy and practice resources
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Technology resources
After subscribing to the service, topic alerts related to nominated interest areas will be sent fortnightly by email if there are new resources available.
To subscribe to the Framework’s topic alert service, go to: http://resources.flexiblelearning.net.au/register.html .
To search existing resources on the Framework’s database go to: http://resources.flexiblelearning.net.au .
Established in 2000, the Framework is a five-year national strategy collaboratively funded by the Australian Government and all States and Territories to accelerate the take-up of flexible learning to achieve a shared vision of a skilled Australian workforce.
For further information about this story contact Framework Communications:
email: flexenews@flexiblelearning.net.au or phone: (07) 3247 5511.
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On Monday 31 May 2004 Dr Jeff Harmer, Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, announced the recipients for his annual awards for excellence. The VET Priority Places Programme Tender Team was presented with an award in the category of “Above and Beyond”. This award recognises the additional efforts made by the team to meet critical deadlines, and outstanding service for the corporate good of the Department.
The VET Priority Places Programme aims to increase vocational education and training opportunities and improve outcomes for people with a disability, parents entering or re-entering the work force and older workers. |
Over the past five months the VET Priority Places Programme Tender Team have worked on the tender process and the successful tenderers were announced on 21 May, with training beginning in July.
Congratulations to the VET Priority Places Programme Tender Team!
The 2004 WorldSkills Australia National Competitions were held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 28-30 May 2004. The Competitions were held in conjunction with the VET in Schools Competition and the Try-A-Trade event and in combination with Employment and Careers Expo it was Australia’s first interactive careers opportunity for young people.
There were over 60 different trade and skill events on display and 600 competitors from regions across Australia. The Award presentation Ceremony was held on Monday 31 May 2004 and Gold Medal winners will be eligible to go onto the selection process for the WorldSkills International Competition to be held in Helsinki, Finland in 2005.
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WorldSkills was established in 1981. It is a unique youth organisation which aims to support young people in the development of work ready skills and to raise the profile of vocational education and training (VET). WorldSkills is an independent, not-for-profit organisation and its vision is to inspire all young Australians to be national skill champions. The organisation’s aim is to achieve this by conducting school, regional and national skill competitions. WorldSkills Australia conducts skill competitions in over 52 trade and skill areas. |
Information about on Worldskills and the National Competition winners can be found at http://www.worldskills.com.au/ or http://www.worldskills.com.au/publications.html .
There is now a way to explore the opportunities provided by vocational education and training (VET) pathways…. Try-a-Trade.
Try-a-Trade is an Australian Government Initiative, held for the first time this year in conjunction with the WorldSkills Australia National Competitions and the WorldSkills Australia VET in Schools Competitions, together with the Careers and Employment Expo in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 28-30 May 2004.
This new initiative provides visitors to the expo and competitions with a chance to experience first-hand what it is like to tile a floor, plant a tree, change a tap washer or lay a brick. They were able to try their hand at painting and carpentry and tinker with a V8 engine. They were able to complete tasks required in the hospitality, beauty therapy, retail and floristry industries.
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The Try-A-Trade Initiative promotes the advantages of vocational educational pathways through the VET sector. It provides young people with “hands-on” experience in a broad range of trade and skills areas, it also makes available mentors (such as TAFE teachers and experienced tradespeople) to discuss and advise these young people on all aspects of the trades and working in the particular industries represented at the competition venues. |
| Carpentry |
Wall and floor tiling |
Plumbers |
| Floristry |
Landscape design |
Painters |
| Spray Painting & airbrushing |
Car Engineers |
Hospitality |
| Beauty Therapy |
Retail |
Bricklaying | |
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More information on the Try-a-Trade Initiative is available on their website at http://www.worldskills.com.au/publications.html |
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