ALA

This will be held at the new hotel realm between 10:ooam and 3:00pm on Sunday 18 May 2008.
Organisations are invited to register to participate at no cost. They will assigned a display table and will be able to make presentations during allotted time-slots in theatrettes and audio-visual displays.
Contact Lorraine Higgins for more details on 02 [...]

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NCVER invites participants to share their research and knowledge at the 17th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’ 2008.
The conference focuses on strategies, observations and proven practices that can influence policy and practice for an even better national VET system. We also invite experienced researchers to share their insights and submit proposals [...]

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To encourage new researchers to present papers at the 17th National
Vocational
Education and Training Research Conference (No Frills), NCVER is once
again
offering a number of New Researcher Awards. The awards will cover
travel,
accommodation and meal expenses for this year’s No Frills conference in
Launceston, 9-11 July 2008.
To be eligible, new researchers must submit an abstract (max. 200 words)
of
the paper, [...]

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Sessions for April and May 2008:RPL and e-learning resourcesCome and learn how to:·          share RPL (recognition of prior learning) resources and strategies ·          find and use some great e-learning resources for vocational education and training (VET)As well as take the opportunity to discuss, network and learn from your training and business colleagues!Provided by the national [...]

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The best of Western Australia’s 35,680 apprentices and trainees have the chance to be rewarded for their hard work and excellent skills in a generous awards program. Education and Training Minister Mark McGowan today launched the call for applications for the WA Training Awards 2008. “The WA Training Awards offer more than $90,000 in prizes shared across [...]

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The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to develop a new schools reform plan for the 21st century, targeting disadvantaged school communities, improved teacher quality, greater accountabilities and boosting parental engagement.The decision is the next step in the Rudd Labor Government’s Education Revolution. It is a major plank of the historic COAG agreement reached [...]

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A Main Roads program giving Indigenous trainees opportunities to gain conservation and land management skills was showcased in Brisbane today.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt unveiled the landscaping and revegetation program at Tarragindi today.
A joint Main Roads, Greening Australia and Jagera Daran Pty Ltd initiative, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traineeship to Employment Program offers [...]

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The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has given the green light to implementing plans for the Digital Education Revolution and the Trade Training Centres in Schools Program – key parts of the Rudd Labor Government’s Education Revolution election commitments.
Funding for the first round of the $1 billion National Secondary School Computer Fund will start to [...]

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The recent success of the How to write a business case for e-learning workshops has highlighted the demand from registered training organisations (RTOs), business, and industry seeking assistance in developing business case models for e-learning. Originally provided to workshop participants, a new e-learning resource has been released to the public that provides a step-by-step guide to [...]

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Every year, during the month of April, the Global Campaign for Education, a coalition created in 1999, formed by NGOs, teachers’ unions and activists in more than 100 countries, organizes the Global Action Week.
Global Action Week 2008 theme “Quality Education to End Exclusion” builds on the previous theme of the right to education, calling for [...]

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