Edition 360, 29 March 2010

from a personal perspective - acpet education and training fund

Last Thursday ACPET hosted the reception for its Scholarships Program for those affected by the Victorian Bushfires of 2009.

acpet meets with deputy prime minister

ACPET National Chair, Kay Ganley and Andrew Smith, ACPET CEO, met with Julia Gillard last week to discuss a number of issues of importance to ACPET members.

acpet education & training fund - awarding scholarships

On 25 March, ACPET hosted a function to celebrate the awarding of the first 21 scholarships under the Bushfire Scholarship program.

National

policy matters

1. Consulting ACPET members on the National Green Skills Agreement Implementation Plan
2. AQF Policy for the addition or removal of qualification types: Final draft
3. AQF Qualification Issuance Policy: Second draft for discussion
4. Retail Services Training Package - input sought from providers of retail and wholesale training
5. Testing the AQF – online survey

what's up internationally

New Hong Kong Curriculum and Qualification Seminars

applications for cricos re-registration due by 16 april

On 3 March 2010 the ESOS Act 2010 went into effect, requiring all current CRICOS to be re-registered by the end of this year.

ibsa training resources update

IBSA is releasing two exciting new products

national forum: vet outbound mobility - informing a toolkit of resources

Australian Education International (AEI) invites you to a forum on outbound mobility in the vocational education and training sector.

updating member course details on acpet course finder

Have you noticed the course finder that appears prominently on the right hand side of the ACPET website homepage? This is used actively by students seeking a suitable provider in which to enrol and it’s now more visible than ever.

australian international education conference

This year’s Conference theme is Engaging for the Future. Securing the future for international education will be increasingly difficult without more effective engagement with governments, students, teaching staff, local communities, the media, Australian businesses and our international partners.

8th annual higher education summit

The Higher Education Summit will for the first time be held in Adelaide in 2010.

national occupational licensing system (nols) - consultation paper - public register

Please be advised that a consultation paper on the public register is now available on the National Licensing website for comment please click here.

what's on around the country

in focus 29 March 2010

Productivity, quality and the private sector

Australian Capital Territory

act government business mission to china – expressions of interest

The ACT Government, in partnership with Austrade, is seeking expressions of interest from Canberra-based businesses to participate in a business mission to China.

launch of the 2010 act chief minister’s export awards

The 2010 ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards will be launched on 27 April 2010 by the ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope MLA.

New South Wales

nsw! acknowledge your exceptional trainers

- Nominations are now open for Western Sydney Region VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year Award.

nsw cricos providers! applications for cricos re-registration due by 16 april

Further to the Sydney workshops held last Thursday to which many ACPET members attended, please find important information that will assist you with this process.

acpet and the australian flexible learning framework (nsw) invites you to a series of workshops to assist small – medium private providers with e-learning

ACPET NSW and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (NSW) are keen to assist small – medium private providers to implement e-learning strategies into their organisations.

nsw industry leaders celebrating tourism and hospitality training

Last week, Tourism Training Australia provided a unique opportunity for international students to meet with tourism and hospitality industry leaders and practitioners at Parliament House, Sydney.

Queensland

13 sleeps until the 2010 acpet 2020 vision forum on the gold coast

Registrations are still open for the forthcoming ACPET two day forum at the Sofitel Broadbeach.

careerone awards are now open

The CareerOne Queensland Excellence Awards is an opportunity to recognise Queensland-based organisations and individuals that demonstrated market expertise, results orientation and professionalism in the employment and training sectors.

vet futures

ACPET hosted another four events promoting the VET Futures initiative building the capacity of the VET Practitioner.

announcing the queensland-china education and training awards for excellence

Nominations are opening soon for this Shanghai World Expo 2010 Event

this week in social inclusion & diversity

Talking about mental health and wellbeing

On Monday 22 March, ACPET’s Executive-in-Residence, Donna McDonald, attended a Mental Health and Wellbeing workshop convened by the Australian Employers Network on Disability (http://www.emad.asn.au/ ) and hosted by the Brisbane City Council.

roundtable chat with acpet ceo andrew smith

Members have been advised in the past few editions of National Monday Update of a planned Audit Roundtable to be held in the ACPET QLD Office on 31 March from Noon to 2:00pm.

South Australia

acpet sa events

1. SUCCESSFUL TENDERING FOR RTO GRANTS and FUNDING
2. ACPET Higher Education Forum
3. International Education Seminar
4. Workforce Development Plans: Implications for Training Providers

other sa events

1. Tertiary Studies & Careers Expo Adelaide (TSCEA), 30-31 May 2010
2. DFEEST Quality and Tertiary Education Policy Directorate: Innovation in Assessment Forum

e-learning in sa

1. Free e-learning advice and resources to enhance your business
2. 2010 E-portfolios funding for E-portfolio Implementation Trials
3. Professional development in e-learning
4. New Series 12 Toolboxes released

cricos re-registration in sa

Applications for CRICOS Re-Registration due by 16 April

sa training awards applications open 23 march

Begin your preparations now to apply for the SA Training Awards. It’s free to apply.

green skills pilot project

Become a leader in Sustainability Skills with ACPET’s free Pilot Project

engaging international students in the community

1. LEVEL PLAYING FIELD 2010 - An exciting way for your international students to make new friends!
2. SA Multicultural Events Calendar – April

Victoria

information day for international students 11 april (10am - 4pm), state library of victoria

The Victorian Government, in partnership with the Australian Federation of International Students (AFIS), is holding an information day for international students.

Western Australia

members delivering vet in schools

Thanks to all members who recently contributed to our database of private training organisations deliverying VET in WA schools.

acpet wa inputs to dtwd training purchasing

ACPET applauds the new Director General’s (Dr Ruth Sheen’s) initiative to investigate the Department’s current purchasing arrangements for training services.

National Monday Update

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