Edition 375, 19 July 2010

A letter to the sector from the ACPET Chair, Kay Ganley

Earlier this week, I wrote to ACPET members to announce a change in our organisation’s Executive leadership, and I am taking this opportunity to provide advice to the sector as a whole on these changes given the substantial role ACPET and its members play in Australia’s tertiary sector.

National

2010 acpet national conference

26 - 27 August - Register NOW!

pre-conference master classes

Preceding the ACPET National Conference a number of master classes and workshops

Learn the skills to become a World Class Presenter!
Chiefing your tribe; creating a culture worth belonging to!
Sustainable International Recruitment – A Model for Success
Trends in e-Learning

international engagement

ASEAN Delegation
Queensland Focus Group - ACPET International Education Strategic Plan
ESOS Update
Meeting with Immigration Minister's office and DIAC Executive staff
Second Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations – Solid progress

policy matters

1. Scope of Application of a Unique Student Identifier
2. ACPET’s response to the NSW Tertiary Education
3. AVETMISS discussion paper
4. Study into VET workforce development – issues paper released

successfully navigating contracts

What are the secrets of winning government contracts, asks John Mitchell?

strengthening the aqf: a framework for australia’s qualifications

The consultation paper Strengthening the AQF: A Framework for Australia’s qualifications is the package of policies that comprises the proposed strengthened AQF.

altc higher education benchmarking forum

Professor Beverley Oliver from Curtin University of Technology is currently undertaking an ALTC Fellowship: Benchmarking Partnerships for Graduate Employability:

e-portfolio funding supports learner mobility

Three registered training organisations (RTOs) have been awarded funding to implement and trial an e-portfolio system which enables learners to move quickly and efficiently between education and training, employment and industry areas.

call for case studies - vet outbound mobility toolkit

The Australian Government through Australian Education International has funded the development of a National VET Outbound Mobility Toolkit.

what's on around the country

in focus 19 july 2010

Cohesion, not division needed to save international education

this week in social inclusion and diversity

ACPET’s Disability Ambassador, Karni Liddell (a journalist and former Australian champion swimming paralympian) will write a series of personal articles in the coming weeks, providing a glimpse into her private experiences with a disability as a student, journalist, and champion of people with a disability.

Australian Capital Territory

new training facilities opened at communities@work

The Federal Member for Canberra, Ms Annette Ellis MP, today opened new facilities at Communities@Work that will improve vocational education and training for students in the Tuggeranong region.

forum on international education: focus on canberra

The ACT Chapter of the Australia India Business Council (AIBC) with the ACT Government and Austrade proudly present a forum on International Education: Focus on Canberra.

strengthening the aqf: a framework for australia’s qualifications

The consultation paper Strengthening the AQF: A Framework for Australia’s qualifications is the package of policies that comprises the proposed strengthened AQF.

New South Wales

member profile - le cordon bleu

Meeting with Michel Peters, Academic Director and Bryn James Education Manager based at the Sydney Culinary Arts Institute provided valuable insights to a benchmark college in the hospitality sector.

national disability coordination officer’s supporting nsw members.

Last week, NSW Member Support Officer Sarah Rosen met with Debi Toman, a National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) hosted by the University of Western Sydney.

strengthening the aqf: a framework for australia’s qualifications

NSW stakeholders are invited to attend presentations in Sydney on Tuesday 20 July.

nsw apl tenders – due to open 8 september

ACPET RTO members are advised that the NSW Training Market Tender to establish the 2011-2012 NSW Department of Education and Training’s Approved Providers List is due to open on Wednesday 8 September 2010 and close Wednesday, 6 October 2010.

last chance to register! nqc workshop in sydney 21 july

Please be advised that this is your last chance to register for the National Quality Council’s Internationalization of Education & Good Practice workshop.

Queensland

charlton brown opens new campus at springfield

Charlton Brown CEO and ACPET National Chair Kay Ganley had great delight in opening the Charlton Brown facility in the knowledge centre at Springfield’s education city.

qeti - austrade market intelligence seminar - taiwan

Taiwan was Queensland’s fifth largest international student source market in 2009.

Review Ensures QLD Education and Training Sector Meets Student and Industry Demand

The State Government has commissioned an independent review of post-secondary education and training in Queensland to prepare the sector for the next cycle of strong economic growth.

acpet qld welcomes claire field, acpet deputy ceo

QLD members will have an opportunity to welcome newly appointed Deputy CEO Claire Field next Monday 26 July from 5:00pm at GrooveTrain in the newly redeveloped King George Square.

acpet variety ... the bash begins next week!

ACPET’s Daisy will make her first public debut for 2010 in King George Square next Monday evening at the ACPET welcome to Claire Field member reception from 5:00pm -7:00pm.

South Australia

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.

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.

sawan networking event: stripping down to the bare essentials…

Q. What do you get when you ask for help with a 'sexy' name for a SAWAN event?
A. Comments about stripping down to the bare essentials… stripping Competency Standards, that is!

sa events

1. DFEEST Professional Development – upcoming events
2. DTED - Planning for Green Competitiveness
3. Training Courses at the South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission

sa news

1. Best practice guidelines for vocational placement
2. DFEEST Workforce Wizard – Workforce Information Service
3. The Insider 2010 - SA International Student Guide available for providers