VET and ACE eNews. Issue 21: 24 November 2008
ISSN 1834-3953
Theme: Educational blogging
News, opportunities and events
Theme
Educational blogging
This theme page presents information and resources about educational blogging, and related contacts.
News, opportunities and events
Researcher wins top award
Professor Roger Harris was awarded the inaugural National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) VET Researcher
of the Year Award. This new award recognises the outstanding contribution of a researcher in the field of Vocational Education
and Training (VET). It stresses the importance of research in providing the evidence base required for policy and practice
in the sector.
Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education Communique
Education and Training Ministers have met in Darwin to discuss the future of the national training system, and how best to
meet the national skills shortages.
2008 Australian Training Awards made public
The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards for vocational education and training, recognising innovation
and excellence in the training sector. The finalists and winners who come from across Australia are apprentices, trainees
and organisations that show outstanding dedication to vocational skills development. The 2008 winners and finalists are
listed in their respective categories.
2008 Trades And Skills Teacher Of The Year Award Winners announced
The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence has announced the 2008 Trades and Skills Teacher of the Year Award winners at its
annual event at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Kirribilli, NSW. The Institute worked with industry to develop and establish
the awards criteria, in selecting and judging the fourteen winners for the 2008 Awards. Each award winner receives $5,000
- this is divided into $3,000 personal spending money, with the remaining $2,000 to be spent on a professional development
project which gives back to both industry and students. Category winners are listed.
Training places available to June 2009
Most training places will be allocated by the Program Information Management System (PIMS) on a monthly basis until 2009,
targeted to those people who are most in need. They will be available to a smaller cohort via referral from Employment Service
Providers, Access Providers, Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP), and approved Registered Training Organisations.
The remaining 10,000 places are being made available to support displaced workers in the automotive and manufacturing industries
as part of structural adjustment processes.
More opportunities for existing workers
A new partnership has been established between the Rudd Government and industry to pilot training for the existing workforce
through a series of National Enterprise Productivity Places Program trials. The trials will begin over the next six months,
and will be a joint venture between the national Industry Skills Council network and large national enterprises to offer
more than 1250 training places. A list of participating enterprises are included.
Me offers easy help videos to users
me.edu.au provides Australian education and training professionals with an online networking and profile space. Use me.edu.au to: create an online professional profile; connect with educators who have similar interests; and share links, news, photos, ideas, and opinions. A range of easy help videos are available to assist.
National digital marketplace for VET
Would you be interested in a national digital marketplace where you could promote, sell and deliver courses? The Australian
Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has commissioned education.au,
a not-for-profit, ministerially owned company, to develop a concept for an online marketplace which could bring
together learners and providers in the VET sector. This concept is called the National Learning Marketplace (NLM).
This is a reminder that Education.au is now consulting with potential users of the proposed NLM, including learners and providers.
Your feedback will be valuable in assisting DEEWR to make decisions on further development. You can view an online demonstration
of the proposed NLM and complete a short survey that asks about your response to the concept. This will take about 20 minutes.
There are two prizes of Apple iPods (8Gb). Everyone who completes the survey will be eligible to enter the draw.
Click on the link to go to the online demonstrator and survey.
http://nlmlearn.educationau.edu.au
More news about ACE
is available at: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/ace
More news about VET is available at: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/vet/
More events are available at edna Events: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/events
To promote your VET or ACE events, conferences, news or publications, send your contributions to vetproject@edna.edu.au. Contributors are advised to read the VET and ACE Guidelines
edna VET: http://vet.edna.edu.au/
edna ACE: http://ace.edna.edu.au/
edna Groups: http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/
VET and ACE e-News is a fortnightly publication for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Adult and Community Education (ACE) communities compiled by the edna VET Project and distributed through edna.
Previous issues of VET and ACE e-News can be viewed from the archive: http://www.lists.edna.edu.au/lists/lists/viewarchive?list=vetenews
The edna VET Project is an initiative within the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework): http://flexiblelearning.net.au/
Subscribe to this newsletter by your name and email address to: vetproject@edna.edu.au
Get this newsletter as RSS
