The NSW Government has announced the start of a skills reform consultation process to develop a more highly skilled workforce and make NSW the number one economy in the country. Skills play an important role in boosting productivity and raising workforce participation, which are vital to economic growth.
DEC will be holding consultations from Monday 10th to Monday 24th October 2011 in the following locations around NSW:
•Western Sydney – Monday 10th October
•Sydney – Wednesday 12th October
•Nowra – Friday 14th October
•Dubbo – Tuesday 18th October
•Newcastle – Friday 21st October.
•Wagga Wagga – Monday 24th October
•Wollongong - Tuesday 25th October
•Tamworth - Friday 28th October
•Coffs Harbour - Wednesday 2nd November
The consultations will be held from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Venues will be confirmed after registration. If you are registered you will be able to get the venue details for the Western Sydney consultation. I have attached to this message the following links which will give you more background including the discussion paper.
https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/vet/skills_reform/index.html
https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/forms_documents/vet/discussion_paper.pdf
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/skills_reform_registration
MF
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sydney Facilitators Network - October Meeting
The Sydney Facilitators Network meeting will be held on Monday 10th October at 5.30 pm at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street.
Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.
The topic will be Collaborations:
" Collaboration is the word on everyone’s lips as it seems that collaboration is a desired ingredient in current business, government and social change initiatives. Collaboration is the key trend in change for the foreseeable future and along with climate change is one of the great challenges of our time.
According to change guru John Kotter, Change Management doesn’t work 80% of the time. If this is so there is huge potential in filling this yawning gap. Is this the once in a generation big break for facilitators?
In this session we will explore the following big questions and more
· What is collaborative change?
· What are the opportunities for facilitators?
· What skills are required of collaborative change agents?
· What roles make collaborative change really work?
· What tools are required to facilitate grassroots initiated collaborative change?
Who should come? Change agents, facilitators, project leaders, strategists and anyone planning or implementing collaborative change"
Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.
The topic will be Collaborations:
" Collaboration is the word on everyone’s lips as it seems that collaboration is a desired ingredient in current business, government and social change initiatives. Collaboration is the key trend in change for the foreseeable future and along with climate change is one of the great challenges of our time.
According to change guru John Kotter, Change Management doesn’t work 80% of the time. If this is so there is huge potential in filling this yawning gap. Is this the once in a generation big break for facilitators?
In this session we will explore the following big questions and more
· What is collaborative change?
· What are the opportunities for facilitators?
· What skills are required of collaborative change agents?
· What roles make collaborative change really work?
· What tools are required to facilitate grassroots initiated collaborative change?
Who should come? Change agents, facilitators, project leaders, strategists and anyone planning or implementing collaborative change"
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Establishment of the National Skills Standards Council - DEEWR
The National Skills Standards Council is a committee of the Standing Council for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment (SCOTESE), which is one of a number of Standing Councils that report to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). SCOTESE is the successor of the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE).
The key fuctions of the Council are:
•develop and maintain national standards for regulation of vocational education and training for approval by SCOTESE and provide advice to SCOTESE on development and implementation of the standards;
•provide information, through SCOTESE, to the regulators of vocational education and training on the implementation and interpretation of the national standards and on issues of quality standards generally in the vocational education and training sector;
•provide information to the vocational education and training sector on the national standards and any changes to the standards;
•provide advice to SCOTESE on the operation of the regulators of vocational education and training;
•endorse national training packages
For further information you can visit their website:
http://www.nssc.tvetaustralia.com.au/home
MF
The key fuctions of the Council are:
•develop and maintain national standards for regulation of vocational education and training for approval by SCOTESE and provide advice to SCOTESE on development and implementation of the standards;
•provide information, through SCOTESE, to the regulators of vocational education and training on the implementation and interpretation of the national standards and on issues of quality standards generally in the vocational education and training sector;
•provide information to the vocational education and training sector on the national standards and any changes to the standards;
•provide advice to SCOTESE on the operation of the regulators of vocational education and training;
•endorse national training packages
For further information you can visit their website:
http://www.nssc.tvetaustralia.com.au/home
MF
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Skills Australia Conference Papers - available
Some of the Skills Australia Conference Papers are available from this link.
http://www.skillsaustralia.gov.au/SkillsAtTheHeartOfTheEconomyConference.shtml#SP
Happy Reading
MF
http://www.skillsaustralia.gov.au/SkillsAtTheHeartOfTheEconomyConference.shtml#SP
Happy Reading
MF
Skill's Australia Channel
Skills Australia has recently set a YouTube Channel where you can listen some of the participants and speakers who attended the last conference in July 2011. I have attached the link to have access to the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SkillsAustralia
MF
http://www.youtube.com/user/SkillsAustralia
MF
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sydney Facilitators Network - September meeting
COLLABORATION CHANGE
"Collaboration is the word on everyone’s lips as it seems that collaboration is a desired ingredient in current business, government and social change initiatives. Collaboration is the key trend in change for the foreseeable future and along with climate change is one of the great challenges of our time.
According to change guru John Kotter, Change Management doesn’t work 80% of the time. If this is so there is huge potential in filling this yawning gap. Is this the once in a generation big break for facilitators?
In this session we will explore the following big questions and more
· What is collaborative change?
· What are the opportunities for facilitators?
· What skills are required of collaborative change agents?
· What roles make collaborative change really work?
· What tools are required to facilitate grassroots initiated collaborative change?
Who should come? Change agents, facilitators, project leaders, strategists and anyone planning or implementing collaborative change.
Facilitator: Greg Jenkins is a practicing change agent, facilitator and mentor and with more than a decade experience in facilitating collaborative change. Greg is coordinator of the Sydney Facilitators Network. www.tincanlearning.com, www.changeagent.com.au."
Venue: [Our usual venue]
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street.
Room 5.580 Level 5, Building 10, Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.
Time:
From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council - 2011 Conference
"Breaking through the Barriers" - Conference
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council is running their conference in Brisbane in October 19th and 20th at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Industry experts from Australia and abroad will share information and ideas on meeting changing client needs and workforce development. I have attached link to this post for further information.
https://www.cshisc.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=19&Itemid=718
MF
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