Edition 372, 28 June 2010

acpet’s higher education benchmarking system

A new member initiative, the ACPET Higher Education benchmarking system, will be available for Member use from 5 July 2010.

high costs of multiple regulators

Do delays in establishing the national regulator matter, asks John Mitchell.

acpet 2010 national conference

Registrations open

National

international engagement

ACPET in Parliament House on that day ...
Competition to attract international students intensifies
Sustainable International Recruitment – A Model for Success

hr update

1. Modern Awards - Salary Rate Changes - New Tables

2. Tools For Pay Rate Calculations

policy matters

National Credit code: ACPET to seek an application for relief of licensing requirement

the super solution for your business

UniSuper is one of the largest industry super funds in Australia, providing quality superannuation and pension products for the higher education and research sector.

engaged – encouraged – employable

A VALA / VISTA professional development event

australian flexible learning framework news

1. Timber training needs flexibility
2. New Framework paper: Verifying VET Learner Attainment Data

what's on around the country

in focus 28 june 2010

Interesting times...

presentation skills 2.0; learn the skills to become a world class presenter!

Matt Church will be facilitating a pre-conference master class, Presentation Skills 2.0; Learn the skills to become a World Class Presenter!, on Wednesday 25 August in Melbourne.

Australian Capital Territory

2010 act chief minister’s export awards – only one month to get your applications in!

The ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards can help you tell your export story and increase your profile to a wide audience, both nationally and internationally.

New South Wales

communicating with clients with ll&n needs in the community services sector

NSW Forum, Wednesday 30 June – give you feedback!

strengthening the aqf – nsw stakeholders invited

NSW stakeholders are invited to attend AQF presentations in Sydney on Tuesday 20 July (10.00am – 12.00pm and 2.00pm and 4.00pm).

nature care college provides the right balance

A recent visit by NSW Member Support Officer, Sarah Rosen, to Nature Care College in St Leonard’s provided a welcome opportunity to meet with Steve Lawson, Director of Education, and the Nature Care team.

tae10 pd workshops registrations now open!

TAE10 Training and Education Training Package professional development workshop registrations are now open to the public.

nsw committee members welcome claire field, deputy ceo

Last Wednesday the NSW State Committee welcomed new Deputy CEO, Claire Field to the ACPET team. National CEO, Andrew Smith, Manager International Engagement, Steve Quirk and International Engagement Officer, Linda Barbero were also able to attend together with new committee member, Robert Parsonson, General Manager, MEGT Institute Sydney.

Northern Territory

focus on the top end – your input required

Following on from the recent ACPET forum in Darwin, ACPET is eager to engage with members, interested RTO’s and other stakeholders in identifying strategies to assist with skills creation in the top end.

Queensland

prime learning / brisbane learning centre grand opening

A huge ACPET congratulations to Lindsay Hamon, Jenny Field, Jodie Briggs and the team at Prime Learning / Brisbane Learning Centre on the opening of their stunning new campus in the Brisbane CBD.

queensland / china education partnerships and achievements recognised during queensland week at world expo

The depth and diversity of Queensland’s successful education and training partnerships with China were under the spotlight today at a special award presentation during Queensland Week at Shanghai World Expo 2010.

brisbane marketing congratulates education award winner

Brisbane International Student Ambassador, Helen (Yilin) Liu was today congratulated by Brisbane Marketing for winning an award in the Queensland-China Education and Training Awards program for Excellence, announced at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 event by Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland Tim Mulherin.

focus on the top end – your input required

Following on from the recent ACPET forum in Darwin, ACPET is eager to engage with members, interested RTO’s and other stakeholders in identifying strategies to assist with skills creation in the top end.

queensland-china education and training awards for excellence

Best Practice in Collaborative Research: (Award recognises outstanding achievement in research collaborations between researchers in Queensland and China.)

good retail service = workforce training = staff retention

How does the fast food industry attract and retain quality staff? A leading Queensland retail group has addressed this challenge through the provision of accredited training and development opportunities for their employees.

acpet hosts director general of papua new guinea department of higher education, research, science and technology at hta

ACPET member Hospitality Training Association (HTA) hosted a roundtable discussion for interested members and a degustation luncheon for visiting Papa New Guinea Director General Dr William Taglis and Ms Junia Goma, Associate Policy Officer Higher Education and Assistant Director Technical Skills Scholarships Project.

The Inaugural meeting of the ACPET Northern Australia Focus Group is to be held at the Crowne Plaza Darwin from 3.30 – 5pm on Monday 19th August.
Our thanks to those Territories who have expressed interest to date.

South Australia

ride, bus or walk to work or study and become an acpet travelgreen champion!

ACPET, in association with Transport SA, is encouraging students and staff of member colleges to go Green – one kilometre at a time!

acpet international student induction series back by popular demand in semester 2!

Following the success of its booked-out International Student information sessions earlier this year, ACPET SA is proud to announce an encore series in the second half of 2010.

skills for sustainability – implications for rtos and vet practitioners

The Green Skills Agreement Implementation Plan has been endorsed and is due for implementation by providers from 1 July 2010.

managing cultural diversity workshop for education & training providers, 21 july

ACPET, Education Adelaide and ISANA are pleased to announce that they are holding a workshop on Managing Cultural Diversity within training organisations.

productivity places program for existing workers – now open!

Applications are now open for the Productivity Places Program for Existing Workers.

sa events

1. Doing Business in SA – Events
2. DFEEST Skills for Sustainability Workshop

3. E-skills workshops for July

4. Advanced Moodle - Administration and Facilitation Tools
5. DFEEST Professional Development seminar - AQTF Explained
6. Training Courses at the South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission

sa news

The next Modern Awards deadline is 1 July - are you ready?

career choices in south australia

The new SACE places a strong emphasis on qualifications, and provides a range of options for students to commence training at school.

engaging international students in the community

Encourage your students to join in these events to meet others and make friends in a friendly and relaxed environment: 2010 Community Challenge Games
SA Multicultural Events Calendar 2010

Tasmania

skills tasmania - conference presentation

On Monday the 21 June at the Skills Tasmania Conference, Cindy Tschernitz facilitated a Concurrent Workshop.

Victoria

vet in schools seminar

Find out how to successfully deliver VET in Schools ...

the role of learning management systems in vet

Don’t know what a Learning Management System (LMS) is?
Don’t know how it can be used as a training tool?
Don’t know how it would benefit your business?

Western Australia

private sector wa forum 2010 last day registration

Delegates will hear cutting edge information from industry and training sector experts that directly relate to your privately run organisation.

review of education services for overseas students

There are additional changes to the ESOS to improve the regulation of the international education sector.

quality control strategies

Strategies to ensure your institutions leverage in the global competition for international students.

focus on the top end – your input required

Following on from the recent ACPET forum in Darwin, ACPET is eager to engage with members, interested RTO’s and other stakeholders in identifying strategies to assist with skills creation in the top end.

National Monday Update

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