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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Skills Canberra
News
REMINDER: Upcoming Quarterly AVETMISS Submission
29 Sep 2016
29 Sep 2016
The submission window for reporting RTO activity data for the September 2016 quarter is from 1 October to 14 October 2016.
A variety of resources have been developed to assist organisations to understand and prepare for the implementation of AVETMISS 8.0.
A webinar from the recent USI face to face workshops was recorded and is now available for viewing.
The next ACT RTO Forum will be held on Friday 21 October 2016.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
ACPET Recorded Webinars
Take a look at the following one hour webinars for management staff, with certificates awarded at completion:
Each webinar runs no longer than one hour.
ACPET Webinars – Management 2016
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Resilience in self
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Conflict resolution – achieving a positive outcome
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Rating staff performance and development planning
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Staff recruitment
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Preparing for a discussion regarding staff non-performance
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Conflict resolution
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Mitigating the risk of unfair dismissal (11 October 2016)
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WHS due diligence and strategic WHS risk management
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Efficient time management and task prioritisation
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Managing upwards
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Manage simple projects
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The art of delegation
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Building high performing teams
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Leading with resilience
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eLAMP – how to develop your emerging leaders and managers (8 November 2016)
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Managing internal and external stakeholders
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You can pay over $165 for webinars like this but ACPET members pay only $55 and non-members $80.
Book your place asap for the upcoming webinars or purchase a webinar recording from the above list or our Webinar Library.
Book your place asap for the upcoming webinars or purchase a webinar recording from the above list or our Webinar Library.
SAFE files elearning courses
It is considered essential from a practical and legal viewpoint to do a refresher course on these important subjects as the knowledge learnt in the original course fades over time and the information provided may alter due to changes in legislation or community standards. Best practice is to have this refresher after two years and accordingly this is what MEGT has decided to do.
Staff who completed the SAFE Files elearning courses in September 2014 are now due for re-enrolment and will receive an email from MEGT Learning and Development advising that they have been enrolled in the SAFE Files courses.
This year MEGT would like to ensure all staff have the best possible opportunity to enjoy the festivities, and reduce the likelihood of anyone being unable to attend.
As such, line managers of each department/team will be allocated a budget, giving each team the opportunity to organise their own Christmas event.
Important information:
- The date and time of celebrations are to be decided by the department/team but must be outside of normal business hours or within an allocated lunch break time.
- There will not be a Melbourne metro Christmas party as has been in previous years, however divisions and teams are more than welcome to come together and organise a joint celebration.
In addition, all permanent MEGT staff will take the three days off between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day without deduction from Annual Leave. This is a gift from MEGT and is in recognition of the contribution and out of hours work staff perform.
This year the Christmas Closedown dates are Wednesday, 28 December 2016 to Friday, 30 December 2016. Staff will be required to return to work on Tuesday, 3 January 2017.
If you have any questions, please speak to your line manager directly.
ASQANET
27 SEPTEMBER 2016
ASQA is pleased to announce that the new asqanet is now available.
The new asqanet allows you to:
- lodge online VET and CRICOS applications, including applications for reassessment and review of an ASQA decision and online payments
- notify ASQA of material changes or events for your RTO or CRICOS provider
- view applications submitted by all users on behalf of your RTO and CRICOS provider, and
- review and update your RTO and CRICOS provider details without submitting a form.
ASQA cancels qualifications issued by Queensland security trainer
23 SEPTEMBER 2016
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has announced its intention to cancel 461 qualifications and statements of attainment issued to 236 individuals by the now-deregistered training provider Peacemakers Security Pty Ltd (Peacemakers).
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has announced its intention to cancel 461 qualifications and statements of attainment issued to 236 individuals by the now-deregistered training provider Peacemakers Security Pty Ltd (Peacemakers).
Upcoming webinar: early childhood education & care training
22 SEPTEMBER 2016
ASQA and SkillsIQ will be running two free livestream webinars this October for RTOs offering training in early childhood education and care in Australia.
Attending a webinar will provide you with:
- an overview of the findings from the 2015 Strategic Review into training for early childhood education and care in Australia
- the opportunity to find out how the key recommendations of this report are now being implemented, one year on
- an update on what has already been achieved since the report’s release, including how the transition to the Standards for RTOs 2015 has affected providers delivering early childhood education and care qualifications, and
- an opportunity to ask questions.
Register your place now:
Changes to how ASQA manages provider risk apply from 27 September 2016
21 SEPTEMBER 2016
ASQA has made an important shift in how it manages provider risk—moving from ‘provider risk ratings’ to ‘provider profiles’.
Financial Services Training Package Update
Unit TAEDEL404A Mentor in the Workplace has been changed to TAEDEL404 Mentor in the Workplace.
There will be a new WPD / Moodle TAS coming out for the FNS30115 Certificate III in Financial Services in the next two weeks to reflect the course moving onto the Moodle site. This change to the elective list will not effect the new TAS as this unit has been removed.
Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service
NEW Training Package Qualifications – Recent Registration in States and Territories
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Communique from AISC
The Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), Mr John Pollaers, convened the third Industry Reference Committee (IRC) Chairs Conference in Melbourne on Friday, 26 August.
The conference brought together over 100 representatives, including IRC Chairs, representatives of their allocated Skills Service Organisations (SSO) together with the AISC, to discuss significant shared progress to date in establishing the new arrangements for training package development, executing change and building on the strengths of Australia’s training system.
Click here for more information.
PwC To Design and Pilot Higher Apprenticeships For Professional and Business Sectors
Under a new initiative supported by the Australian Government, PwC will work with a wide range of iconic Australian employers to design and pilot a higher level apprenticeship programme that will create vocational pathways into professional, business, IT and financial services.
For more information and to read more about this initiative click here.
FREE Webinar - 29 September 2016
In this webinar you'll learn how RTOs have created a guided learning experience for their students using Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) Custom Parameters.
You’ll see examples of how these RTOs have used LTI to deliver selected sections of learning content and assessments using our Custom Parameters feature.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Monday, September 5, 2016
Retail Resources
New Streamlined SIR resources are available for purchase
Includes 8 qualifications and 24 units of competency.
NSW VET performance data: March 2016
Committee of Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Latest Report
Last week saw CEDA launch the latest research report VET: securing skills for growth.
Overview - Provided by Rod Camm CEO ACPET
VETtrak Trainer Portal
Contact Record Process
The Trainer Portal has created efficiencies for phone and email contacts. The process to complete and upload Contact Records is taking a little more time but please continue to use:
The hardcopy Contact Record
Complete and physically sign the Contact Record, scan the document and upload it via the portal.
Electronic Contact Record
Complete the Contact Record in Word, convert it to PDF, digitally sign the PDF and upload the PDF Contact Record via the portal.Trainers are also uploading induction documents via the portal and saving a lot of time.
Support
Nina Louise and Michelle are responding to queries and offering support via elearning.support@megt.com.auThey are also available via phone, but contacting them via this email address can speed up their response when they are jumping in and out of meetings.
The next Q&A session is scheduled for 20th September at 12 noon, so please bring questions and feedback.
If in the interim you have any further suggestions to improve our processes and reduce paperwork please let us know.
Online Delivery Process
Training delivery process
- Any training delivery and/or assessment must include at a minimum a phone contact.
- You may have already received the Moodle/Catapult assessment, 3rd Party, FCSO however a phone call needs to be made to confirm understanding of the unit, e.g. verbal questions. Then this is recorded, on a Contact Record, that a unit has been assessed over the phone,and the Contact Record is uploaded via the Trainer Portal.
- A student may email to ask you to open another unit in Moodle/Catapult. You open the unit, however a phone call must be made to engage with the student about their learning and explain all assessment tasks.
- Complete a Contact Record stating that a unit has been commenced over the phone, and upload it via the Trainer Portal.
Unit selection process
- The unit selection for each qualification is to be completed prior to the first visit.
- Email the employer and/or student the course outline and call the employer and student to discuss the unit or stream options.
- Notify administration of the units or streams selected via the Trainer Portal. Administration need to be notified of the stream selection for Certificate III in Business before the first visit so they can upload the units into Catapult for you and the student to access.
- At the first visit, deliver 2 units
- Record the details of the visit on a Contact Record and upload into the Trainer Portal.
These processes have been added to the Trainer SOPS.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Insources November Essential Summit
First speaker:
The Hon Michael Lavarch (ASQA’s Commissioner)
Topic: ASQA's Priorities For 2017 + The New Audit Model And Processes
The Hon Michael Lavarch (ASQA’s Commissioner)
Topic: ASQA's Priorities For 2017 + The New Audit Model And Processes
NSW WPD Meeting
WPD Team Meeting
Thursday 8 September 2016
9.30am to 3.30pm
9.30am to 3.30pm
Haymarket Office
See you there!
NSW WPD Meeting
WPD Team Meeting
Thursday 8 September 2016
9.30am to 3.30pm
9.30am to 3.30pm
Haymarket Office
See you there!
Go-live date for new asqanet
1 SEPTEMBER 2016
LLN Best Practice Strategies for Indigenous Learners
Approximately 44% of Indigenous Australians have
low literacy levels in Standard Australian English, compared with 19% of
non-Indigenous Australians (ABS 1996). Literacy difficulties are compounded for
Indigenous students because English is often their second, third or fourth
language.
Proficiency in literacy and numeracy increases
the ability to successfully access and complete vocational education and
training (VET) courses. There is currently little information and support for
teachers dealing with this issue. This guide aims to assist teachers by
providing a set of ‘good practice’ strategies for designing effective literacy
and numeracy programs for Indigenous VET students, and for building effective
literacy and numeracy support into existing VET courses.
Work Placement Policy and Procedure
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