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• NCVER invites research applications
  • The National Centre of Vocational Education Research (NCVER), on behalf of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, invites interested researchers to submit proposals under the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) A...
• State and Territory E-learning Innovations projects released
  • The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has released the Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that have successfully applied for 2008 E-learning Innovations funding for projects about e-learning tailored for local education and training priori...
• Major restructure of Victorian TAFE fees
  • The Victorian Government has announced significant changes to the Victorian TAFE fees structure. While basic literacy and numeracy courses will cost less, the fees for diplomas and advanced diplomas will rise. Caps on courses will be removed, and and...
• Rudd Government supports Victorian changes to VET
  • The Commonwealth is taking steps to support the Victorian Government's reforms to the VET system by the introduction of an Income Contingent Loan (ICL) scheme for government subsidised diplomas and advanced diploma students. The administrative charge...
• Virtual labs introduced into training programs
  • Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)in New Zealand has purchased a highly sophisticated Autotronics Lab with simulated automotive diagnostic capabilities. A Virtual Spray Painting Simulator has also recently been purchased.
• Nominations open for Trades and Skills Teacher of the Year
  • The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence has opened nominations for the 2008 Trade and Skills Teacher of the Year award. There are also subcategories for outstanding trade teachers in the areas of automotive, building and construction, electrical, h...
• NCVER announces successful applicants for funding
  • Five new projects have been given the go-ahead under the National VET Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) scheme. They will be researching a range of areas: Box Hill Institute of TAFE will be looking at crediting vocational education and training for le...
• Recognition for experienced aged care staff
  • The Aged Care RPL Guide is designed to support and assist existing workers in the aged care industry to compile a portfolio of evidence which can be presented to a registered training organisation (RTO) or qualified assessor for RPL (recognition of p...
• New kitchen food for thought
  • A new community kitchen offers flexible training options for single parents, mature age workers, seniors and disadvantaged youth. The kitchen, an initiative of Youth Projects Incorporated, a not-for-profit body funded by Victorian, Commonwealth and ...
• e-dayz08 calls for presenters
  • This two-day event showcases innovative and leading edge e-learning approaches from across the entire South Australian VET community, and attracts teaching staff, management, administrative, library, student support and technical staff from both priv...
• Road map to country
  • Services Skills Australia is seeking training organisations to run the Road Map to Country project. It is a pilot program aiming to support small business development in the Indigenous communities of Doomadgee and Kubin, on the island of Moa. Tourism...
• Productivity Places delivering skilled Australians
  • In less than five months more than 3,200 job seekers having completed training under the Rudd Government's Productivity Places Program. There are currently 572 Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) participating in the program delivering 3,402 qua...
• Indigenous leader wants money for training
  • Yolngu leader Galarrwuy Yunupinga has opened the Indigenous Economic Development Conference with a call for training resources for young indigenous people. He wants to see this investment replacing the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)...
• Farmers see value in webinars
  • Virtual classrooms are being used by Yorke Peninsula women, in particular faming partners to learn about legal issues such as wills and trust entities. Experts in these fields used PowerPoint slides and whiteboards as part of the "live" presentation...
• Supporting women in a non- traditional trade
  • This new e-zine has been produced by Fiona Shewring as a result of winning $5,000 as the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence Teacher of the Year for Building and Construction Award in 2007. In this publication, she outlines the myths around women w...