The Minister’s Awards for Excellence (MAE) is an annual event that recognises and rewards organisations and individuals who make an outstanding contribution towards the training of Australian Apprentices. The application round for the 2010 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices category is now open and closes 26 March 2010.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has funded the Society for Knowledge Economics to undertake research into the Leadership, Culture and Management practices of High Performing Workplaces in Australia’s services industry.
The AQF Council has commissioned research which will help validate and fine tune the structural elements of the strengthened AQF. An on-line survey will gather data to empirically test the levels criteria, the qualifications type descriptors and where Australia's qualifications should be placed in a strengthened AQF.
Follow the link to view a paper written for RTOs on strategy for engaging small and micro business operators in learning.
IBSA is delighted to announce the scheduled release of a number of new BSB07 and FNS04 training resources to accompany our current range of TAA04 and BSB07 resources.
Click on the link to read about IBSA's development of a suite of resources to support a range of qualifications in the BSB07 Training Package.
Following IBSA’s Enterprise Innovation Summit in June 2009, IBSA has articulated the focus and key outcomes in its latest publication, Enterprise Innovation.
Follow the link to see the Register of Learning and Training provided for Small & Micro Businesses.
The Review of the FNS04 Financial Services Training Package has entered its final stages and validation workshops for the revised qualifications and Units of Competency will shortly take place across Australia.
Industry sectors, in partnership with a registered training organisation (RTO), can apply for $75,000 in Industry Integration of E-learning funding and support for 2010.
IBSA CEO Patricia Neden presented the key elements and proposed changes to the Certificate IV in TAA, linking high quality training and assessment and improved workforce productivity gains and competitiveness.
To assist trainers to embed innovation skills development into their training methodology, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has developed a Facilitator Guide for trainers in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations commissioned the Society for Knowledge Economics to research the role of Government in creating innovative, productive and fulfilling workplaces, resulting in the report Leading Australia to More Innovative, Productive and Fulfilling Workplaces – The Role of Government.
John Mitchell & Associates has released the JMA Analytics Model of VET Capability Development which found that the current skill levels of the average Australian VET trainer and assessor meet only 80% of professional work requirements and that by 2014 this will fall to 62%. The full report is available at www.jma.com.au/JMAAnalytics.aspx