Monday, January 9, 2017

Be Work Smart


A practical booklet to help young people get and keep a job. The workbook uses real-life scenarios and self-testing quizzes to help young people identify and understand the skills and qualities that employers want.

If you are a student, you can work through the booklet by yourself or in class. Once you have completed the booklet you can get a signed certificate of completion to include in your resume.

Be work smart can also be used by registered training organisations (RTOs) and employers to highlight the key elements a successful worker demonstrates, supported by scenarios. The booklet can be used electronically, or as a printed hardcopy.


Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service


2017 Australian Training Awards Nominations Open


Nominations are now open for the 2017 Queensland, NSW and ACT Training Awards
 
 Due date are as follows:
 
QLD is by the 31st March 2017
NSW is by the 17th March 2017
ACT is yet to open nominations but most likely around the 15th April 2017
 
Please review the links for process and information
 

Future of Work


Welcome back to work. Still sifting through your emails? In case you missed them, here are four stories that are set to influence the future of work (and HR) in 2017. Some are funny; some are scary. All contain insights into what might shape the conversation this year.

Monday, December 19, 2016

QLD Skills Update

STS closing down period

Please be advised that Training Market Customer Support will be shut down for ​the ​ Christmas/New Year period​ from Monday 26 December 2016 to Friday 6 January 2017 inclusive.

While STS Online systems will continue to be available during this period, please note that technical or other support through Training Market Customer Support will not be available.
​For assistance, please refer to the Smart and Skilled user guides, technical specifications and other documentation available in STS Online under Smart & Skilled Contract Management in Support Documents.

Please continue to report data at least once every 28 days, and ensure that data has been submitted for any Commitment IDs which are due to expire. Payments will continue to be processed during this period.

Training Market Customer Support will be available in the new year from Monday 9 January 2017, when we will recommence our usual business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Wishing you all a safe and Merry Christmas
​ and Happy New Year​
We look forward to working with you in the new year.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Skills Reform - Intergovernmental agreement on Federal Financial Relations

Identify the Government's long term objectives in relation to skills and workforce development.



Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeships Information Services


Monitoring Course Progress Policy and Procedure



Please note the below information and tools to support student progression, or lack thereof, with our MEGT Policy;   Monitoring Course Progress Policy and Procedure.

EDN-010-POL Monitoring Course Progress Policy and Procedure

7. Support and Intervention Strategies

For students identified as being at risk of not meeting course requirements or who have not met course requirements, the following support / intervention strategies may be implemented to assist the student;
  • English language support for oral and written comprehension
  • Assistance with academic skills such as essay and report writing, meeting assessment requirements and research skills, time management skills
  • Training plan adjustment
  • Attending a study group
  • Meeting with the Education Manager or member of Student Services Department/ for assistance with personal issues affecting course progress
  • Online contact with Learning Support Services for assistance with academic learning
  • Opportunity for reassessment/resubmission
  • Changing courses
  • Mentoring by the teacher or nominated student
  • Referral to external organisations for assistance
  • Reduction in course load
  • Customised electronic learning schedule to suit student time constraints
  • Targeted learning coach (trainer) to address specific assessment problems over (up to) 3 sessions
  • Any combination of the above.

When an intervention strategy is implemented the student will be required to meet the relevant Education Manager, trainer or support service on a regular basis for follow up. This is to be determined as part of the intervention strategy.

***Please ensure you record these strategies in your contact record and on the MEGT Monitoring course progress intervention form which you can find under documents and forms named EDN 10

Skills Canberra

News

The ACT Standards for Delivery of Training and ACT Standards Compliance Guides for Australian Apprenticeships and Skilled Capital effective 1 January 2017 are now available.
A consolidation of the key end of year dates for ACT VET stakeholders is available.
The national register of VET at training.gov.au (TGA) will introduce a new usage recommendation, Deleted, for training packages and their components, by 30 November 2016.
The list of qualifications for Skilled Capital for 2017 has been released. Enrolments in these qualifications will open on 15 February 2017.
Three exceptional representatives of the ACT’s vocational education and training (VET) sector were announced winners at the Australian Training Awards in Darwin on 17 November 2016.
Skills Canberra has released a discussion paper on the funding of training products.
The 2017 ACT Australian Apprenticeships (User Choice) Qualification Subsidy Amounts (QSA) List has been finalised.

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