ACPET National Monday Update – edition 554, 19 May 2014

Broadening horizons and opportunities Edition 554, 19 May

There was much discussion last week about the measures announced in the Budget – some good and some not so good for private providers and their students. I sent email advice on Tuesday evening to all members and had a further opportunity to discuss the changes with members during Friday’s In Conversation with the CEO webinar.

This week’s article moves beyond the Budget, although no doubt we’ll come back to the Budget measures in the weeks ahead and I welcome members’ comments and questions. For those working in the higher education sector, this week’s Symposium presents a crucial opportunity to understand the coming changes and their likely impact on your students, courses and institutions (click here to register). We’ll hold similar fora for VET when the shape of future reforms are clearer.

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This week’s ACPET Higher Education Symposium Edition 554, 19 May

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of the 2014 ACPET Higher Education Symposium, which will take place on Thursday 22 May 2014 at the Marriott Hotel, Circular Quay, Sydney. Now in its third year the Symposium is well on its way to becoming a crucial part of the higher education landscap… Read more

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	‘Foundation Skills Collection’ e-book Edition 554, 19 May Once again ACPET is delighted to be able to assist its members to strengthen their delivery of Foundation Skills training by hosting another collaborative Pozible project. If you find it difficult to access the many high-quality foundation skills resources available to address your students’… Read more
	2014 Australian Training Awards applications are closing soon Edition 554, 19 May The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards for the VET sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to skilling Australia. Applicants may have the opportunity to reach the national stage in November this year and gain Aust… Read more
	Free Information Sessions on Australian Apprenticeships Edition 554, 19 May Free sessions are available to help people working with Australian Apprenticeships to get the most out of the range of resources and information available on the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information and Australian Apprenticeships Pathways websites. Victoria – Melbourne – Tues… Read more
	CDAA National 2014 Conference Edition 554, 19 May ACPET promotes its members to over 300 career practitioners Last week, ACPET participated in the annual Career Development Advisers of Australia (CDAA) conference to promote ACPET members as the ‘best of the best’. The ACPET Catalogue was a great hit with all delegates. Chris Mesecke’s c… Read more
	Meeting the standards: getting compliant with LLN Edition 554, 19 May Your RTO has a legislated, regulatory obligation to incorporate language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) into its business. Achieving this may seem daunting. But with some expert guidance, you’ll clearly understand your requirements and how you can firmly embed them into your RTO’s’… Read more
	Independent Validation – the Whys and the Wise Edition 554, 19 May Did you know just how seriously RTOs are failing their validation of assessment requirements at audit? ASQA found an alarming 80% non-compliance in assessment validation requirements in its recent blitz audit of Aged and Community Care training providers. The high rate of RTO non-compliance findin… Read more
	Advanced Moodle – taking Moodle to the next level Edition 554, 19 May Moodle features a deep range of tools to engage and manage learners. In this workshop we’ll explore how to take Moodle beyond a simple content repository, quizzing and assessment upload tool and how to make your courses look good. If you are confident with the basic use of Moodle this is the… Read more