I read an interesting article today about the ownership of your LInkedIn, Facebook or twitter accounts when you leave an employer. In the cases mentioned in the article they were US based, however it is real and could happen here in Australia as well, so the principles are worth considering.
If social media is how «Read More»
Changes to NTIS website July 2010
May 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Recent communications from NTIS have advised the NTIS system is due to be replaced by a new system – Training.gov.au. Training.gov.au will fulfil all of the services currently provided by NTIS; and will replace NTIS to become the authoritative National Register for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.
This is due to take place in «Read More»
Green Skills in VET
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Green skills, also known as skills for sustainability, are the technical skills, knowledge, values and attitudes needed in the workforce to develop and support sustainable social, economic and environmental outcomes in business, industry and the community. These skills are required for both the emerging green job sector and the greening of existing jobs across all «Read More»
2011 the year in review – what happened in the VET sector
January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As per my previous post, now is the time to review what happened in 2011. So I decided to provide you with some of the changes that have happened in the 2011 year.
formal establishment of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
development of National Skills Standards Council (NSSC)
changes «Read More»
CLUSTERING UNITS OF COMPETENCE
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The question of clustering comes up time and time again when talking to RTO staff. I think the biggest problem is people don’t understand the benefits. These benefits are for the students, the assessors and the workplace. So I decided to discuss some of the benefits and how to cluster.
What is clustering?
It when a number «Read More»
“In the next 90 days you could be running your own RTO and more than double the size of your business.