Edition 355, 22 February 2010

After 12 years of committed service, former Chair Julie Moss has tendered her resignation as a Director of ACPET.

minister verity firth launches 2010 nsw training awards

On Wednesday 17 February, the NSW Training Awards was launched by the Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth.

acpet 2010 national conference

Thursday 26 and Friday 27 August 2010 - mark your diaries now

National

winning business with india and south asia seminar series

Austrade will be running a series on winning business with India and South Asia, providing fresh information on export and investment opportunities. Discover key business tips and market-entry strategies and hear from Australian exporters experienced in this market.

career development association of australia (cdaa) conference, adelaide 2010

The CDAA National Career Conference will be held in Adelaide on 7-9 April 2010 at the Adelaide Hilton on the theme of Greening Career Development to prepare future workers for Green jobs.

skill2work – the 2010 group training national conference

Group Training will be hosting their 2010 National conference – ‘Skill2Work’ – from 14-16 April at the Hilton, Adelaide.

in focus 22 February 2010

Lack of clarity hurts business

australian qualifications framework council (aqf) - update

The AQF Council has recently been working on a revised policy on the issuance of qualifications and also on strengthening the AQF.

new toolboxes for 2010!

Hot off the press are two new Flexible Learning Toolboxes (Toolboxes) offering e-learning opportunities in administration and training and assessment.

New South Wales

revised cus09 music training package workshop – sydney 16 march 2010

NSW VETAB has liaised with Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) to conduct a workshop on the revised CUS09 Music Training Package for NSW RTOs.

congratulations to blue mountains international management hotel school

Finalist for 2010 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards!

Northern Territory

darwin to host acpet top end forum 2&3 june

Education and training providers with an interest in regional development are invited to attend the ACPET Training and Education forum on 2&3 June at Darwin Sky City Casino.

Queensland

acpet queensland planning day

The ACPET Queensland Committee met last Thursday to plan activities for the next 12 months.

darwin to host acpet top end forum 2&3 june

Education and training providers with an interest in regional development are invited to attend the ACPET Training and Education forum on 2&3 June at Darwin Sky City Casino.

acpet queensland state forum 12&13 april

As we leap into the year of the Tiger it’s time for private providers to take a dominant role in protecting our industry from predators and opportunists, and also to celebrate our historic victories and long occupied territories.

paragraphs - friend or foe? writing skills - an introductory workshop

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

the shanghai world expo

Australia will have a significant national presence at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, which is expected to attract 70 to 80 million vistors. It will be the largest expo the world has ever seen.

acpet det vet futures pd workshops – for ceo's and senior managers

ACPET is pleased to announce the next in our series of VET Futures workshops designed to support RTOs throughout Queensland.

South Australia

safety message for students – travelling safely in adelaide city at night

Adelaide City Council has implemented a range of safety measures to ensure the safety of people who are in the city at night, including an After Midnight Bus and Managed Taxi Ranks.

ceda 2010 economic and political overview briefing

Each year, CEDA’s annual Economic and Political Overview (EPO) looks critically at the key issues impacting on the performance of National and State economies.

sace and accredited vet courses - information for rtos delivering accredited courses to sace students

Privately owned units in accredited courses are the copyright of course owners.

e-learning in sa

1. Invitation to apply for E-learning Grants

2. 2010 E-portfolios funding for E-portfolio Implementation Trials

3. Professional development in e-learning

sa multicultural events calendar – february

For event details on the whole month of February 2010 please visit www.multicultural.sa.gov.au/calendar.htm

acpet sa - vet for school students workshop

Wanting to break into the VET for school students market but not sure where to start?

women in global business 2010

Austrade and Westpac are holding the fourth national seminar series focused on women in global business.

tertiary studies & careers expo adelaide (tscea), 30-31 may 2010

One of Australia’s longest running and most respected tertiary studies, careers and employment events will be coming to Adelaide in 2010!

dfeest professional development

1. AQTF Explained
2. Working Away at Moderation and Validation of Assessment
3. ESOS Re-Registration process – Mark a date in your diary!

8th annual higher education summit

With the full support of the Government of South Australia, the Higher Education Summit will for the first time be held in Adelaide in 2010.

acpet international student induction series 2010

Free for all students attending SA ACPET member colleges

Victoria

celebrate international women's day with international students

The Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition is celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day with a March for Harmony led by female international students.

e-learning program 2010

We have been pleased with the interest shown for the ACPET Vic Govt e-Learning Program 2010 at the Information Seminars held this week in Melbourne and Online.

tenders - where to find them and how to make a successful bid - 25 february 2010

This session will be an interactive workshop to advise RTOs about where to find tenders and how to prepare successful tender bids.

Western Australia

wa private industry delivering vet in schools

ACPET WA was delighted to showcase private training organisations as alternatives to the public sector in delivering VET programmes in WA schools.

increased availability for traineeships

In a pilot program launched by DTWD and State training Council last week, minimum hours for traineeships in the WA Aged Care, Disability and Community Care sectors, will be reduced from 20 hours per week to 15.

wa private training industry meet with minister for training

ACPET WA met with the Minister for Training and Workforce Development last week to examine the current communication strategies between the government and the private training and education sector.

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