Staffing

Information to assist RTOs or employers retain Aboriginal staff

A resource has been developed by the through the Perth Aboriginal Workforce Development Centre with input from a wide range of stakeholders, including employers and employees, service providers and health professionals. It is still valuable across Australia.  Training and Workforce Development Minister Terry Redman launched the new resource to help employers of Aboriginal people retain valued staff. Mr […]

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Meeting the requirements as a Trainer and Assessor

One of the biggest questions I am asked is relating to demonstrating the vocational competency. What are the qualifications, skills, experience, and professional development requirements for trainers working in the VET sector? The NSSC have a document under the heading Policies called “Determination for trainer and assessor competencies”. This relates to AQTF 1.4 or VQF

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Giving quality performance appraisals in RTOs

Performance appraisals are a review and planning process. An employee and his or her manager meet at regular intervals to review all aspects of the employee’s job including their work performance (behaviour and performance results) and to plan activities and targets, discuss any workplace issues, and identify opportunities for on-going training and development. In concept

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Trainers and assessors to hold LLN unit as core in the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

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

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FREE webinars by NCVER for RTOs

NCVER provides FREE resources, including podcasts, downloads, recorded webinars and other resources for the VET sector. Your RTO Digital skills are super important to upgarde / upskill our workforce.    This one is all about digital technology. There is a notion that Trainers may need to invest in their own digital capability. The podcast below

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Is it the RTOs responsibly to provide PD for trainer and assessors?

Is it really the RTOs responsibility to deliver PD sessions throughout the year for their trainers and encourage subscriptions to websites and newsletters? Well the answer again, as per normal, not black nor white. It can be, if it is written into the policies and procedures…. or …. it could be the Trainers / Assessors

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Do you ever have trouble motivating employees?

The solution in many cases is to overhaul internal communications strategies in order to convince employees of the authenticity, importance, and relevance of their company’s purpose and strategic goals Georgia Everse is a communications and marketing executive with 30 years of experience and a proven track record of finding innovative solutions to complex business problems.

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