14 AUGUST 2019
EDITION 14 - 2019
CEO Message – Supported internships: a program of social inclusion for young people with disability
FREE National Lunch Time Webinar (23rd August)
As part of our Thought Leadership Series for 2019, VDC is pleased to present International Specialised Skills Institute (ISSI) fellowship recipient Jan Davis from Holmesglen Institute of TAFE. Jan will outline findings from a UK study tour and the subsequent pilot with the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
Join us on 23rd August (12.30pm AEST) for this free one hour webinar to hear more about the exciting initiative between Holmesglen and the Royal Children’ s Hospital, which is leading the way in introducing the supported internship program in Australia.
To register, click here.
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Completing an apprenticeship: Does Scotland have the answer?
Declining apprenticeship numbers have been much in the news lately. But completion rates are an issue too as the latest NCVER figures tell us.
Is there anything we can learn from Scotland? Maybe, but maybe we also know this stuff already!
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Good teaching and learning: What really makes a difference?
Some people say good teaching is good teaching. Others argue that what is good practice can be more sector specific.
Whatever the answer, what are the messages about good teaching and learning from one of the gurus: Melbourne University’s Professor John Hattie?
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Does course duration matter?
In mid-2017 ASQA completed a review that looked at the issues created by unduly short training.
NCVER recently released one of its latest reports, entitled: “Do course durations matter to training quality and outcomes?” which took another look at this issue.
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Workplace Equality and Respect
Our Watch, the national agency to prevent violence against women, has recently launched a new set of tools and resources to help workplaces prevent violence. The website outlines five standards that workplaces can strive to meet which are about having an internal culture and the right policies and leadership to support gender equality.
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