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'Wheels up!'
WTIF Project proceeds to Pilot Phase
After four years of planning and applications, and another 16 months of development work, the Workplace Training and Innovation Fund project “Towards Accreditation and Registration: Landscape Design & Construction Course-In” is preparing to enter the Pilot Phase.
A small army of people have been working with LVML to reach this point including many of our own members acting as Subject Matter Experts. They have been guiding, checking and critiquing the work of professional course writers and adult-learning developers as they work up the course content into formal documentation, toolbox resources, videos and AR content.
The next critical step is to pilot that content to make sure it is relevant and can be delivered in a logical and understandable way to achieve the highest outcomes for learners.
We are now calling for all interested professionals to apply to join one of two pilot courses. Feedback provided by the pilot learners will shape our final submission for accreditation early in 2024.
Timing: Pilot One will run between July to September, and Pilot Two will run between September to November. Specific dates and details will be provided to successful applicants.
Call for teaching staff: We are also keen to hear from anyone interested in delivering the course content as a facilitator. It is not necessary that you hold your TAE certification as we will be operating the delivery of this course under Pilot conditions, so if you’ve ever wanted to dabble in teaching, now is your time!
Please email mflower@landscapingvictoria. com.au to express your interest in teaching, outlining your experience. All teaching materials will be provided, and guidance from experienced teaching staff will be available.
Eligibility: To participate in the Pilot program learners can enter from one of two streams. You can either:
hold a Landscape Design or Architecture qualification (min Cert IV) AND have at least 2 years industry experience in a design role.
OR
have worked in the Landscape Industry but do not have the minimum qualification, however can demonstrate the acquisition of significant industry experience in providing landscape consultations, designs, and drawings for the domestic, commercial or industrial sectors, including:
Sole Traders, Studio Owners, Employees (working for a Design Studio or a Landscaper)
Landscaping and Horticultural service providers who offer non-structural services such as soft landscaping and garden maintenance
(Note: for piloting purposes only, this course is not suitable for a person who has graduated from a design course within the last 2 years.)
Interested applicants can apply to participate in the program at https://landvic.typeform.com/ WTIF-Pilot
There is no cost to complete the course under the Pilot Program and once the course is accredited, learners who have participated in the Pilot will be eligible to apply for their certification.
LVML has long been campaigning for the introduction of a recognised advanced skill set for landscape designers as there are currently no courses that offer a combination of extensive design and construction skills in the one qualification. As a result, skilled Landscape Designers are limited in the services they can provide.
We anticipate this qualification will become the minimum requirement for the development of a new registration category for Landscape Designers within the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) registration framework. It is designed to scaffold as an additional level of accreditation to existing Certificate IV and Diploma Landscape Design courses.
Course content development, including the production of video interviews with industry experts, is underway to support the Pilot.
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COLLEEN STROMEI, LVML CFO, ADDFLOW DIRECTOR
