The reforms happening in the VET sector has seen a recent announcement of the appointment of a five-member Vocational Education and Training Advisory Board that will provide feedback to the Government as it continues reforms to the sector. Whilst the details of the role the board will play are not yet announced the Ministers’ communication […]
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Advances in technology are providing RTOs with ever-expanding options for technology-mediated teaching & learning. Whilst managing training organisations I was very keen to use the latest in technology to assist in the learning process. The organisational demands of industry and shift workers also put pressure on training timeframes for the learning. E-learning started to play
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Romeo Retail Group When Joseph Romeo, one of three brothers directing the family-run Romeo Retail Group (RRG), analysed his business’ growth potential in 2002 he knew that he needed a solid training program to bring his staff up to speed with changing workplace demands such as OHS legislation and compliance. But he knew that many
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Requirements for all vocational trainers and assessors are changing to make sure they have the skills and knowledge to support the development of adult learners’ language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills. IBSA confirms that by July 2014 the unit TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills will become part of the core of TAE40110
WorkSafe WA has released a warning to businesses and workers about fake high risk licences that have been circulating. Two workers in Karratha were alerted to the fact that their permits were fake when they attempted to upgrade them and fake licences have also surfaced in NSW. Western Australia’s Worksafe Commissioner Lex McCulloch said that
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The standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations 2012 states that: Assessment means the process of collecting evidence and making judgements on whether competency has been achieved, to confirm that an individual can perform to the standard expected in the workplace, as expressed by the relevant endorsed industry/enterprise competency standards of a Training Package or by the
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Requirements for all vocational trainers and assessors are changing to make sure they have the skills and knowledge to support the development of adult learners’ language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills. As a vocational trainer your role is to help learners to develop and demonstrate their vocational skills and knowledge. LLN skills are an integral part of vocational competence, and so you also
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A reflection of the life we currently have. The gadgets we have available to us is enormous. There are now so many choices to connect to the internet, iPad, Tablets, TV, computers and smart phones. The landscape is changing so fast, I am half expecting something new to be out before I get to post
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RTO compliance is about understanding of your assessment processes. A client and I were having a discussion the other day about formative and summative assessment. The discussion came about when they were reviewing the training of a particular course, and looking at ways to establish benchmarks in their training, to see how the students were
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I read a blog recently regarding someone making the decision to close down their RTO. Yes it was a hard decision to make and yes it had underlying factors for the decision. It also highlighted once again to me the ups and downs of having an RTO. Working with people who want to set up
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