13 NOVEMBER 2019
EDITION 20 - 2019
CEO Message: VDC Celebrates World Teachers’ Day
I had the pleasure of hosting the VDC inaugural World Teachers Day luncheon on Friday 26 October at the RACV City Club, Melbourne.
VDC has a special connection with educators, trainers and assessors in the VET Sector with thousands of practitioners from TAFE, Private RTO, Adult and Community education and VET in Schools having engaged in our professional learning and other support over the past 15 years.
So it seemed fitting for VDC to acknowledge the tremendous contribution VET teachers make to organisations and student success on World Teachers Day in Australia.
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AQF review: The final report is out now
The long-awaited report of the AQF review has just been released.
The review panel, chaired by Professor Peter Noonan, “is recommending substantial reforms to the AQF” but with a staged approach.
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National Careers Institute launched and Training Ambassador appointed
The Federal Government has also appointed a Careers Ambassador – Scott Cam of ‘The Block’ fame.
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Who’s who in and around the VET sector?
This is a bit of a changing scene, especially lately, but here are a few of the key players, now and into the future.
Let’s take a look at who is, and who will be, “who’s who in the VET zoo’.
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Reviews of Victorian post-secondary education and ASQA announced
Some are saying that Australian VET and post-secondary education more generally are awash with reviews.
Here are a couple of new ones.
The Victorian Review
Jenny Macklin, a former minister in the Rudd and Gillard Labor governments, will lead a wide-ranging 12-month review.
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Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group: 5th Annual Conference ‘Diverse Pedagogies for Diverse VET Contexts’
The Conference is being held at Charles Sturt University Convention Centre Boorooma Campus, Wagga Wagga, on Monday 9 December and Tuesday 10 December 2019. Keynote Speaker, Professor Kevin Orr, will be presenting, Vocational knowledge and social justice: Putting pedagogy in its place. Professor Kevin Orr is a Professor of Work and Learning and Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Professor Orr’s research expertise includes vocational education and training and Teacher education and professional development in the Further Education Sector. He is currently leading a three-year national research project on initial teacher education for science, engineering and technology teachers working in colleges. Other conference speakers are- Mr Jonathan Davis, Acting Regional Manager, Region South, TAFE NSW
- Tim Rawlings, PwC’s Skills for Australia
- Mr Craig Robertson, CEO TAFE Directors Australia
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