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Ministers endorse LGA04 Continuous Improvement recommendations

TVET Australia Chief Executive Officer, Mr Malcolm H Goff has notified Government Skills Australia that the Ministers have approved the endorsement of the following changes to the LGA04 Local Government Training Package:
i. twenty-six (26) new units of competency in the domains of Environmental Health and Planning
ii.seven (7) revised units
iii. the identification of twenty-six (26) imported units added to the qualification options
iv. enhancements to five (5) existing qualifications
v. three (3) new Skill Sets
vi. one (1) new qualification
Details of these changes are available in the Training Package Feedback Register (Login required). 

Flexible Learning Toolbox Development: Tender Opportunities

Tenders are requested from vocational education and training (VET) organisations suitably qualified to act as Lead Agent in the development of e-learning resources (Flexible Learning Toolboxes).

Qualifications from the LGA04 Local Government Training Package include
LGA30204 Certificate III in Local Government (Health and Environment)
LGA40708 Certificate IV in Local Government (Planning) 

Queensland Floods and Victorian Bushfires - GSA acknowledges affected communities and individuals

Click the link for a message to all who have been affected by the recent events in Queensland and Victoria. 

Government Skills Australia newsletter - The Acronym

Welcome to the latest edition of the Acronym, Government Skills Australia's monthly eNewsletter. 

IPWEA 1 Day Fleet Management Workshop

Designed to provide a high level overview of the key elements which form the IPWEA Fleet Management Certificate. The workshops are offered as optional 1 day training to give a kick start to explore the core principles in the Fleet Management Certificate.

Topics explored with example exercises:
Utilisation
The key to procurement and management of the fleet
Whole of Life Costs
Estimating costs over life for the expected utilisation
Tendering
Preparing the specification and assessing tenders
Maintenance
Scheduling services and assessing the reason for failures
Regulatory Requirements
Inherent liabilities for an organisation 
 
Who should attend
People involved in management, maintenance, procurement and end use of plant, equipment and fleet vehicles. It is also suitable as an introductory day course to the core principles of Fleet Management. 

IPWEA 2nd Annual Parks & Recreation Seminar

The focus of the seminar is developing better awareness and knowledge of asset management for parks and recreation.

The objectives of the seminar are to:
Improve and exchange best practice in parks management
Provide a networking opportunity for practitioners involved in parks management particularly addressing the needs of local government
Explore the use of industry benchmarking information and experiences to enhance best practice parks management.

Topics explored in training:
Developing Levels of Service - One of the least understood aspects of Asset Management Sustainability applied to Parks Management - Open Forum
Asset Management Gap Analysis -  Identify your organisation's needs

Trainer & Assessor Professional Development Workshops (Victoria)

Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) in conjunction with APCOT is offering workshops nationally. The workshops will build group facilitation skills and enliven training sessions no matter what industry or subject matter is delivered!

This one day workshop will provide participants with specific suggestions on how to organise and conduct lively training sessions that can be used to teach and train any subject.


Participants will experience interactive exercises that can be used straight away in training sessions. These simple yet powerful strategies will help with team building to stimulating discussions to prompting questions (no more empty silences!) to developing skills, inviting feedback and promoting back-on-the-job applications, participants will discover inventive, innovative and proven strategies to make training sessions unforgettable with measureable outcomes for learners. 

Transport and Logistics IAC: February 2009 Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE: MESSAGE FROM THE CEO;TRAINING PACKAGE UPDATES;RESEARCH IN T&L;WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT;OTHER PROJECTS;NEWS AND EVENTS;ENGAGE WITH THE SKILLS COUNCIL 

New Community Services Training Package - Implementation Forums, Melbourne

The Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (ISC) will be facilitating a series of one-day Forums across all States and Territories to support the implementation of the new Community Services Training Package.  

Transport & Logistics ISC: New Diagnostic Tool

If development of your staff is part of your job role, the Transport & Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) has a diagnostic tool that may be useful to you. This free tool is available through the link to the right.  Government Skills Australia is a partner in this project. 

SkillsDMC e-newsletter Volume 17 - January 2009

In this issue: The Changing Economic Environment – A Year in Review; Productivity Places Program; SkillsDMC National Conference; Expansion of National Network; 2009 Environmental Scan; Rationalisation Project Progress; Upcoming Industry Meetings 

IBSA's January e-newsletter

In this issue: Current Project Updates; IBSA Stakeholders: Activities and Events; IBSA Board - 2008 Overview; Forthcoming Activities and Events. 

Fast Facts - Edition 299

In this issue: Big Skills Conference;Keeping vocational education skills current;NCVER Research on Toast Poaching ideas from abroad: Lessons in VET from the UK & Europe Monday 2 March 2009; $7 million ways to embed e-learning;Manager 2020 Principles and Innovation Systems Qualifications; Reducing the risk; The role of higher-level VET diplomas. 

VET Training Products for the 21st Century: Have your say!

'VET Training Products for the 21st Century' is a joint COAG/NQC initiative which aims to identify future directions for VET training products to align them with current needs. The Joint NQC/COAG Steering Committee is keen to hear people's views about issues dealing with definitions of competence, VET qualifications, Training Packages and credit systems.
A team of consultants led by Australia's National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has been contracted to conduct a short, but intensive, series of consultations and public workshops across the country. The consultants comprise Hugh Guthrie of NCVER, Professor Rod McDonald of the Ithaca Group, Paul Byrne OAM, as well as a range of other experienced and recognised VET experts.  They are due to provide a final report based on an analysis of the consultation outcomes to the NQC/COAG Joint Steering Committee by April 2009.
If you would like to have your say, you can access information about the project by following the link to http://www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au/vet_training_products_for_the_21st_century. You can also learn more about the project, project team, and key dates of the public workshop program. You can register on-line for a public workshop or if you are unable to attend one being run in your state you can provide your views electronically.