Letter From The CEO

LETTER FROM THE CEO

Michelle Weaver

Welcome to the 13 th edition of the Staying Connected in VET eZine. As the team at Velg Training continue to Educate, Inspire and Empower the VET community, I want to take this moment to thank you – your dedication and commitment to an evolving and exciting community is greatly valued.

As Trainers and Assessors, Managers, Administrators or Leaders, we have continued to play our part in showcasing and promoting the value of VET. We strive to continuously improve ourselves as practitioners and to challenge common misconceptions. It has been encouraging to see evidence of a shared responsibility to the VET sector. Thought provoking reviews and recommendations have us asking questions and participating in robust discussion. The relaxation of the deadline for TAE Requirements for Trainers and Assessors has seemed to provide a sense of reinforcement that fundamentally, ensuring that the skills of Trainers and Assessors is of the highest quality, is at the forefront of the future of VET. Events that celebrate VET success stories motivate us to explore what we can do to inspire and prepare students for the impending changes to the future job landscape.

As 2018 wrapped up, Velg Training was all systems go! 2019 has absolutely flown by and the halfway mark is creeping a lot closer. We have had an incredibly busy start to this year with a suite of exciting initiatives, events and resources underway.

We kicked off January by diving straight into the New Year with a PD Planner created to provide a snapshot of events to our Members and Followers. This nifty guide proved to be a fantastic resource for planning and tracking upcoming Velg Training events. You can access the most recent and up to date version of our PD Planner here.

Our online events continue to drive strategic thinking, develop relevant and insightful skills, and focus on future-proofing your knowledge. With a combination of Webinars, Velg2Go, Focus Week, National VET PD Week, Speed Training and exclusive webinar series’, there is definitely an option to suit your needs.

Webinar Series’ have become increasingly popular over the last year and we had several packages on offer. With focuses on LLN, the use of the ACSF and the ‘how to’ of accommodating different learning styles, Rachel Taylor provided some fabulous insights into this highly sought-after topic. After a successful run in 2018, the Six Phases of the Audit Process was back! This series was developed to ensure you’re taking the right steps to understand the learner’s journey. Mark Long guided attendees in the appropriate evidence for each of the six phases to ensure your steps are in sync with the ASQA auditor.

Velg2Go continues to expand and defy our expectations, proving that our online courses are so much more than just a boring ‘read and test’ format. I am proud to say that Velg Training is truly revolutionising the way professional development is delivered within the digital space. 2019 saw the launch of our most anticipated and exciting course yet: Guidelines for Conducting a Training Product Review. Building upon one of our most popular workshops of all time, this 6 week Velg2Go course was designed to help you discover the secrets of conducting an effective training product review. Having the opportunity to up your PD profile in your own time, in the most convenient and engaging way is possible with Velg2Go!

Our ever-popular Focus Weeks have proven to be popular, once again! Focus Week are our dedicated week of learning opportunities aimed to increase knowledge and skills in targeted, more focussed topics. In April we focussed on Assessment and future-proofing against the looming threat of non-compliant assessment. Our 2019 Focus Week for Administration is up next in June and it is here to give you key insights into record keeping, entry requirements, student support, trainer files and validation.

Currently, the team at Velg Training are heavily involved in preparations for our 13th annual National VET Conference (NVC) to be held in Brisbane at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on the 12 – 13 September. Brisbane is the home of Velg Training and we want to share all it has to offer with you! This year we are bringing you an even more personalised and innovative NVC where we aim to embody the 2019 theme: Innovate, Activate, Educate. Our 2019 program has been designed to reflect the theme and it has also been shaped by you! That’s right, this year we have sifted and sorted and praised the feedback we received from our #2018NVC delegates, which has resulted in:

• 20 presenters that did not attend #2018NVC will deliver new and exciting content

• A more focussed and tailored program of six streams

• A brand new stream called ‘Freestyle Facilitation’ developed to kickstart discussions surrounding core topics in the VET industry

• Two motivational speakers

• A unified structure over both conference days

The ability to take on constructive criticism to deliver you an innovative and exciting program is something we are proud of.

As always, I would like take this opportunity to personally acknowledge our eZine advertisers and article contributors who are an incredibly valued part of our commitment to producing this publication. Our sincerest gratitude for your support in enabling us to fulfil our ongoing commitment to educate, inspire and empower all those who work in the Vocational Education and Training space.

On behalf of Velg Training, I wish you the reader, the very best for the second-half of 2019. Our next edition of the VET eZine will be in November 2019. I hope you enjoy this edition, happy reading!

Michelle Weaver

CEO and Founder of Velg Training