THE LEARNING POWERHOUSE …

Switched on to Work

Session Details

CONCURRENT SESSION 3 — 1.10 – 2.00 PM

Recipe for Success

Presentation | Theatre

Mark Hunwicks
State Program Leader, Tourism Hospitality
TAFE SA

What is the connection between the role of the new VET practitioner and key elements of the training reform agenda?

Discover how, in the hospitality industry, the retention of staff was improved and learning pathways built by developing customised learning relationships and focusing on a creative use of training packages and assessment, including RPL. Underpinning is a structured mentoring program and a strong professional development program grounded in industry based context.

Workshop plan (69 KB)
Hunswick - Policy into Practice, An Appetite for Success (939 KB)

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Making industry partnerships work

Conversation | Room 5C

Dennis Owen
Commercial Accounts Manager, TAFE North Coast Institute

Ross Gardner
Defense Industry Consultant, Birdon Marine

In 2005 TAFE North Coast Institute developed a number of strategic industry partnerships. One such industry partnership was a very successful venture established with Birdon Marine.

The aim of the partnership is to provide Birdon Marine’s workforce with high quality, flexibly delivered, national accredited training. Over the last 12 months the Institute has delivered a range of industry specific training programs to the Birdon Group, including specialised welding courses for tradesmen and management training for supervisors and managers.

Engage in conversation that explores what builds a successful industry partnership, how to make it work. Discuss your own experiences in industry partnerships.

Owens & Gardner Making industry partnerships work (1.39 MB)
Questions (111 KB)
Participant responses (115 KB)

Mind your Language – Switch on the Games 2008

Presentation | Room 7AB

Paula Williams
eLearning Development Officer
Western Sydney Institute - OTEN

Elizabeth Hobbs
Chief Education Officer
Western Sydney Institute - OTEN

Get ready to dive into the hypothetical workplace ‘Olympic Games 2008’ in this live demonstration of how mLearning technology can be used for evidence based assessment.

You’ll become an Olympic volunteer representing one of 10 countries at the 2008 Beijing Games. Your team will be given a simple translation task which you’ll record and then audioblog to the ICVET Olympic Games website.

Want to hear more? Well then, you’d better sprint on over to the workshop where you’ll be able to join the others at the starting blocks.

Workshop plan (191 KB)
Williams & Hobbs - Welcome to Olympics 2008 (258 KB)

Implementing Training Packages within a Unit Based Enrolment Environment

Joint Presentation with Curriculum Centres

Presentation | Room 7C

Lee Cummings
Program Manager, Allied Health and Life Sciences, Community Services, Health, Tourism & Recreation Curriculum Centre, TAFE NSW Northern Sydney Institute

Unit Based Enrolment (UBE) will be implemented in 2007, but what does this really mean for teachers and the way TAFE NSW conducts its business?

Join in discussions facilitated by Program Managers from all Curriculum Centres and explore how UBE will impact on:

Learning and assessment strategies
Workplace delivery and assessment
Recognition
Evidence collection
Assessment validation
AQTF compliance

Don’t miss this important workshop!

Workshop plan (102 KB)
Cummings - Implementing Training Packages in UBE environment (105)

Putting Life into Learning!

Presentation | Room 9A

Robyn Culbert
Faculty Director, Business Faculty
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

Yvonne Wilson
Teaching & Learning Manager, Business Faculty
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

Vicki Koke
A/Head Teacher, Business Faculty
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

Peter Rappo
Training Consultant
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

Explore innovative practices developed for programs delivered within the Business Faculty using three different workplace assessment environments, each at different AQF levels.

The case studies include:

A large state government department - administration assistant trainees who undertake a Certificate III level program and are assessed on being able to identify skills and knowledge used in the day-to-day work activities
Large multinational company - trainees who undertake Frontline Management and focus on solving identified organisational problems where assessment is based on written recommendations formally presented to management.
Public Sector organisation - mapping national competencies in different training packages to specific job/roles within a specific workplace, with the view to identifying appropriate AQF level and the most appropriate training package.

The project highlights working across different training packages and faculties, including Business Services Training Package, Manufacturing and Engineering, Applied Science and Construction.

Emerging Practices in Workplace Learning and Assessment (106 KB)
Culbert et al - Working together building relationships (258 KB)

MP3 Audio (Duration: 31:26 mins, File size: 14.3 MB)

Assessment validation in traditional trades, arts and general education

Presentation | Room 9B

Anne Walsh
TAFE NSW North Coast Institute

How is assessment validation meant to happen?

Come along and see how it’s been addressed in the different areas by North Coast Institute. You will be provided with sample materials to undertake a simulated validation. Issues arising from the activity will be discussed.

Workshop Plan (116 KB)
Assessment Validation (57 KB)

MP3 Audio (Duration: 5:24 mins, File size:2.47 MB)

Workplace Learning and Assessing Behind the Razor Wire: Education and Training within Corrective Services

Presentation | Room 9C

Cheryl Gauntlett
Teacher Hospitality Management
TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute, Nepean

For the past five years Cheryl has been delivering Hospitality programs to men and women in custody at thee independent jails in Sydney. Many inmates who enrolled in the initial program have furthered their study in hospitality training while still in prison and when their classifications changed, attended college classes once a week while still in jail. Upon their release, some have successfully gained employment in the hospitality sector and are taking their place as highly functional community members.

Why do Cheryl’s programs gain popularity with inmates? Why is attendance always high, with motivation and interest reaching unexpected and unprecedented levels? And why are changes in attitude, self respect, self esteem and self confidence so apparent in every inmate in every class very early into the program?

Personal change and motivating students is always a challenge for any teacher, so how has Cheryl managed to do this in the prison setting? Don’t miss this story of challenges and triumphs under extraordinary circumstances.

Gauntlett - Workplace learning & assessment behind the razor wire (118 KB)

MP3 Audio (Duration: 31:40 mins, File size: 14.5 MB)

Assessment Technologies are Disruptive!

Conversation | Room 6A (previously VIP Room)

Margot McNeill
Lecturer (Academic Development)
Macquarie University

Phillip Lantry
Head Teacher
Open Training and Education Network

Sam Meredith
Manager Online Projects
TAFE NSW New England Institute

Assessment as a driver of activity for both students and teachers is well represented in the literature about box teaching and learning. A subset of assessment literature has also developed around the possibilities offered by emerging technologies to enhance assessment, for example, through offering more authentic tasks and more opportunities for formative feedback.

Not surprisingly, assessment has been a key focus of many Professional Development activities and funding initiatives, producing comprehensive guidelines and website support for assessment innovation.

So how have all these articles and examples impacted on mainstream practice in VET?
What does it takes to encourage and support innovation in assessment; beyond just understanding the principles of good assessment to implementing sustainable change across VET institutions?

Join this conversation to share your views and find out what literature is saying!

McNeill et al - Assessment technologies as disruptive (201 KB)