Making Connections - The Skills Recognition newsletter

Previous issues

Issue 14 – November 2012

• National initiative in skills recognition in the Australian Rail industry
• NSW DEC professional development November and December
• workshops for RTO staff, trainers and assessors
• The national Transforming VET through Education for Sustainability and the international Summit conferences
• Online and other networks
• Useful links to resources

Issue 13 – October 2012

• National initiative in RPL for early childhood educators
• NSW DEC professional development workshops for RTO staff, trainers and assessors
• Online and other networks
• Useful links to resources

Issue 12 – September 2012

• Group Recognition – a win, win for all stakeholders
• NSW DEC Professional Development Workshops for RTO staff, trainers and assessors
• IBSA national workshops
• Online and other networks
• Useful links to resources

Issue 11 – August 2012

• Retaining the Regional Workforce – at Narrabri
• Successful Outcomes for the NSW Water Training and Assessment Network
• E-business – the Way Forward for the Nursery and Garden Industry
• Learning for eLearning
• Revisit the RPL Tools

Issue 10 – March 2012

• Electricians Benefit from a Faster Track to Qualification
• Online RPL Tool for Records Management
• Roads and Maritime Services Looking to the Future
• Maintaining the Skills of Assessors
• Lifelong Learning and Recognition Researchers

Issue 9 – November 2011

• Skills Recognition for volunteers – part of a broader vision
• Using Facebook and YouTube to bring flexible learning students together
• Getting out and about – RPL for bricklayers
• Rio Tinto – on track with RPL
• RPL – part of the fabric of teaching and learning

Issue 8 – September 2011

• RPL and the Challenge of Workforce Development – Skills Australia’s recent report – Skills for Prosperity – a roadmap for vocational education and training
• New qualifications standards in Children’s Services – putting it into practice
• Collaboration in the Hairdressing industry for improved skills recognition
• Skills recognition and the Australian Rail Industry Project
• International Spotlight on RPL – The Glasgow International Symposium on Lifelong Learning

Issue 7 – May 2011

• NSW children’s services strategy for up-skilling existing workers
• Overseas experience recognised in the automotive industry
• Integrated vocational and tertiary training program for BlueScope Steel
• Music skills recognition for young volunteers
• Recognising informal learning – an interview with Denise Stevens, CEO of TDC Victoria
• RPL and the Canadian connection.

Issue 6 – February 2011

• RPL and competency based completions in the trades – Phillip Moore, NSW Commissioner for Vocational Training
• Success with RPL in schools – Michael Hyam, Director, Vocational Education in Schools
• Electricians upgrading to meet licensing requirements – Stephen Johnson, Manager Industry Team, and Steve Parkinson, Education Programs Manager, TAFE NSW Industry Skills Unit
• Taking a Broader View of RPL – Leesa Wheelahan, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
• Water Industry Training and Assessment Network established in NSW – Jenny James, Public Sector ITAB
• 2011 VET Teacher/Trainer of the year – nominations close 25 March 2011.

Issue 5 – November 2010

• Plumbing RPL success stories – RPL Champion Ian Ugarte, Head Teacher, TAFE NSW
• Qantas and TAFE NSW – working in partnership to re-skill staff for new roles
• Local government moving ahead with new approaches to skills recognition
• Regional focus – Freedom Foods and innovative training solutions in the Riverina NSW
• RPL is set to spike – article from Campus Review .

Issue 4 – August 2010

• Pam Christie, Deputy Director General, TAFE and Community Education, NSW DET, and her views on RPL and its importance for TAFE NSW
• Innovation in TAFE NSW – Quiet workers in child care are recognised
• Interstate and regional focus – A mobile device with an assessment and teaching tool developed in Tasmania has been trialled in Armidale NSW
• Multiple benefits of RPL for volunteers – The School of Volunteer Management
• An Advocate for RPL – Brian Spencer

Issue 3 – June 2010

• Directions in vocational education and training and the place of RPL
• TAFE NSW – Successful projects become a whole new way of working
• Regional centres collaborate for workplace recognition in community services
• South Australia puts skills recognition in the big picture for employment
• Recognition of Prior Learning – a cost benefit analysis

Issue 2 – February 2010

• Manufacturing Skills Australia promotes skills recognition
• Partnership for skills recognition: O-I at Penrith, glass manufacturer
• Skills Express – Automotive Industry Recognition Kit
• Overcoming distance with recognition services – providing training to employment consultants in regional areas
• Volunteering – let’s RPL it
• Tourism Recognition of Prior Learning project

Issue 1 – October 2009

• Build your bottom line through skills recognition and gap training
• TAFE NSW builds on success of Skills Express Construction Project
• RPL Skills Express Toolkit for Hairdressing continues to grow
• Indigenous Artists Recognition at Tamworth Country Music Festival
• Innovative, streamlined, group-based RPL for experienced managers in the mental health sector
• Online resources