The Learning Powerhouse Conference 2007 - Sustaining the Spark
EVENT | Cliff Trood
This premier teaching and learning conference for TAFE NSW, promises fresh insights into VET directions and the critical areas of partnering and entrepreneurship in VET, workplace learning and Recognition of Prior Learning. More>>
Thank you to Heather and Stephanie
THANK YOU | ICVET
Heather Ferguson and Stephanie Champion have worked together for the past 7 years, managing initially the PDN (Professional Development Network) website and more recently the ICVET (International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning) website. More >>
Appreciative Inquiry: seeing our organisations as living systems
ARTICLE | Maret Staron
Strength based approaches such as Appreciative Inquiry are having some amazing results in organisations. So I wanted to find out more. I enrolled in a six week online course with the founder of Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider. More >>
RPL - policy to practice
THINK PIECE | Cliff Trood and Janet Hewson
The importance of RPL for adult participation in learning is critical. Why then is the take-up in Australia so low? More>>
Employability skills and the knowledge era
VIEWPOINT | Janet Hewson and Cliff Trood
Enterprises are increasingly asking for employability skills to meet the demands of an emerging knowledge-driven global economy. Educational institutions are being asked to respond. More >>
International research snapshot
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 >>
Are individual learners the forgotten VET stakeholders?
ABSTRACT | Lynne Stallard and Cliff Trood
A number of TAFE NSW practitioners including Lynne Stallard and Cliff Trood from ICVET presented papers at the AVETRA 10th Annual Conference in Melbourne April 2007 More >>
15-19 Year Olds Conference 2007
A conference for teachers, executives and leaders in TAFE Institutes and Schools.
Online registrations now open.
When 11-12 July 2007
Where Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel, Sydney More >
Skills express
EXEMPLAR | Rick Bell
Many existing workers will benefit from the TAFE NSW expansion of the Skills Express program later this year. More >>
What you need to know about RPL
UPDATE | Graham Brophy
The term Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has evolved in recent years from a
broader term covering the assessment and acknowledgement of previous learning
from all sources, to a more specific focus on assessment and acknowledgement of
previous learning from informal and non-formal sources.
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A recognition journey for the experienced practitioner
INTERVIEW | Margaret Gannaway
The challenges of providing Recognition of Prior Learning to a group of highly skilled professionals is difficult enough, but when faced with working across different cultures and in a different country you also need to have an “openness to other people’s points of view and not blinker your outlook”.
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The fear factor - from classroom to the workplace
INTERVIEW | Irene Simatos
Irene shares the benefits of adapting her practice to meet the demands of the current VET environment, both to herself and her learners. “The workplace has provided an enhanced practitioner perspective through my involvement with the broader environment and applying what I’ve learned from this. I have been able to build case studies that can be used and these maintain industry currency.” More >>
Developing partnerships
VIEWPOINT | Susan Taylor
Understanding the workplace culture, communication and continuous review are the keys to a successful partnership says Dave Chapman, who speaks of a long term partnership between Northparkes Mines (NPM) and TAFE NSW - Western Institute (WI). More >>
Towards professional judgement
INTERVIEW | Ken Fraser
A number of TAFE NSW practitioners including Lynne Stallard and Cliff Trood from ICVET presented papers at the AVETRA 10th Annual Conference in Melbourne April 2007 More >>
ICVET Update: May 2007
UPDATE | Maret Staron
Every year seems to have lots of changes and they always seem to take me by surprise. This year in ICVET (International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning), we have had a number of staff changes. Recently Charlene Carpenter returned to an exciting new opportunity in South West Sydney Institute and Paula Johnston has moved to Northern Sydney Institute to project manage the NSW COAG RPL Virtual Portal Project. Both have made outstanding contributions to TAFE NSW and I will miss them. More >>