In The News

—NSW Department of Education and Training                             2009-2010NSW Training Market Tender

—Code of Conduct for Unregistered Health Practitioners

—Rural and Remote Training Needs Research Report

—Traineeship for CHC50302 DIPLOMA OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES

REMINDER:

 The APL tender opened at 0:01am on Wednesday 17 September 2008 and closes at 5pm on Wednesday 15 October 2008.

RTOs who may be interested in delivering Productivity Places Programs should ensure they are on the APL for the coming year together with any qualifications they may consider delivering.

Review of CHC02

Draft 3 of the review – the final document seeking agreement for submission for endorsement by the NQC – is currently with key stakeholders. Feedback to this document must be with the ISC during the first week of October.

The ITAB will be facilitating an overview of the final document on Thursday October 7th  from 10.00 – 1pm.

If you are interested in attending this opportunity please contact the ITAB on 9816 2869 or

itab@csh-itabcom.au

RSVP is essential – space is limited.

ASSESSOR NETWORK 2008

Thank you to all who participated in the 2007 Assessor Network.  We look forward to meeting with you again in '08 as well as welcoming new members.  Membership applications are now available. Click here

Dates for 2008 will be:

• Tuesday, February 26
• Tuesday, June 24
• Tuesday, October 28

AGM

Our 2008 Annual General Meeting was very well attended with many members networking over a casual lunch before our forum and formal AGM proceedings.

After a welcome from our outgoing Chair David Lipman, Marie Persson, our guest speaker, presented a stimulating and informative overview of the focus of Skills Australia and TAFE NSW doing business in the 21 century. As Deputy Director-General of TAFE and Community Education and a member of the Skills Australia Board, she offered a firsthand insight into these new and evolving areas.

Lively discussion followed canvassing a breadth of issues including the significance of the workforce capacity building opportunities of the new policies. How do we explore and address the stresses between productivity, training, skills shortages, job opportunities, to create meaningful outcomes work for our workforce? A conversation we have agreed should continue in a variety of forums in 2009. Stay tuned for a calendar of these opportunities for our members.

Susan Scowcroft, our Executive Director, provided a brief outline of the ITABs role and the characteristics of our diverse sectors. The scope and significance of core activities undertaken by the ITAB were acknowledged and validated by the members represented.

• Partnerships and close working relationships with key stakeholders
• Assessor networks facilitated and supported across the state
• Research - Community Services training needs in rural & remote NSW
• Workforce capacity building
• Implementation of the national framework
• (NavigatingNSW, COAG RPL Projects)
• Demystifying the world of VET
• Facilitation of industry developed & endorsed resources
• VET in Schools is a major policy direction for NSW

Our consultations with DET have encompassed:

• Stage 5: VET outcomes for Years 9 & 10
• Stage 6: VET outcomes for years 11 & 12
• An Industry Curriculum Framework for Health
• An Industry Curriculum Framework for Community Services
• Currently Board endorsed courses for Year 11 & 12 include:
• Aged Care              
• Allied health                    
• Youth Work
• OOSH
• Under discussion for pilot programs for Year 11 & 12 include:
• Disability    
• Children's Services
• Opportunities for school based traineeships.