Forum's framework
for new ideas

The Reframing the Future organisation is facilitating an interactive, national two day forum encouraging fresh thinking about “innovation, agility and responsiveness” in the vocational education and training system.

To be held in Melbourne on 17-18 November, the forum will provide an opportunity for the participants to network, share contemporary approaches to vocational education and training and promote good practice in implementing the national training system.

Reframing the Future is a major workforce development initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. It assists in building the capacity of the Australian VET system to support the implementation of the national training system and the aims of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and its national reform agenda.

For more information contact Renata Marshall on 08 8207 9655 or email Renata.Marshall@tafesa.edu.au

Participants can register by downloading a detailed flyer or registration form from:

New training program
Boosts RPL Skills

A new skills development program for staff of registered training organisations (RTOs), will help them to conduct more effective recognition of prior learning (RPL) assessments.

The one-day program is planned to support the initial series of Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET)-Skills First RPL sessions held in 2007 and the first half of 2008.
 
It is designed around two of the main considerations of the RPL project: improving the capabilities of private RTOs to provide fast and effective RPL; and development of diverse operating models to suit a wide range of industry clientele.

Dates and locations:

Big RTO conference on Gold Coast 

A major event for registered training organisations (RTOs) in early 2009 is the Partners in Smart Training and Assessment Conference on the Gold Coast from 26 – 27 March.

Sponsored by the Department of Education, Training and the Arts, the conference will feature motivational speakers – including well known demographer Bernard Salt – training and assessment specialists, a broad range of inter-active workshops and trade displays.

The event at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre has been designed to appeal to those engaged in all areas of vocational education and training, from executives, educational managers and quality managers to trainer and assessor practitioners.

Topics to be covered by keynote speakers will include cultural change, quality entrepreneurship, regulation with a client focus, assessment and learning, and reform in the VET sector. The plenary program will also feature cameo sessions from assessment practitioners and those who optimise their links with industry.

A limited number of trade stands can be booked and businesses also have the chance to supply promotional products for inclusion in conference satchels, which each attendee will receive.
Those wishing to express an interest or receive more information should either email
detavet@yrd.com.au or phone 07 3871 1155.

The conference program is now online.