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Minister Ryan: on building a future for VET

VET Inspire Feature: 2016 Virtual VET Summit

Sharing the love: the VET sector’s impact in the Pacific

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EDUCATE

INSPIRE

EMPOWER

Minister Ryan: Building a future for VET 6

2016 Virtual VET Summit: Highlights 10

Australian Training Awards 18

Skills for Australia 7

Inspiring excellence in VET 14

ASQA’s 2016 briefing sessions kick off 8

Developing your career’s most important asset - you! 16

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ASQA briefing sessions

Inspiring excellence

Australian Apprenticeships 19 Sharing the love: VET in the Pacific Islands 20 VET PD Events and VET eZine Glossary 22

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The VET Alumni

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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER Michelle

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elcome to our first VET eZine of 2016. Volume 7 marks two years since the publication of Australia’s first complimentary online magazine for the VET sector.

On behalf of the team at Velg Training, I would like to thank our editorial contributors and advertisers to date. Without you, we would not be able to keep our audience informed of the ongoing changes to the sector and continue to fulfil our Vision to Educate, Inspire and Empower the VET community.

We started the year by hosting another series of Members Networking Lunches in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, followed by live streaming of two successful Virtual VET Summits in March 2016 for RTO Managers and Trainers and Assessors. If you missed the chance to attend, we have featured the Summits in our ‘Inspire’ section.

Our 2016 QLD Schools VET Summit is scheduled for 25 July 2016 at the Sofitel Brisbane. It is a face-to-face event designed specifically for QLD School RTOs and their RTO Managers and VET Teachers. Attendees will have access to a range of up-to-date information from leading industry experts.

The next major priority on our PD calendar is preparing for the upcoming 10th Annual National VET Conference ‘Celebrating VET’ on 15-16 September 2016 at the Gold Coast. This year’s two-day event features a full program of plenary and elective sessions, with the addition of new pre-conference Master Classes on 14 September.

If you are interested in learning more about the remaining Sponsorship options for our 10-year anniversary event, please contact our office on (07) 3866 0888 or email conference@velgtraining.com.

Our Membership program has grown to over 13,900 Corporate and Individual Members, who regularly access our online Members Lounge portal, free online resources and templates, Members Lunch Box webinars, VelgCasts, weekly eNews and discounts on consulting, products and PD events.

Our Members can access monthly resource updates and can register their details on the exclusive online Velg Training Validation Directory.

Both Members and Non-Members can access our suite of products, which include a range of Templates and Webinar Products for RTOs and QLD Schools.

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Velg Training Members can email their request to our Membership Resource Developer at members@velgtraining. com to determine whether the product can be complimentary for all Members or a commercial product for both Members and Non-Members.

In January 2016, the Department of Education and Training (DET) released a discussion paper centering on the Quality of Assessment in VET. A number of Velg Training’s Consultants came together and spent considerable time drafting a collective response to this. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of the consultation.

Our Consulting Team has seen exponential growth in the past six months, resulting in several new Consultants coming on board to now make up a group of 18 leading VET Consultants across Australia.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR We have passed the halfway mark of The Interactive VET Compliance Suite, with the next live stream session taking place on 19 April 2016. Remaining sessions will be broadcast using our custom-built platform over the coming months until June 2016.

Recordings from eight previous sessions, which include a short case study interview followed by an interactive online segment, are now available for purchase.

Australia’s largest Mentoring Program for the VET sector, Mentoring Mondays, started up again in early 2016 and continues to offer in-depth online training solutions tailored to RTO and QLD School staff. Learn more about the Mentoring Program by watching our new video, and register to access previous recordings and future live sessions.

We have rolled out our workshop and webinar programs for the first half of the year and will continue to release additional topics over the next eight months. If there is a face-to-face or online training session you would like to see repeated in 2016, you can register your interest with our Events Team ‘On Demand’.

On behalf of the Velgy Bunch, we look forward to continuing to Educate, Inspire and Empower the VET community in 2016 and hope to see you this September at the Gold Coast for our 10th Annual National VET Conference.

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elcome back and thank you for taking the time to read our latest VET eZine! Volume 7 covers recent changes to the VET sector and includes articles to Educate, Inspire and Empower our readers.

Since our last eZine in October 2015, we have seen a Ministerial change, with Senator Scott Ryan appointed as the new Minister for Vocational Education and Skills. I am happy to say that we are continuing our run of Ministerial opinion pieces, with Senator Ryan providing our opening Educate article in the same fashion as his predecessors, former Minister Luke Hartsuyker, Senator Simon Birmingham and former Minister Ian Macfarlane.

Our next article will introduce you to one of the five new SSOs, written

by Sara Caplan of PwC’s Skills for Australia. The Educate section is completed by an update from ASQA about their ongoing engagement sessions for the VET sector.

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As Michelle noted in her Letter from the Publisher, our 2016 Virtual VET Summits are featured as part of our regular Inspire section. In addition, there are articles full of tips from VET industry experts.

The Empower section includes articles from the Australian Training Awards about their VET Alumni; the Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service showcases their new Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website and app; and the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) shares the impact of their work in Pacific Island countries.

The regular round up of VET PD Events and our VET Glossary can be found at the back of this edition, to help you navigate the remainder of 2016 and the sector’s evolving list of acronyms and terminology.

You can now access all previous editions of our VET eZine linked directly from Velg Training’s website.

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EDUCATE

Building the future of

Vocational Education and Training

by Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Senator the Hon Scott Ryan

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ince being sworn in as the Coalition Government’s new Minister for Vocational Education and Skills in February, I have welcomed the opportunity to meet with training providers and industry stakeholders.

What I have learnt during those meetings is the importance of vocational education across a range of industries and to students of varied backgrounds. I have also witnessed firsthand the passion of many working in the sector.

leadership of the VET system, and is now firmly focused on ensuring training provided is of a high quality.

Later this year, following a series of planned consultations, we will make reforms to VET FEE-HELP to ensure students are provided with high quality training that equips them with the skills and capabilities to power Australia’s economy.

These will come on top of the safeguards the Coalition Government has already put in place to ensure

Following a series of planned consultations

we will make reforms to VET FEE-HELP to ensure

students are provided with high quality training However, what has also become clear to me is that, like so many things, the VET sector is not perfect. VET will need to continue to evolve to stay relevant and to meet the needs of employers and students in the years ahead.

VET is essential for a strong and prosperous economy as it delivers the skills people need to obtain rewarding jobs and is a factor in helping Australian businesses to grow and innovate.

VET plays a key role in developing high-level technical skills across the Australian workforce, which is essential in supporting innovation. There is a clear connection between developing a highly skilled workforce and driving innovation.

Fortunately, Australia’s VET sector is well-placed to fulfil this important role, but we cannot sit still.

Since coming to office, the Coalition Government has strengthened industry

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students’ interests come first and taxpayers’ funds are efficiently spent.

Some of these safeguards include that providers must apply a student entry procedure to ensure all prospective students are academically suited to the course; the restriction on cold-calling to market VET FEE-HELP; a freeze on the total number of VET FEE-HELP loans and penalties for providers that breach certain requirements.

The Coalition Government is unapologetic about introducing these reforms as a way of protecting and restoring the integrity of VET. In 2014, around 250,000 students undertook VET courses as part of their secondary schooling, while more than 3.9 million people were in training.

This was more than double the number of people at university.

Given this reach, it is critical that the VET sector is perceived as high quality

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and that it continues to innovate and improve.

Looking ahead, one of the most important things we can do in VET is ensure training continues to be responsive to the needs of employers.

To do this, there are a number of ways the Government is more tightly linking training to modern industry.

This includes new arrangements, which came into effect from January, with five new professional Skills Service Organisations (SSOs) supporting Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) to develop and review training packages.

The new arrangements have brought rigorous contestability into the system – driving quality, industry relevant, training packages.

I am enthusiastic to work with stakeholders across the sector and to embrace the opportunities for VET. The challenges ahead are significant, but I am confident we can build an even stronger VET sector that continues to be one of the world’s best.

Senator Scott Ryan is the Federal Minister for Vocational Education and Skills. scottryan.com.au

Velg Training Tip: Follow Senator Ryan on social media, visit the Media Centre on his website and subscribe to his Newsletter to stay on top of the latest VET news each week.

@SenatorRyan facebook.com/SenatorRyan visit Senator Ryan’s Media Centre and the DET Media Centre subscribe to Senator Ryan’s Email Newsletter

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Skills for Australia

by Sara Caplan, CEO of PwC’s Skills for Australia

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Once the four-year work plan for each sector is complete – year one by Friday 29 April 2016 and the remaining years between July and September 2016 – this will provide the framework through which we review the training

t has certainly been a busy time since we were officially named as one of the new SSOs! Having been awarded responsibility for Business Services, Financial Services, Education, ICT, Cultural and Related Industries and Printing and Graphic Arts, our first priority has been to meet with each of the Chairs of the IRCs for these industry sectors.

The new arrangements for looking after the current and future skills needs of industry, and making sure we have the right training to support these, are very different to how things worked in the past.

The IRCs have much greater responsibility – they truly represent the industry voices and we, as an SSO, are there to support them, working under their direction and guidance.

One of the first tasks is to produce a four-year work plan for each sector.

This will incorporate data about employment now and in the future, trends both domestically and globally that are affecting each industry, and views from employers as to what they are going to need now and in the future in terms of workforce skills.

We are facilitating a workshop for each IRC where we look at this collection of data and feedback and compare it to what is in the training packages, looking for gaps, redundancy and new approaches. This forms the basis of the work plan.

These training packages will provide both young people entering the world of work and those needing to reskill, with training that is valued by employers and will help them to get a job, or get a better job.

We need a workforce that is skilled and productive and ready for the challenges and

packages. Each year it will be refreshed, and it will enable everyone to see when change is planned.

Once our work plan is accepted by the AISC, we will produce a business case for each change the IRCs wish to make. These will then be approved and we will carry out the changes in consultation with industry and RTOs. Our aim? We want to help the Australian economy to grow and thrive.

To do that, we need a workforce that is skilled and productive and ready for the challenges and opportunities of the future.

In achieving that, one of the most important elements of our role as an SSO is to listen – to employers, employees, students, industry bodies, employee representative groups, RTOs and state and territory government departments and agencies.

We need to create training packages that are streamlined, simple to understand and fit for the future.

opportunities of the future Please get in touch via our website www.skillsforaustralia.com, our email address info@skillsforaustralia.com or phone 1800 714 819, if you have feedback for us on skills needs, skills gaps or issues with training packages.

We would love to hear from you.

Sara Caplan is the CEO of PwC’s Skills for Australia SSO and leads PwC Consulting’s work on skills, vocational education and employment. She has over 25 years’ experience in VET and skills, with recent work focusing on supporting government in delivering policy outcomes. skillsforaustralia.com

Sara Caplan will present ‘PwC’s Skills for Australia’ in the SSO Stream on Day 1 of Velg Training’s 2016 National VET Conference.

Need more information about SSOs? Visit their websites and subscribe to email updates.

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ASQA’s 2016 briefing sessions kick off

by Chris Robinson, Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, ASQA

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y the time this edition of the VET eZine is published, ASQA’s annual program of face-to-face engagement with training providers will have commenced.

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. Twelve months on from their introduction, this year’s training provider sessions look at the areas where RTOs are having trouble complying.

Statistics show that the majority of providers are non-compliant with Standard One and Two. In fact, only 25 per cent and 26 per cent of providers, respectively, are fully compliant with these Standards when audited. The rate of compliance for both of these Standards increases to 77 per cent following rectification.

The rate of compliance with the remaining Standards at audit ranges from 58-89 per cent and increases to 77-99 per cent when training providers have the opportunity to rectify issues identified.

The sessions will also focus on areas that ASQA has identified as strategic risk areas for the training sector – informing and protecting learners; the amount of training being provided to learners; and the capability of trainers and assessors.

Since they have been identified as risk areas, ASQA will be targeting its

This year’s training provider sessions look at the areas where RTOs are having trouble complying This year ASQA will host a total of 36 briefing sessions across the country aimed at training providers (30 sessions) and accredited course owners (6 sessions). The aim of these briefing sessions is to assist training providers and course owners achieve and maintain compliance with the required Standards.

Strong registrations for the three live webcast sessions show that the online format is popular with training providers and course owners. The recordings of these sessions will be published on ASQA’s YouTube channel as an additional learning resource.

ASQA’s last round of information sessions – held in late 2014 – coincided with the release of the Standards for

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resources to ensure providers are fully compliant with these areas in future.

The briefing sessions for accredited course owners will focus on compliance with the VET Accredited Course Design Standards, the course accreditation process and how to develop enterprise units of competency. Registrations for these sessions have also been strong, which demonstrates there is growing interest for more information about accredited courses in the sector.

While many of the training provider sessions have reached full capacity, there are still plenty of seats left for those people who want to attend.

Visit www.asqa.gov.au for more information and reserve your space online.

Chris Robinson is the Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). ASQA is the national regulator for Australia’s VET sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved Quality Standards are met. asqa.gov.au

Chris Robinson will present a Keynote Session on Day 1 of Velg Training’s 2016 National VET Conference.

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ontinuing on from the success of the 2015 Virtual VET Summit, Velg Training hosted two Virtual VET Summits last month: an RTO Managers Summit on 8-9 March 2016 and a Trainer and Assessor Summit on 15-16 March 2016.

• Kerri Buttery, Director of VET Content Development, Velg Training; • Carol Hunter, Principal, RTO Services and Consulting; and • John Price, Consultant, John Price & Associates.

2017 will feature sessions for both RTO Managers and Trainers/Assessors

presented during one major Virtual VET Summit Both 2016 Virtual VET Summits were presented by leading industry experts and streamed completely live, via our custom-built platform, to over 260 attendees across Australia.

Velg Training took participants through a series of topical professional development sessions during a structured half-day program held over two days.

Speakers included: • Jason Coutts, Student Identifiers Registrar; • Alison Anlezark, National Standards Manager, NCVER; • David Garner, General Manager Regulatory Operations, ASQA; • John Dwyer, Consultant, Velg Training; 10

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Both Jason Coutts and Alison Anlezark travelled interstate to Brisbane from Canberra and Adelaide, respectively, to present their sessions for RTO Managers on Day 1. Mr Coutts spoke about the ‘USI Implementation – A year on’, given his experience of overseeing the development and passage of the Student Identifiers Act 2014 and the USI Registry System.

Ms Anlezark presented findings from a preliminary analysis of Total VET Activity data.

Additional RTO Manager sessions focused on current training package developments, the planning process for RTOs developing their five-year validation plans, recruiting Trainers & Assessors, common non-compliances and interpreting audit reports.

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Sessions for Trainers & Assessors explored training product reviews, understanding LLN demands, documenting the ‘Volume of Learning’ in your TAS, ensuring assessments remain compliant and using your professional judgement in RPL. Highlights included ASQA’s sessions with David Garner, who spoke at both Virtual VET Summits about the current hot issues in VET compliance, followed by an active audience Q&A segment, and John Price’s three personas (complete with costume changes) as lion tamer, ‘Smokey’ and ‘Construction Man’ during his sessions.

Without having to leave their desk, attendees logged on to the live stream system, which featured new and improved tech support.

Participants were greeted with an infographic for the first 10 seconds of the session, which reminded everyone to check their Internet Connection, browser and bandwidth. There was also a separate, dedicated live chat channel explaining the system requirements and assisting users with tech support issues.

The Velgy Bunch were working onsite in Brisbane to facilitate the live events, provide tech support and update Velg Training’s social media channels throughout the sessions. velgtraining.com

View the social media coverage from the event by searching for the #2016VVS event hashtag on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

“Participants are getting more comfortable with our custom-built online platform and we feel the enhanced tech support and testing leading up to the March events enabled us to host two seamless online Summits,” Dimity Redcliffe, Velg Training’s Marketing, Conference & Events Manager said.

“We had excellent engagement levels during both of this year’s Virtual VET Summits, with over 80 per cent of attendees logging on and remaining online for the live stream sessions during the two-day event period,” she said.

Sessions were recorded and post-event resources were sent to all delegates. If you missed your chance to

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register for the Virtual VET Summit, you can now purchase select high-quality recordings to support your staff’s PD needs. View the select recordings available for purchase on Velg Training’s website until 30 June 2016.

Dimity said the plan for 2017 includes reverting back to a combined format, with sessions for both RTO Managers and Trainers and Assessors presented during one major Virtual VET Summit event held over two days.

“We have found, especially with our small business clients, participants are wearing many hats within their RTO and may need to access information directed at RTO Managers as well as up-to-date PD for Trainers and Assessors, but can’t justify attending two separate events.

“We will be applying what we have learned over the past two years of live streaming the Summits to one signature

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event in 2017. It will be delivered over two days in a similar online session format,” Dimity said.

“We’re planning for our largest live stream event yet in 2017 and welcome feedback from previous and potential participants,” she said.

For more information about future live streamed Velg Training events and to provide your feedback, contact the Events Team on (07) 3866 0888 or email events@velgtraining.com.

Mark your diary for the next Virtual VET Summit, which will take place in March 2017!

NB. The 2016 QLD Schools VET Summit will be a face-to-face event specifically for QLD School RTOs, tailored for both RTO Managers and VET Teachers on 25 July 2016 at the Sofitel Brisbane.

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PRE-CONFERENCE MASTER CLASSES Wednesday, 14 September 2016 8:30am 9:00am

Master Class Registration

9:00am 12:00pm

1:00pm 4:00pm

8:15am 8:30am

Master Class Central Room B

Master Class Central Room C

Non Linear Learning: Are we missing 80% of the audience?

La reconnaissance des acquis (RPL – it’s all French to me)

George Nelson

Geoff Oliver

12:30pm 1:00pm

Master Class Registration Correcting the Common Non-Compliances in Training and Assessment Strategies

Developing Quality Assessment Tools

Carol Hunter

Joe Newbery

DAY ONE Thursday, 15 September 2016 7:30am 8:45am

8:45am 10:30am Keynote

9:15am - 9:45am

9:45am - 10:15am

10:15am - 10:30am

Welcome to Country, followed by Kerri Buttery Director of VET Content Development Velg Training

Commonwealth Government - Invited

Chris Robinson Chief Commissioner Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

Dimity Redcliffe Marketing, Conference & Events Manager Velg Training

11:10am 12:00pm Elective Session 1

Department of Education & Training TBC

RTO Management & Compliance Understanding and Implementing RTO Administration Compliance Requirements

Department of Education & Training

1:00pm 2:00pm

Ongoing Monitoring of Third Party Arrangements

Angela McGregor

Carol Hunter

Compliance Q&A

RTO Quality Performance Profiling

12:10pm 1:00pm

Guru Panel

Regina Dunlea

Training & Assessing

VET Shapers

LLN

SSO

Celebrating Success and Developing Positive Strategies for the VET Sector

Tackling Foundation Skills in the Workforce

PwC’s Skills for Australia

Brain Strain to Brain Gain: Research tested techniques to improve student learning and retention - Part 1 Marc Ratcliffe & Jason Ash

The Changing World of Training Package Development and Implementation

The Honourable Sharon Bird, Shadow Minister for Vocational Training

9:00am 9:30am

WorldSkills Australia - Invited

9:30am 10:00am

Motivational Speaker

10:00am 10:30am

Morning Tea & Networking

10:40am 11:30am

Mitch Cleary

Nick McEwan-Hall

Michael Taylor

Sara Caplan

Brain Strain to Brain Gain: Research tested techniques to improve student learning and retention - Part 2 Marc Ratcliffe & Jason Ash

Ensuring Quality in Competency Based Assessment

Learning Lessons from Others: Fixing Australian VET in 5 easy steps

How to Integrate LLN into Training Delivery

Australian Industry Standards Limited

2:10pm 3:10pm

Shh Don’t Mention the ‘S’ Word (Systems)

Skills Service Organisations Q&A

Developing Assessment for Clustered Units of Competency

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

RTO Management & Compliance Developing a Comprehensive Assessment System

Training & Assessing

USI Update

Recharging your Social Media Presence

Elective Session 5

11:40am 12:30pm

Kerri Buttery

Claire Field

Validation: 18 months down the track

The Paperless RTO: Sustainability and innovation

Numeracy: A core and crucial skill in VET

Damian Noud

Training Accreditation Council (TAC)

Personal Branding: The key to professional success

Evaluation and the Learner/Employer Questionnaires

Compliance Q&A

Establishing the Amount of Training & Volume of Learning for a Training Product

Online Training Design: From unpacking a unit to selecting the right online training and assessment

Simon Cochaud

Allison Miller

The Trainer’s Playbook: Connecting the sports field to the classroom

Innovation and Finding the Technology Sweet Spot in the VET Sector

Jason Ash

Andrew Welstead

Planning and Scheduling Effective Validation

Are your online Assessments Meeting the Mark?

Gerry Gannon

Geoff Oliver

Guru Panel

Elective Session 3

Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority (VRQA) Invited

Marketing, Social Media and Compliance: Balancing beauty and the beast!

Lauren Hollows and Matt Boon

NCVER: Data products

Conducting Effective Training Product Reviews

Peter Mlotkowski

John Dwyer

Tamara Simon

SSO Panel

3:10pm 3:40pm

John Price

Renae Guthridge

Lauren Hollows

Dave Tout

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

Afternoon Tea & Networking TBC

3:50pm 4:50pm

Department of Education & Training

VET Regulation: Trends, stories and lessons learned in 2016

The Use of Capability Frameworks to Enhance Practitioner Skills

Copyright in the Digital Environment

Joe Newbery

Rosalie Flynn

Virginia Morrison

Enhancing the Quality of Assessment with Mapping

Creating Brain Friendly Culture to Drive Performance in your VET Business

Maree Thorne

Mark Hodgson

Welcome Function - Networking & Fun!

Building Foundation Skills: Top teaching tips for vocational trainers

Chemène Sinson and Ann Leske

David Garner

Melinda Brown

Skills Impact

Innovation Strategy in VET

Do We Enrol? Three Keys to a Successful Application Process

Training with Emotional Intelligence

George Nelson

Phill Bevan

Andrew Moore

John Price

4:05pm 4:25pm

Australian Training Awards Panel Session - Invited

4:25pm 4:45pm

Prize Draw & Close with Kerri Buttery & Dimity Redcliffe

See the full program online!

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Attendees will tell Velg Training what session they want to see repeated on Day 2!

Stay tuned!

Attendees will tell Velg Training what session they want to see repeated on Day 2!

Afternoon Tea & Networking

Elective Session 8

Department of Education & Training

Attendees will tell Velg Training what session they want to see repeated on Day 2!

Networking Lunch

2:30pm 3:00pm

3:05pm 3:55pm

Stay tuned!

Laurie Kelly

TBC

SkillsIQ

The Secret Sauce to Success as an Online Presenter

Dimity Redcliffe

Elective Session 7

Robert Adams

Celebrating and Re-kindling the Passion to Learn in VET

Jason Coutts

Stephanie Trestrail

Rosemary Condon

Take Two

Kerri-Anne Sommerfeld

Elective Session 6

1:40pm 2:30pm

eLearning

David Garner

12:30pm 1:30pm

Networking Lunch & PD Theatre: How to Prepare for AVETMISS Reporting Chelsea Saint and Rosa Librandi TBC

5:00pm 9:00pm

8:45am 9:00am

Morning Tea & Networking

TBC

Elective Session 4

Kerri Buttery & Dimity Redcliffe, Velg Training

Regulators

8:45am - 9:15am

Policy & Reform

Elective Session 2

8:30am 8:45am

Registration, Tea & Coffee

10:30am 11:00am

DAY TWO Friday, 16DAY September 2016 TWO Friday, 16 September 2016 Catch up over coffee

Merinda Smith

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Inspiring excellence in VET

INSPIRE

Tips for managing a virtual team

Clustering learning online

Many business owners know the growth of their business is limited by one person: themselves. Working remotely has become a smart way to get things done but is it possible to have a high performing virtual team?

I have not only worked with many different remote working arrangements but also learned from the best how they make it work. Here are three key steps you can take to make your virtual team more effective.

I have worked with virtual teams for several years. I led the Australian Federal Government’s initiatives to encourage work from home, while managing remote workers on my team.

Use a suite of communication tools Don’t rely on email. Ensure that you have videoconferencing capacity and add in social media or instant chat capacity to encourage an interactive arrangement.

Clustering units of competency based on their similar skills and knowledge requirements has been a proven way of effectively teaching and assessing qualifications. Clustering units to the job role and translating that into an online learning environment can be a revelation for both students and teachers.

Nina Sochon is the CEO of Transformed Teams.

She transforms the way teams communicate and collaborate so they move from ‘silos’ to effective teamwork. transformedteams.com.au

Results-based management Managers are always taught to manage on the basis of outcomes over inputs.

The better we learn that lesson, the better our teams will perform. Look at the results, rather than whether someone was online during work hours.

Don’t micro-measure and manage The alarming trend about big data, analytics and all kinds of technological advances we see in the workplace is towards micro-measurement, where every keystroke and practically every in-breath is measured. This breeds distrust, which breeds limited performance. When trust is extended, most people will respond with strong delivery.

“Supporting Health and Safety” will cover three to four units of competency all related to WHS. The concepts within will become topics for the cluster.

A natural sequence evolves How do you know when to teach which cluster? You ask yourself: what does a student need to know first before they can go onto the next topic?

Clusters linked to job role Pulling apart the job role will need collaboration between people from the sector and yourselves for accuracy and currency. Similar concepts will be defined and then mapped to individual units from a qualification; a time consuming but rewarding task.

Surprisingly (or not), the concepts will reflect “similar” units and become the focus and name of the cluster.

For example: a cluster named

Or what do they need to know in the job role before they can be expected to perform the duties required?

It is simply about scaffolding a students’ learning. You can sequence clusters to cover a number of qualifications within a training package to make learning “flow”.

What does clustered learning online look like?

A “learning journey” begins with a sequenced timetable. It involves using “flipped classroom” methodology, robust online learning and discussion provocation followed by a contact session. This can include face-to-face workshops, online tutorials or phone link tutorials.

Sue Bambrick is Lecturer at TAFE SA and leads the statewide 3-Lecturer E-Learning Team from the Renmark Campus, in regional SA. She has worked in VET for 13 years, in the Children’s Services sector, and is the program’s instigator in developing the learning journey with clustered units. tafesa.edu.au

Using PBL to ‘learn by doing’ Project Based Learning (PBL) is not a new concept but within a VET framework, this kind of instructional process is not clearly understood.

When talking about delivery of a full qualification underpinned by a single project that dictates the learning sequencing and methodology, it is important to explore these key points.

Capture student’s interest The core idea of PBL is real world, real time problems to provoke serious

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thinking as the students acquire and apply new knowledge and skills applicable to the task at hand. PBL gives immediate context and students comprehend the ‘what and the how’ of utilising these skills in a real world environment.

Embrace logic The challenge is that these programs are not written: holistic assessments have to be developed. Few entry-level Trainers and Assessors have the competencies to design compliant and valid clustered tools and resources.

PBL facilitators are the third level in the VET Capability Framework, and many soft skills must be taken into account including personality and resilience considerations. Whole qualification PBL requires significant design and mapping. Unit selection is critical, along with complete understanding of the desired project and outcome.

Despite all this, the design process is very logical.

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Do not give up PBL is not for the faint hearted!

Many VET programs are delivered by individual unit of competency rote learning methods where the programs emphasise content-based delivery as separate pieces, rather than a holistic one.

But, if your goal is to engage, inspire and develop individuals through innovative delivery, it could well be for you.

Sarah Watterson is a VET Practitioner and General Manager with South Coast Careers College. Sarah was awarded the 2014 Outstanding Contribution to the Sector by the Community Colleges national body and received a Certificate of Excellence at the 2015 NSW Training Awards. She is considered a subject matter expert in PBL and has presented content and developed resources on this subject. southcoastcolleges.edu.au

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Online, flexible and timely VET PD Empowering the VET researcher Kelly Frazer 11 May 2016 While the rise of the Internet and the ability to more widely disseminate information has distinct advantages, it has also led to the concept of information overload. This webinar will explore the range of resources available through the VOCEDplus database and how to efficiently research through this platform.

Online Training Design Allison Miller 18 May 2016 This webinar will show you how to use the action mapping online design process to unpack a unit of competency to develop an online training program which is engaging and relevant to your learners. The techniques showcased can be used to plan an online training program for any learning management system.

Creating a System of Assessment Validation Marc Ratcliffe 24 May 2016 This webinar has been designed to help practitioners to create a system of assessment validation which supports quality training and assessment and continuous improvement. It will explain the steps and criteria in planning a systematic validation process and will model validation approaches that could be used in any VET environment.

Simulated Assessments: The Dos and Don’ts Wendy Cato 25 May 2016 This webinar will cover points on the key factors to ensure simulated assessment is compliant with the requirements of the Standards and with the relevant training package. Also, information will be presented on some “creative” RTOs that have nailed this process without massive costs that are involved in building/developing infrastructure.

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&D professionals can be so busy designing and running CPD for everyone else that their own development can get neglected. It is important that we do not just organise CPD, but also model and inspire it.

The model outlined below provides a framework to reflect on and design professional development for your career’s most important asset - you!

There are three guiding principles for the model: 1. As a professional, you are a whole person and every element matters.

2. Each element is interrelated with the others. Neglect or overemphasis on one element affects all elements.

3. Incremental, intentional and intelligent development beats grand plans every time.

The CPD Wheel© Do not be deceived by the CPD Wheel’s bright colours and simplicity. The CPD Wheel can be confronting and challenging. It has six parts, each corresponding to an element of our PD. 1. Mind – your professional knowledge, information, concepts, trends, resources and ideas.

2. Physical - your body, health, fitness, sleep, diet, recreation.

3. Emotions - how you feel, your emotional vocabulary, baggage and intelligence.

Neil Von Heupt designs and creates CPD, currently for the L&D community. You can connect with him via Twitter @NeilVonHeupt, LinkedIn or his blog divergentlearning.wordpress.com.

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4. Relationships - your network, friendships and colleagues.

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5. Career - your opportunities, goals, options and plans.

6. Soul – your purpose, ethics, passions, meaning and motivation.

Velg Training offers professional development opportunities for the VET sector through workshops. There are currently eight workshops online and open for registration, covering the following topics:

The CPD Wheel at the top is unassuming and non-threatening, but it is holding back. Use the CPD Wheel at the bottom but fill in each segment in proportion to where your own professional development currently is.

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Haven’t read a book in years?

Only fill the inner section.

Hitting the gym every day?

Fill in three or maybe four circles.

The CPD Wheel shines a light on your current state. It does not matter which way you proportion the segments, as long as you are realistic with yourself and you know what it represents Some disproportion is a natural part of varying life and career stages.

Major disproportion is a red flag and is significant in the effect that it will, without doubt, have on the other elements. Awareness is the key. We are whole people.

Incremental, intentional and intelligent development The next step is to choose which element needs development. This may be determined by your goals, your values and current role needs. You may choose to discuss this with a colleague, trusted manager or mentor.

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Remember that you need to consider not only the present, but the future you want to create.

The tools to achieve the development you want are small – they will take 15 minutes of your day and you likely already know what they are.

The key is to make the choice about which one you want to address first, recognise the value of investing in your own development and then commit the time. Chances are as an L&D professional, developing your career’s most important asset will be up to one person – you!

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Showcasing the national system on the international stage

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he Australian Training Awards (ATAs) are so much more than being presented with an award on stage. After the event, winners and finalists become members of the VET Alumni.

The Alumni promote all aspects of VET to communities, friends and family members, colleagues, providers of VET, employers and international audiences.

In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2014 Australian Apprentice of the Year, Melinda Lethbridge, and 2014 Vocational Student of the Year Rachel Bacon (nee Dudok), travelled to China as representatives of the Australian VET sector.

Both Melinda and Rachel were special guests of the Australian Embassy in Beijing at the International Women’s Day breakfast and at a dinner for vocational education partners in Chengdu and Chongqing, hosted by Consul-General to Chengdu, Nancy Gordon.

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Their programme in China included addressing high school and tertiary students, education staff, and central and provincial government representatives in Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu and Shanghai. They provided an overview of their own VET experience and the benefits of undertaking an Apprenticeship as a career pathway.

Melinda and Rachel were treated to tours of Beijing Polytechnic, Chongqing College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic and Shanghai Information Technology College, all of which are top 100 key vocational colleges in China.

The speaking tour was sponsored by the Australian Training Awards and the Australian Government Department of Education and Training and supported by QANTAS and Hargo Engineering.

As VET Alumni, Rachel and Melinda also accepted the opportunity to become Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors. The Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors programme provides the 176 Ambassadors opportunities to attend events, be interviewed by national media outlets and promote the benefits of Australian Apprenticeships as a valuable pathway to a career.

Recently, the 2015 Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year,

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Brenden Williamson, together with NRL Raiders legend, Alan Tongue, promoted the ‘Genuine is Best’ campaign for the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

This September, 2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander finalist, Regina Richardson, will be presenting at the Global Indigenous Women’s Conference and three of the 2015 finalists will be presenting at the Global Indigenous Men’s Conference.

You can book an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador or Australian VET Alumni to speak at your skills and training related event by contacting AustralianApprenticeships@education.gov.au and AustralianTrainingAwards@education.gov.au, respectively.

Showcasing VET does not end when an award is presented on stage.

Our VET Alumni continue to showcase our first class national training system at every opportunity.

The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards for the VET sector, recognising individuals, businesses and RTOs for their contribution to skilling Australia. australiantrainingawards.com

The Australian Training Awards will present a closing Panel Session on Day 2 of Velg Training’s 2016 National VET Conference.

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ith so many Apprenticeship and Traineeship qualifications in different industries, it can be hard for a student or jobseeker to get their head around these career pathway options.

That is where the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website comes in! Launched as part of the Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service in 2006, www.aapathways.com.au is a trusted and invaluable resource used by jobseekers, students, career advisers, employers and parents.

and is an easy-to-use resource for career advisers when discussing career choices with students.

The app allows users to browse from general industry options to specific examples of Apprenticeship and Traineeship occupations, saving and sharing their ideas as they go.

Information can be filtered by state or territory and also by availability as an Australian School-based Apprenticeship.

Apart from Australian Apprenticeships occupation and training descriptions, users of the

Not only does it contain over 3000 examples of job and training descriptions, it also includes:

The AusAppPathways mobile app helps people

• a ‘step-by-step’ guide with advice on how to find an Apprenticeship or Traineeship;

who are starting to think about Apprenticeship

• quizzes about the literacy and numeracy needed in Australian Apprenticeship jobs;

and Traineeship careers

• a ‘Career Interest Explorer’ for those not sure which industry they would like to work in; and

AusAppPathways mobile app are also provided with information, occupation-related videos and helpful links on job hunting and career research.

The app includes contact information for local Apprenticeship Network providers and a link to GTO listings.

These resources are managed by the Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service, an initiative funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

• a Pre-Apprenticeship course finder.

“The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website is an extremely useful resource for schools, career advisers and students when planning the next stage in their transition journey,” Bernadette Gigliotti, CEO of the Career Education Association of Victoria, said.

“It enhances student awareness of training pathways and it promotes pathways into the trades as legitimate, accessible and worth pursuing.”

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The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website and AusAppPathways mobile app are designed to provide quick and easy access to information regarding Australian Apprenticeships. Both resources are managed by the Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service, an initiative funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. aapathways.com.au

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Photos courtesy of the APTC, from left to right: Students training in Fitting and Machining

Ms Theda Theo, graduate and first female tutor at the APTC PNG campus

Students training in Allied Health Assistance/Health Services

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ET can help drive national economies and promote sustainable growth. Recognising the high demand for VET skills in the Pacific, the Australian Government established the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) to support high quality training in trades, tourism and hospitality, health and community sectors across the Pacific region.

people to work internationally. These opportunities greatly increase the benefits to workers, their families and communities.

As the largest single investment under the Australian Government’s Pacific Regional Program, APTC has graduated over 9,500 men and women in 33 qualifications, from 14 Pacific Island countries. This positions APTC as an important contributor to growth and sustainability in the Pacific.

APTC provides a unique model of cooperation and collaboration, and supports VET capability development through partnerships with governments, industry and the education sector. Such partnerships provide a platform to support and strengthen VET facilities and training provision across the region.

A key measure of APTC’s success is the achievements of its students. APTC graduates across the Pacific are highly

APTC has graduated 9,500+ men and

women in 33 qualifications from

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sought after for their skills and knowledge. In fact, according to the 2015 Graduate Student Tracer Survey, 92 per cent of APTC graduates were recorded as being in employment.

For 90 per cent of graduates surveyed, APTC training has made a significant improvement in their current employment position, with 59 per cent of graduates reporting that they had gained a promotion after completing their studies. Additionally, 62 per cent have increased earnings after gaining an APTC qualification.

The long term sustainability and support of the VET sector is ensured through APTC’s approach to the nationalisation of their training workforce.

National trainers and tutors work together with Australian educators to deliver a unique blend of technical skills and experience, which students can then apply to their own workplaces. Training and assessment strategies are contextualised for the Pacific and for an adult learning environment. velgtraining.com

APTC’s impact in the Solomon Islands: An Australian trainer’s perspective Rebekah Farmer joined APTC in 2014 as a Trainer in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

Originally from Victoria, she has worked in a number of ECEC focused VET training, research and resource development roles in the Northern Territory for the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.

Having spent the last eight years working within the Australian Indigenous setting, Ms Farmer’s motivation for joining APTC was to explore early childhood education and training approaches and impacts in the diverse Pacific cultural context.

Ms Farmer says that an important benefit of APTC is that training opportunities are provided to Solomon Island nationals who would otherwise have limited opportunity to participate in such training.

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teachers working in local kindergartens,” she added.

According to Ms Farmer, the flow-on effect within the ECEC sector is the wider sharing of information by

APTC and their programs, view their latest news online, follow them on Twitter @aptc_pacific and connect with them on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

An important benefit of APTC is that training is provided to Solomon Island nationals who would otherwise students with other teachers working at the services, and with the families whose children attend kindergartens.

Over the past 18 months, Ms Farmer has been mentoring Clera Manuri, a local tutor to help develop her skills and knowledge and build her confidence to deliver Australian standard training. This is to help Ms Manuri transition towards the role of an ECEC trainer.

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Denise O’Brien is the CEO of APTC, located in Suva, Fiji.

Denise has over 25 years of experience in the Adult and VET sectors within Australia and internationally.

Committed to VET as a key to economic and social prosperity, Denise has frequently worked with culturally diverse and geographically isolated cohorts. aptc.edu.au

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Plan your professional development in 2016! We have rounded up the major VET events taking place across Australia and select international locations until November 2016.

AVETRA 19th Annual Conference 20-22 April 2016, Sydney WAVE National Conference 20 April 2016, Sydney

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GWS 2016 Summit Master Class 23 April 2016, Brisbane AITD National Conference 2016 5-6 May 2016, Sydney EduTECH 2016 30-31 May 2016, Brisbane

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Applications close for the 2016 Australian Training Awards 31 May 2016, online 2016 GTA Skills Conference 15 June 2016, TBC 25th National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’ 4-6 July 2016, Rockhampton Velg Training 2016 QLD Schools VET Summit 25 July 2016, Brisbane

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VETnetwork Australia Biennial National Conference 27-28 July 2016, Gold Coast ACPET National Conference and APIEF 24-26 August 2016, Hobart National Skills Week 2016 29 August-4 September 2016, Australia-wide

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We use acronyms throughout this publication and on our website. Please see our VET eZine glossary below and access your complimentary copy of our extensive VET glossary online.

- Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) - Asia Pacific International Education Forum (APIEF) - Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) - Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) - Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) - Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) - Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) - Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) - Continuous Professional Development (CPD) - Department of Education and Training (DET) - Global Welfare Summit (GWS) - Group Training Association (GTA) - Group Training Organisation (GTO) - Industry Reference Committee (IRC) - Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) - Learning and Development (L&D) - National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - Professional Development (PD) - Project Based Learning (PBL) - Queensland (QLD) - Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - Registered Training Organisation (RTO) - Skills Service Organisation (SSO) - South Australia (SA) - TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) - Technical and Further Education (TAFE) - Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS) - Vocational Education and Training (VET) - Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE) - Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)

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