TDA National Conference

09/06/2015 by
TDA Conf 2015

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The theme of the 2015 TAFE Directors Australia conference is Inspire. …………………………………………………………………………………….......…… The conference will explore a range of topics, including fostering industry engagement, market approach to vocational education and training, quality and capability, higher education in TAFE- mission creep?, Internationalising vocational education qualifications, vocational education and training pedagogy and servicing regional communities  A highlight of this year’s TDA Conference will be the Sino-Australian VET Forum, involving a delegation of 80-100 Chinese vocational education and training officials from Eastern China. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Higher education policy, International, Notices, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , ,

ACPET National Monday Update 11 May 2015

11/05/2015 by

  In Focus To be or not to be.. The last week has seen some important events in the tertiary education sector.The Council of Australia Governments (COAG) Industry and Skills Council met in Melbourne on 8 May for its third meeting. The Council held separate industry and skills sessions. The industry session was chaired by the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Government Minister for Industry and Science. The skills session was chaired by the Hon Simon Birmingham, Assistant Minister for Education and Training, accompanied by Ministers from the states and territories. Minister Birmingham also chaired a forum with members of the business community, peak industry and … [Read more...]

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Hundreds of Vocation qualifications recalled

22/04/2015 by

ABC News    |     22 April 2015 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Private training provider Vocation has been forced to recall more than 1,000 of its qualifications, including hundreds in child care and aged care, after Victorian regulators found the courses were sub-standard. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Almost 200 students who completed a Certificate III in Child Care, 250 students who completed a Certificate III in Aged Care, and 383 students with a double qualification of business studies will have to hand back their qualifications and inform their employers. A total of 832 students, who all studied with Vocation in Melbourne between January until June … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Qualifications, Quality audits, The Scan, VET, Vocation Pty Ltd, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , ,

TDA Newsletter 22 September 2014

22/09/2014 by

WorldSkills competition attracts the nation’s best Perth hosted two major events – the Skills West Expo and the WorldSkills Australia national competition, finishing on Saturday. Skills West Expo brought together industry, employers, trainers and jobseekers to promote a range of career pathways as well as training and career opportunities. The WorldSkills Australia national competition attracted more than 400 of the nation’s best apprentices and trainees. WorldSkills will culminate tomorrow with the official closing ceremony and the competition results. WorldSkills will be live streaming the Closing Ceremony to YouTube tomorrow night from 5:30pm (Western Standard Time), to … [Read more...]

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Australian Qualifications Framework Council disbanded

18/09/2014 by

19  September 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Australian Qualifications Framework Council, which was responsible for governance  of the Australian Qualifications Framework, has been disbanded.   No public announcement was made. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......……   The council was originally established to deliver a review of the AQF, which culminated in the strengthened AQF.  With this work completed, the government says it was timely to reconsider the role of the council. Stakeholders have been advised that the decision does not diminish the government’s commitment to the AQF, the residual functions of the council will be transferred to the … [Read more...]

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TDA Newsletter 8 September 2014

08/09/2014 by

Apprenticeship centres to be axed in VET shake-up The federal government is today expected to announce the scrapping of Australian Apprenticeships Centres as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the VET system, according to a report in The Australian. Young workers will be offered new training schemes that are shaped by employers in a move designed to more closely link training with work. Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says the reforms are essential to put the emphasis on training that leads to work needed by industry. “The training system needs to change – I don’t know that it’s broken but it’s certainly not working at its capacity or its potential,” he said. The Minister says … [Read more...]

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Anthony’s 34 hour diploma

02/09/2014 by
Anthony Klan, government-certified, ‘nationally accredited’, financial adviser. Source: The Australian

The Australian     |   30 August 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… How to become  a ­government-certified, “nationally accredited”, financial adviser with a “diploma of financial planning”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Business reporter with The Australian Anthony Klan has apparently argued for some time that the entry barriers to the financial planning industry are lax to the point of barely existing. He says he’s been attacked by sections of the industry — in some cases with legal threats flying — for suggesting the nation’s financial planning education standards were sub-par. So he decided to test the issue: he signed up for a Diploma of ­Financial … [Read more...]

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