Sunday, October 30, 2016

MEGT Policy of the Month




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Fee for Service NSW/ACT

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ASQA annual report 2015-16

28 OCTOBER 2016

ASQA has published its annual report for the period 1 July 2015 – 2016.

The report was tabled in Parliament earlier today.

ACT RTO Forum

Highlights

  • Changes in VET always constant in environment and focus- Refer to the Arrangement of training product development landscape
  • ACT training awards, acknowledged
  • ACT election won by Karen Andrews
  • VFH/ VET Student Loans focus next 12 months
  • ASQA- Chris soon to step down- TBC
  • ANP- replacement of TYIMS system into AVETARS- July 2017
  • ACT Directorate’s office soon to move early next year to Narra Centre
  • ACT Business Plan 2016/17 align to training initiatives in priorities
  • 18th November- ITAB Meeting
  • Senior officials committee to discuss NAP, Consistency, Harmonisation, quality issues
  • VFH/ VSL- review in consultation
  • TAE- Feb release for 2 units as mandatory units for trainers to upgrade
  • Harmonisation – review on provider performance, students moving interstate, stats
  • Check out Foundation Skills Assessment tool- free. Tool being reviewed, 16,000 to review and consult for validation
  • GTO Evidence guide to be released on 28th October after minister meeting
  • IRC’s to provide TP updates
  • COAG focus on NAP, VFH/ VSL, Data exchanges, compliant hotline
  • MY Profiling tool which is on trial- online training plans, etc- this tool may be mandated for RTO’s to use as part of operations and evidence
  • Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships on the way up in National focus and support
  • Key dates for training initiatives and programs-2017
  • ACT VET update for AVETARS and data updates


Building Canberra's Skilled Workforce

ACT RTO Forum Presentation Notes



Mental Fitness

Mental Fitness is about having resilience, self control, flexibility, mental agility and openness to experience.

Key elements of Mental Fitness are to:
  • build strong and enduring relationships 
  • take on the challenges we meet throughout life without becoming exhausted or depleted 
  • live a happy and fulfilled life 
  • find your own level of fitness
See Mental Fitness article for more information.

Dubai VET opportunity

NSW Trade and Investment has contacted ACPET with a request to make members aware of an opportunity to deliver vocational programs relevant to industries operating in the Middle East region such as Engineering and Construction, Technology, Business and Accounting, Hospitality, Allied Health, Audio Visual and Applied Media, and Food Sciences
Click here to read more details about the opportunity.

Interested members can contact the state government’s Middle East Commissioner, Moin Anwar, via landline (+971 2) 622 8400, mobile (+971 50) 459 9190 or moin.anwar@sydneyaustralia.com.

NSW VET Forum – join the Minister in changing the sector!

This statewide VET Forum - hosted at the Rydges Sydney Central - will bring together ACPET members from across NSW with stakeholders from government and industry to evaluate the current state of VET in NSW, and to discuss what 2017 holds for the sector.

The Forum will feature a key note address from The Hon. John Barilaro MP, NSW Minister for Skills on the NSW Government's VET vision.

Other speakers in a high profile line up include:

  • Maryann Quagliata, Branch Manager VET FEE-HELP, Department of Education and Training – VET Student Loans Update
  • David Collins, Executive Director, Training Services NSW – Training Services Update
  • Brian Tanti, Curator, Fox Classic Car Collection – The importance of retaining skills in the modern age

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Skills Canberra

News

The presentations from the October 2016 ACT RTO Forum are now available.
2017 ACT Adult Community Education (ACE) Grants Program - Application Open
PwC’s Skills For Australia have developed a publication, designed to be a supplementary document to the TAE Training Package.

SkillsIQ consultation on Early Childhood Education and Care



25 OCTOBER 2016

In response to the recommendations made by Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) in the Strategic review—Training for early childhood education and care in Australia, SkillsIQ has been commissioned by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) to complete the necessary research and consultation to develop a Business Case setting out the strategic and evidentiary case for change within the CHC Community Services Training Package.

SkillsIQ are looking to consult broadly with stakeholders in the sector, including Employers, Employees/Educators and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Consultation will close Friday 4 November 2016.

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