Understanding Workforce Development
REPORT | Dr Paul Comyn
Workforce development is emerging as a new framework for orienting vocational education and training (VET). It is increasingly used by practitioners, policy makers and commentators involved in skills development both in Australia and overseas. More >>
Capability Development and Education for Sustainability
THINKPIECE | Patrick Longfield
“We are now training our children to live in a world that cannot be sustained” (Galbraith 1992 in Huckle and Sterling 1996). Accepting this to be the case, and tolerating the word ‘training’, we cannot continue this way. Agenda 21 Section 36.3, states: “Education is critical for promoting sustainable development and improving the capacity of the people to address environment and development issues.” More >>
Embedding Innovation - 'chasms' as barriers and opportunities
ARTICLE | Maret Staron
How do we transform new ideas into value creating outcomes – into value adding products, processes and services? How do we leap the chasms that often stop new ideas and practices becoming the norm? More >>
2008 TAFE NSW
QUALITY AWARDS
Thursday November 6, 2008
ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Closing 22 August
Educational Leadership: towards creating real opportunities for an engaged Aboriginal Australia
THINKPIECE | Jill Gientzotis
Aboriginal communities across Australia are very diverse. Understanding identity, cultures, knowledge and values requires not just a national overview, but an attempt to work together with local communities. More >>
RPL: A Practitioner’s Journey
AUDIO INTERVIEW | Janet Hewson
In 2007 Judy facilitated a Reframing the Future project which aimed to assist TAFE SA to provide consistent, responsive and quality RPL services. The project was about pulling together those pockets of quality in RPL practices in TAFE SA that exist, but have remained isolated, impacting little on wider practices. More >>
VET Partnerships: A Policy Imperative
THINKPIECE | Cliff Trood
Vocational Education and Training (VET) by its very nature has always had strong connections with industry. Full time VET teachers of industry disciplines come into the vocational education sector after working and building their skills, experience and industry contacts and networks. More >>
TAFE Practitioner providing Workforce Development Services
EXEMPLAR | Greg Madden
Neil Milton leads a double life. On the one hand, Neil is Head Teacher (Manufacturing) at Orange Campus (TAFE NSW Western Institute), while on the other hand he is the Training Manager for Manildra Flour Mills (MFM), one of the biggest flour mills in the world. More >>
RESEARCH SNAPSHOT | Marjan Mckeough
ETIS is the proactive library and information service for staff of the Department of Education and Training. It is located at Strathfield, as part of the Centre for Learning Innovation. More >>
Recognition Champions - having a go!
EXEMPLAR | Margaret Boys
When staff in the Community Services, Health, Tourism and Recreation Faculty (CSHT&R) at TAFE NSW - Western Institute decide to do a “project”, they harness their energy and start to make things happen! This is evidenced by their decision to streamline RPL assessment. More >>
Brave New World - Customer Response Delivery
EXEMPLAR | Greg Madden
John Paterson, Head Teacher (Tourism & Hospitality in Sydney’s Western Institute) loves teaching in the classroom but John’s passion for the teaching is tempered by workplace realities when he says... More >>
Web 2.0 is all around us - TaLe helps make it work for VET
RESOURCE | Janet Burstall
TaLe (www.tale.edu.au) can help you find the most relevant information about web 2.0 and social software for TAFE teachers, including tools to help explain it to your students. More >>
ICVET Update : May 2008
UPDATE | Maret Staron
Our main focus in ICVET (International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning) this year has been on the development of capability development strategies and approaches for TAFE NSW staff, to support the C21 Workforce Development Guarantee for staff. More >>