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Productivity Places Program for Existing Workers 2009
The current round of funding in the Productivity Places Program for Existing Workers will close at COB Wednesday 5 August.
The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) is inviting organisations to submit proposals which will:
- provide skill recognition and/or up-skill South Australia's workforce
- provide complete nationally endorsed qualifications issued by a Registered Training Organisation
- can demonstrate strong industry links and partnerships with enterprises
- offer training in qualifications to address industry demand for skills
- demonstrate availability of additional learning and social supports to help ensure the highes possible level of training completion
To access guidelines, the application template and lots of useful information please visit: www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/ppp
To contact the DFEEST PPP team call: 08 8207 8767
Letters of Support
The SA Health & Community Services Skills Board will once again be providing letters of support to proponents where applicable. To request a letter of support please forward a copy of your application to the CE, Alison Arblaster at:
alison@sahcssb.com.au
100 Wright Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Fax: 08 8124 5757
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SA Community Health Research Unit: New policy and practice briefs
The SA Community Health Research Unit (SACHRU) is pleased to announce a new initiative aimed at supporting the work of primary health care and community development professionals. Designed to explore issues of relevance, a series of both Policy and Practice Briefs is currently being planned for dissemination on a regular basis throughout the coming twelve months.
Each Brief is based on current research evidence and practice knowledge, and will be reviewed by an Advisory Committee comprising of senior managers and practitioners working within the primary health care and community development sectors, ensuring that they provide both relevant and useful information, In particular:
- Practice Briefs will provide practical hands on information applicable to community development and primary health care professionals working at the coal face of service delivery
- Policy Briefs will discuss current issues and/or analyse competing ideas that are relevant to managers within both the primary health care and community development sectors.
A copy of the first Practice Brief can be downloaded from the new SACHRU Policy and Practice Brief web page at http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/SACHRU/pp_brief.htm
This web page also provides an opportunity to register to automatically receive all future Policy and Practice Briefs as well as the opportunity to suggest topics for future Policy and Practice Briefs in the series.
Further information can be obtained from: carol.davy@flinders.edu.au or by phoning 08 7221 8467
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VET Products in the 21st Century
In 2008 The National Quality Council (NQC) and the Council of Australian Governments's Skills and Workforce Development Sub-Group formed a Joint Steering Committee with the purpose to identify future directions for VET training products to align them with current needs.
Following an intensive consultation process the Joint Steering Committee has now released the VET Products for the 21st Century Report
For further information about the project and to download the report and other project documents please click here
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COAG Meeting Outcomes
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) met in Darwin on 2 July 2009 and amongst the matters discussed was Improving Productivity - Better Skilling and Job Capability Now and in the Future. The COAG has agreed to implement several new reforms designed to improve Australia's skills base now and in the future.
Issues covered were:
- Youth Attainment and Transitions
- A compact with Retrenched Workers
- Australian Apprentices Taskforce
- VET Reform
- Early Childhood Development
To download the Improving Productivity - Better Skilling and Job Capability Now and in the Future section of the communique please click here
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Making a Difference....Convention 2009: 21-22 October 2009
Registrations are still open for the Making a Difference...Convention 2009. The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council have organised an impressive line up of both international and Australian speakers to present on the central theme of Excellence, Inspiration and Action in workforce development and training delivery.
For all the information you need on the Convention, and to learn more about the National Accolades for Excellence please visit the Making a Difference....Convention 2009 website
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ACPET National Conference 27-29 August 2009
Time is running out to register for the ACPET National Conference, being held at the National Conference Centre, Canberra.
Speakers including, amongst many others, The Hon Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister; Philip Bullock, Chair, Skills Australia and Tom Karmel, NCVER, will be presenting at the 3 day event.
Click here for more information and to register
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Building VET Business Capability Forum: 8 September 2009
Hosted by DFEEST, this interactive and intensive forum event is targeted at leaders and managers within organisations to assist in strengthening engagement with enterprise, build business capabilities in responding to a changing environment and and develop an innovative and responsive VET workforce
For further information please click here
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NCVER: VET Downloads
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has recently released a number of interesting publications.
The Contribution of VET to Australia's Skills Base considers three aspects of vocational education and training's (VET) contribution to the labour market: the relationship between their training and the occupations VET graduates work in; the extent to which the qualified proportion of the workforce has increased; and the link between VET and skills acquisition. Finally some thoughts are aired on the implications of the economic slowdown for vocational education and training.
Understanding vocational education and training, productivity and workforce participation. This issues paper reports on the findings from the first year of a three-year program of research by the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre. The overarching aim of the research is to investigate how, if at all, vocational education and training can make a difference in improving productivity and workforce participation. The authors describe four domains of social and economic practice in which to frame the second and third year's research, and the key challenges for workforce devlopment in two particular industries; meat processing and early education and care.
Students and courses 2008. This statistical report provides a snapshot of Australi's VET sector for 2008. It includes information about students and participation, courses and qualifications, module/unit of competency enrolments, hours of delivery and full-year training equivalents for each state and territory.
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Australian Policy Online: Charting new roles for Australian general practice nurses
Charting new roles for Australian general practice nurses outlines a project undertaken jointly by the Australian Primay Health Care Research Institute and the Australian General Practice Network. The report identifies six roles for general practice nurses, discusses approaches to facilitating change and strengthening teamwork in general practice, and makes policy recommendations.
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Skills Australia: Foundations for the Future: Proposals for the Governance, Architecture and Market Design of the National Training System
Following and extensive review an consultations Skills Australia has released its position paper outlining findings and recommendations on Foundations for the Future: Proposals for the Governance, Architecture and Market Design of the National Training System
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Work It Out! Newsletter
The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council recently released the first edition of Work It Out!, a monthly e-zine providing young people and jobseekers with information on careers in the community services and health industries.
To subscribe to the newsletter please click here and if you want any further information please contact Isabel Osuna-Gatty, CSH & ISC on isabel.osuna-gatty@cshisc.com.au
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Contribute to the Newsletter
Do you have an upcoming event or resource you want to promote? Or do you simply want to share information with the sector? You can now place an item on our newsletter. Simply email your submission to maxine@sahcssb.com.au
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