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Attracting thousands more Victorians to take up training for the first time or upgrade their qualifications is the aim of an ambitious reform of Victoria’s vocational education and training (VET) system. Releasing a Discussion Paper on Victoria’s Skills, Skills and Workforce Participation Minister Jacinta Allan said the Brumby Government was taking action to create the [...]

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The journey from welfare to work is difficult for many and often requires more than a willing worker, according to new research. The vocational education and training (VET) sector is the one education sector ideally placed to assist welfare recipients into work.
Two studies published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) suggest than [...]

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Seminar
 “Caring for Educational Documents and School Ephemera” Ms Rhonda Kerr assisted by Dr Geoffrey Burkhardt The Chairperson, Dr Chrstine Trmingham-Jack  and Members of the ANME Management Committee,  cordially invite you to attend the inaugural, annual ANME seminar. Date: Thursday 15 May 2008Time: 5.00pm for 5.30pm to 6.30pmRoom 40, Level A, Building 5 (opposite the Curriculum Resources Centre) [...]

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Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE and Queensland’s largest transport and logistics company, TOLL group subsidiary NQX Freight System, have joined forces in a first-of-its-kind initiative to overcome retention and training issues in the industry. Education and Training Minister Rod Welford said the on-the-job, buddy-based training package would be rolled out across 26 NQX sites from [...]

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Reflecting on migration and the role that lifelong learning plays in the construction of intercultural societies necessarily implies to reflect on the issue of cultural identities, taking into account that the social construction of identities always takes place in a context marked by power relationships.
All identities are cultural constructions. Social and cultural identities can be [...]

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Are you reading this article at work? If so, how accessible are web 2.0 and social networking sites on your computer network? Can you access these three links – Second Life, Facebook, YouTube? Furthermore, are you able to use them to provide innovative vocational education and training (VET) solutions? If so count yourself lucky, if not, you’re not alone. [...]

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The pulp and paper manufacturing industry in Australia has adopted e-learning as a way of up-skilling existing workers, training new staff and overcoming the skills shortage. The Felt Guidance System e-learning demonstration, which provides troubleshooting training for paper mill workers, was developed in partnership with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Pulp and Paper [...]

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Tables are filling fast – have you bought your ticket yet?
Don’t miss out on this special occasion for all the people who have been associated with VALBEC over three decades to come together and celebrate.

30 years of VALBEC Celebration Dinner
Thursday May 15, 2008
7.00 – 11.00 pm
RACV Club Restaurant, 501 Bourke St Melbourne
Cost $75 – three [...]

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Further Education Minister, Paul Caica, says claims by the State Opposition about the future of TAFE SA and the training system are “complete nonsense”. A media release issued by Steven Griffiths, dramatically titled, “For sale: Our education future”, is full of false claims. We are not ‘increasing the quota of private training providers’ - there [...]

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A collection of innovative new e-learning resources will provide education and training assistance to some of Australia’s most critical industries. Funded by the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), the Series 11 Flexible Learning Toolboxes (Toolboxes) are responding to the needs of Australian industries. Toolboxes are high quality, cost effective interactive e-learning [...]

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