Staying Connected in VET eZine | November 2021 | Volume 17

November 2021 Volume 17

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CONTENTS Staying Connected in VET November 2021 Volume 17

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SAXON RICE, CEO, ASQA Skills for the Nation: An evolving VET system

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WILL STUBLEY, CO-FOUNDER & CEO, YEAR 13

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PALLIATIVE CARE CURRICULUM FOR UNDERGRADUATES (PCC4U)

JENNY DODD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TAFE DIRECTORS AUSTRALIA

National Initiative Provides Free Palliative Care Learning Resources

Developing Capabilities for Codesign

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WORLDSKILLS AUSTRALIA

New Ways to Promote Digital, Mining and Human Service Careers to School Students

NATIONAL CAREERS INSTITUTE 2021 Australian Training Awards

A Worldskills Australia National Championship Like no Other

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MELANIE ALEXANDRA, DIRECTOR, VETEXCEL The 2021 National VET Conference – A Very Unique Event

PAUL WALSH, CEO, AIS Supply Chains and the Transferability of Skills

WOMENCAN AUSTRALIA Providing Financial Independence and Job Training Through Vocational Training

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WELCOME

LETTER FROM THE CEO Michelle Weaver

Welcome to the 17th edition of the Staying Connected in VET eZine. I hope you are all safe and well and feel empowered after having traversed the 2021 year bravely!

The ongoing effects of Covid on the economy, businesses, employment, family and friends have had many of us struggling with the emotional and financial long-haul of the pandemic. As the nation continues to edge closer to achieving desired vaccination rates, we all look forward to some semblance of a return to normality and a reopening of borders.

The future for our sector promises adaptation, evolution and change. Two years ago, a national action plan was developed to implement a vision for the future - a vision for a national training system that guarantees VET quality, relevance and accessibility to students, employers and industry.

There are essentially seven desired reform destinations that support the broad framework for system reform, which aims to enable the sector to be trusted, attractive, high quality and responsive - ultimately giving the sector more credibility.

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High Quality Education, Training and Assessment

Apprenticeships and employment-based training that is attractive to employers and individuals

All learners access and thrive in training that is right for them

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Stronger alignment and integration between VET and Higher Education

Government VET Investment supports economic and social priorities and complements the investment of industry and learners

National architecture and governance gives the VET System credibility, impact and stability

https://www.dese.gov.au/skills-commonwealthstate-relations/vet-reform-roadmap

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November 2021 Volume 17 It is clear that there is a dedication to improving and strengthening the VET system through a committed focus by the decisions makers that will genuinely enable integral practice.

I know there is a lot to digest regarding what has happened or is happening and the interrelationships between each initiative. But as we watch it all unfold, impending changes to the standards and the Australian Qualifications Framework, the continued rollout of the regulatory reform and a focus on VET in Schools, we will need to be prepared for these changes and continue to be proactive participants in change.

The journey will be an interesting one for all of us and, likely, an evolutionary one. Embracing change is part of our lifelong journey as educators and as learners and is essential to the life of VET in this country.

So, as we navigate the new world of VET, we will adapt and thrive as we have already seen happen in the last two years. Our paths towards quality, self-assurance and continuous improvement will play a massive role in increasing the value that is placed on VET in this country.

I, for one, look forward with anticipation to the future that is just around the corner as the sector shifts its focus from compliance to excellence.

On that note, I take this opportunity to thank the article contributors for this issue and, of course, to our advertisers, without whom this publication could not exist. I hope you find it educative, inspiring and empowering. I wish you, the reader, a successful remainder of 2021 and a rejuvenating holiday break with family and friends. Enjoy!

Michelle Weaver CEO and Founder of Velg Training

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SKILLS FOR THE NATION: AN EVOLVING VET SYSTEM Saxon Rice, Chief Executive Officer, ASQA It was a pleasure to be part of Velg Training’s National VET Conference in September, where it was apparent our sector is strongly committed to working together to overcome the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and forging ahead to realise the sector’s Vision for the Future.

Perhaps more than ever before, as we look to rebuild from the impact of the pandemic, VET will be essential in driving economic growth and prosperity through the creation of skills for the nation. It is critical that students graduate with the skills necessary to take their place in a dynamic and rapidly changing workforce. I know planning for recovery is at the forefront of mind for many in the sector – and this includes how providers and ASQA will respond to the changing delivery landscape and ongoing take up of online options.

This is the focus of our strategic review of online learning, which is seeking to better understand the opportunities and risks associated with online learning. I invite you to view the webinars we have held to date, and hope to see many of you at future webinars as we continue our review into this important topic.

At ASQA, we continue to evolve our regulatory approach and priorities in order to ensure quality outcomes so that students, employers, governments and the community can have confidence in the integrity

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of national qualifications issued by training providers.

Sector insights are essential intelligence for best-practice regulation. Each year, we collect information about the key risks and challenges emerging for the VET sector through our environmental scan (e-scan). This information helps us identify risks to the quality of VET and informs our priorities for regulating and engaging with the sector in the year ahead. ASQA’s risk-based regulatory program and risk priorities for 2021-22 (available on our website) have been informed by the outcomes of the 2021 e-scan, and I thank all stakeholders who participated in this process.

ASQA is committed to continued collaboration and partnership with our stakeholders to build and support systemic capability for self-assurance and continuous improvement in VET outcomes. In this way, ASQA will review and publish its regulatory risk priorities on a quarterly basis to provide transparency of our regulatory program and support providers to better understand and respond to risk.

We will also work with our stakeholders to co-design key pieces of work that inform our regulatory approach and the development of products and tools for the sector to support self-assurance and continuous improvement. In 2021-22, this will include collaborating with you on changes to the annual declaration on compliance, self-assessment tools,

financial viability risk assessment tool and registration processes, as well as co-designing a self-assurance research partnership and evaluation of the implementation of our reforms.

Contributing to broader government reforms of quality standards and training packages will also be central to ensuring a fit-for-purpose system that delivers in-demand skills for a prosperous future.

We recognise that the current environment is challenging for providers and continue to work to provide resources and tools to support trainers and assessors through our Spotlight On series. One thing that does not change is the shared understanding that trainer and assessor capability is central to delivering quality outcomes for students – and this continues to be an area of focus for ASQA. We look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure quality outcomes for Australia’s VET sector.

Saxon Rice is the Chief Executive Officer of ASQA. Ms Rice has extensive experience across the VET sector, and has held a range of senior government, VET and management positions. Ms Rice was appointed the National VET Regulator and CEO for a period of five years from 1 January 2021.

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NEW WAYS TO PROMOTE DIGITAL, MINING AND HUMAN SERVICE CAREERS TO SCHOOL STUDENTS Will Stubley, Co-Founder & CEO Year13 The Australian Government’s Mining Skills Organisation, Digital Skills Organisation and Human Services Skills Organisation have partnered with school-leaver service Year13 to demonstrate the value and diverse opportunities of careers in mining, digital technology and human services.

The partnership will launch an educative campaign enabling young people to learn about industry insights, related life skills and different career paths.

The campaign will engage young people directly through Year13’s current reach to hundreds of schools and the 1.6 million young Australians visiting their site yearly. The initiative will deliver free online learning modules relating to the industries represented by the three Skills Organisations, which were established by the Australian Government to deliver a stronger employer-led skills sector.

“We are empowering youth to make the decision on whether pursuing a career pathway in one of these areas is right for them...”

“Mining, digital and human services present such a cross section of interests but ones which are in real demand, so we really look forward to working collaboratively with the three Skills Organisation Pilots and being able to help young people with

a passion for these areas to find a successful and happy future within them.”

The campaign supports the Australian Government’s interactive education strategy to show young people the incredible opportunities available in these major industries to supply Australia with the right talent that employers need.

Digital: Research shows that Australia needs to upskill and train over 150,000 digital professionals by 2025. The DSO is streamlining digital career pathways and making digital training more accessible to everyone.

Pathways aimed at highlighting the importance of becoming a digital citizen and the steps available to develop diverse digital skills, currently in high demand. In breaking down the stereotypes and stigmas of digital roles, this digital skills course will highlight the transferability and wide range of opportunities that digital career pathways present.

Mining: The MSO module examines the importance of mining in our day to day lives and showcases how technology is transforming jobs in the industry and the future employment opportunities it will create.

It is also about showcasing to young people how the modern mining industry operates and the diverse pathways and opportunities that are available in the sector.

The sector currently employs around 250,000 people and when the mining, equipment and technology sector is included, this grows to around 1.1 million people.

Human services: The HSSO is addressing the growing and evolving workforce needs of human services employers through cross-industry collaboration and innovation. The partnership with Year 13 will showcase ‘positive humanity’ and the role of human services in promoting wellbeing and participation for all Australians.

The campaign is designed to move young people to a contemplative stage of engagement with the sector, introducing them employers and the diverse roles required across aged care, disability care, veterans’ care, allied health, youth services, and early childhood education.

The HSSO reports the Health Care and Social Assistance industry will make the largest contribution to employment growth over the period 2020 to 2025, increasing by 249,500 jobs, which is almost double the projected growth in jobs of any other industry in the Australian economy.

Stubley and his team work to empower young Australians to make informed decisions about their future without the pressure associated with acceptable or expected career paths. As CEO, Stubley employs analytics and insight led leadership, speaking to the data that showcases the struggles young Australians face everyday in relation to their identities, futures and careers.

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THE 2021 NATIONAL VET CONFERENCE – A VERY UNIQUE EVENT Melanie Alexandra, Director, VETExcel The Velg Training team felt honoured to have been able to facilitate the 2021 National VET Conference as a faceto-face event this year despite the circumstances dictated by COVID-19.

It was certainly a much more intimate gathering compared to previous conferences, this year seeing an ‘inperson’ attendance of around 250 delegates.

We were however, equally as pleased to have been able to provide for the very first time, a Virtual Attendance option to more than 450 additional delegates who sadly, due to border closures, couldn’t attend in person.

With restrictions disabling many activities that our delegates have grown to enjoy over the years, we decided to direct our efforts towards stripping it all back to the essential reason for holding the event, which is, primarily, the professional learning.

Held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, a well-known and favourite location for our delegates, each session focused on a vision for the future and was presented either faceto-face by those presenters who were able to attend, or via a live stream, or through the showing of a previously recorded session.

To mitigate a potential force majeure event, Velg Training arranged for every

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session to be pre-recorded prior to the event. With our VET expert presenters kindly permitting us to extend attendee access to their recordings for 14 days post event this turned out to be an invaluable bonus for all attendees. It meant that, in addition to the 8 selected sessions attended or viewed throughout the conference, delegates were able to select and view extra sessions from the 40 or so recordings made available. This was a wonderful professional learning opportunity not provided in previous years, where delegates often missed out on attending sessions due to simultaneous scheduling.

We would like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors without whom the event wouldn’t be possible and also our expert presenters who delivered exciting vocational education and training sessions focusing on areas of interest requested by delegates. These were namely RTO administration, assessment, management, compliance, training, student engagement, regulation, exploration and VET in schools. There were, of course, far too many stand out presenters to mention here, including a very popular live-streamed session from ASQA’s CEO, Saxon Rice. Faceto-face attendees also particularly enjoyed a unique plenary session live-

streamed by this year’s motivational speaker, Mitch Wallis.

Mitch told an emotional story surrounding the torment suffered by those with mental health and well-being issues - a subject that has touched the majority of us at some point in our lives. Mitch outlined his own personal journey and invited everyone in the room to join him in ‘taking the pledge’ – a promise to take action when you are actually not ok, (part of the Heart on My Sleeve movement) by drawing a heart on their arm. Needless to say, there were very few dry eyes in the room and we were so proud to have had Mitch join us during a very uncertain and sensitive time for us all.

So that’s a wrap on the 2021 National VET Conference and we would like to thank, once again, all of the wonderful delegates who have continued to attend our events each year.

The 2022 National VET Conference is already shaping up to be an event with a difference! Designed to help you Build Your Roadmap in VET, the sessions planned seek to help you move forward in your journey as VET practitioners across the altered terrain we now accommodate. So, wherever you are and whatever the forecast, we look forward to seeing you all again next year!

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PCC4U – NATIONAL INITIATIVE PROVIDES FREE PALLIATIVE CARE LEARNING RESOURCES Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) Australia’s ageing population will double by 2057. The number of people with one or more chronic illnesses is also increasing. These changing demographics necessitate a workforce able to support the demand for palliative care, specifically in the aged care sector, in the home and within residential care facilities.

Recommendations within the Royal Commission into Aged Care highlighted the need for consistent, high quality Topic 1 Topic 2 education provision in the VET sector Principles Supporting to ensure quality care, including quality care palliative care, for this vulnerable aged cohort.

PCC4U receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to support the integration of palliative care training within entry to practice courses for health care providers. PCC4U is currently implemented in more than 70% of health programs in the University sector and 55% of Diploma of Nursing training packages within Australia.

Development of palliative care learning and teaching resources for the VET sector by the PCC4U team leverages the strengths of an established national palliative care project providing: • A nationally consistent approach to preparing the health care

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workforce to meet Australia’s increasing palliative care needs • Engagement with stakeholders including industry, subject matter experts and training providers in the development and implementation of consumer and peer reviewed palliative resources • Engaging, contemporary learning and teaching resources which are available at no cost and are flexibly Topic 3 a teaching packaged to enable Providing approach that is adaptable to the care individual needs of each RTO’s context and student cohort

Care Worker Toolkit • eLearning modules • Mapping to CHCPAL001 - Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Release 2) • Implementation Guide • Curriculum Blueprint Enrolled Nurse Toolkit • eLearning modules 4 Topic 5 • Topic Version 2 mapped to HLTENN010 End-of-life Managing – Apply a palliative approach in care responses

nursing practice (Release 2)

• Implementation support for RTO’s by the PCC4U learning and development team

• Version 3 mapped to HLTENN068 – Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice (Release 2)

• Sustained maintenance of learning and teaching resources.

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The Care Worker and Enrolled Nurse Toolkits have been developed and mapped to the appropriate level units of competency, in an easy to follow, interactive format to keep students engaged and stimulate discussion and reflection. Video case scenarios and thinking points help learners really understand the palliative approach to care.

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EXCELLENCE IN VET: 2021 AUSTRALIAN TRAINING AWARDS National Careers Institute The biggest night of the VET sector calendar impressed once again when this year’s Australian Training Awards winners were announced on 18 November 2021.

The Awards recognised the outstanding work of 75 individuals, apprentices, trainees, teachers, schools, registered training organisations and employers across the nation, with winners announced in 16 award categories.

For the second time in its 27-year history, the awards were held virtually with an event live-streamed from Perth, allowing people to participate from anywhere in the country.

Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, The Hon Stuart Robert MP, gave a keynote address at the event and presented several awards, and acknowledged the strength of the VET sector throughout the pandemic.

“After such a difficult year for so many of us, it’s nights like this that remind me that the future of Australia’s skills sector is in extraordinarily safe hands.

“Tonight, it’s about paying tribute to everyone who went above and beyond.

To those who took a leap of faith and decided to embark on a new career, or trainers and teachers who kept their students engaged while working from home. To employers who came up with

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very innovative solutions to train and skill the next generation of workers. We salute you all,” Minister Robert said.

The most coveted award of the night, the Australian Apprentice of the Year, was won by Savanne Canobie from the Northern Territory. As a female Electrotechnology Electrician apprentice in a traditionally male dominated industry, Savanne has overcome many barriers and actively seeks out opportunities to lead and mentor new female apprentices.

Savanne aspires to become qualified in a dual trade in Electrotechnology and Instrumentation and Control.

The 2021 Awards also saw the introduction of a new category for Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector Award, won

by David Collins PSM in recognition of his outstanding leadership and contribution to the VET and skills sector for more than 15 years.

This year’s VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award was presented to David Moore from the Australian Capital Territory. David delivers hospitality qualifications to years 11 and 12 students through the VET in Schools program at Marist College Canberra.

His professionalism and passion for education have had a positive impact on students’ experiences at Marist and contributes towards a high volume of enrolments, year after year.

Importantly, all Australian Training Award winners, runners up and finalists embark on an ongoing journey. They are all invited to become ambassadors for VET through the Australian VET Alumni.

As alumni, members are often invited to speak at events and share their story of accomplishment in VET. Many of the apprentices and trainees are also invited to become Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors – highly prized roles appointed by the Australian Government.

The Australian Training Awards recognise and celebrate excellence and are an important mechanism for promoting the benefits of vocational education and training.

This has led to Australia-wide awareness and respect for skill-based careers and skills excellence.

Applications for the 2022 Australian Training Awards open in February 2022.

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2021 WINNERS Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector Award

David Collins PSM

David is a visionary and strategic leader, who has crafted a vision for VET and skills which is future-looking and has influenced policy and practice nationally.

Since 2005 David has held many roles with the NSW Department of Education. He was responsible for the development and implementation of the Smart and Skilled reforms, which was the largest and most far-reaching reforms of government funded VET undertaken by a NSW Government in over 20 years.

In 2019 David was highly commended for his leadership skills when NSW experienced deadly bushfires, the worst drought on record and floods.

David led the skills response by prioritising skills needs and ensuring local people could access skills training to assist in the disaster response after the fires.

This same ethos was used to respond to the large number of people who suddenly became unemployed due to COVID-19 and needed to be re-trained in sectors that remained resilient during the pandemic.

Savanne Canobie School Pathways to VET Award Hunter Trade College Ltd Small Training Provider of the Year Award Taminmin College Large Training Provider of the Year Award William Angliss Institute Australian Apprenticeships – Employer Award WPC Group - ESSO Australia

David Moore VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award David Moore

Small Employer of the Year Award My Kingdom for a Horse

Apprentice of the Year Award Savanne Canobie

Medium Employer of the Year Award Robinson Civil Group

Vocational Student of the Year Award Samantha Daly

Large Employer of the Year Award Peter Warren Automotive Industry Collaboration Award Canberra Institute of Technology Renewable Energy Industry Collaboration Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award Dean Champ

Trainee of the Year Award Megan Cox Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award Kasey Hardy Australian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award Hannah Holford Profiles of all winners, runners up and finalists are available on the Australian Training Awards website.

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SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE TRANSFERABILITY OF SKILLS Paul Walsh, CEO, AIS In July this year, I had the privilege of presenting at the National VET Conference. In my presentation, I outlined why supply chains are rapidly becoming one of the most exciting areas in which to train and pursue a career and how some of the biggest challenges facing our world can be tackled by the transferability of skills into the supply chains industry.

Supply chains are undergoing massive digital transformation. We’ve all heard about automation, big data and the Internet of Things. These and a range of other technologies are reshaping the design and workflow of supply chains and, consequently, quickly evolving the job roles and skills needed by individual workers.

Whilst digital transformation of supply chains may be synonymous with technology, it is those inherent human skills that cannot be replaced by an algorithm that will future-proof the supply chain workforce and are now essential to build. It is why building Australia’s supply chain capacity is as much about growing the workers’ cognitive skills and general capabilities as it is about digital competence.

Supply chains are part of virtually every industry. The skills needed to operate and manage supply chains are increasingly transferrable across industries, meaning job opportunities are typically plentiful.

Supply chain skills are also becoming more transferrable along the supply chain and between countries as we progress towards supply chains that are integrated from source to ultimate destination. Many young people are deterred from entering one of the most dynamic and constantly increasing areas in the global economy by the idea that supply chain management is simply a purchasing role or that supply chain operations

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means you’ll be stuck in a job with no career potential.

With new technologies such as drones, driverless vehicles, 3D printing, and sensor technology, the scope of supply chain management and operations is very broad and, in many instances, at the forefront of new technologies.

For those school leavers looking for a career that enables them to make a positive difference in the world, supply chains offer young people some of the most profound opportunities to change entire industries for the better. For existing workers, there’s also immense opportunity to build on their core skills by upskilling in areas that are being digitalised and transforming the way they operate. But what if it is a career switch?

“Every industry sector relies on supply chains for their businesses to operate efficiently...”

Many jobs outside of supply chain operations possess skills that are transferable into supply chain careers.

The variety of functions involved in supply chain—such as procurement/ sourcing, production/manufacturing, logistics/distribution, and planning— creates a strong demand for new employees. In fact, the job market for such talent is as strong as ever currently and is projected to grow faster than the overall global and Australian economy.

Every industry sector relies on supply chains for their businesses to operate efficiently, securely, and profitably.

Workers in supply chains can select an industry sector of interest (e.g., retail, travel, healthcare, pharmaceutical,

automotive, and utility) and then leverage their skills to move to that sector.

The future success for supply chains depends upon it being future-ready, purpose-built and built to last. It will have to be faster, smarter and more transparent than ever before. Supply chain career paths are as diverse as they are interesting. They touch almost every industry, from aerospace to retail to mining and they involve highly portable functions between industries and between service providers, from procurement, traceability and robotics.

Australia’s supply chain professionals are already highly sought after worldwide as its geographic isolation from its key markets and its own domestic scale (we are 6th largest country in the world by km2) mean people become very skilled in challenging circumstances.

RTOs should think about the potential in the Supply Chain space. The future of skills in Australia is transforming, and this creative method could ensure the sector’s long-term viability.

Paul Walsh, AIS CEO, is an accomplished leader with a comprehensive knowledge of Australia’s VET system. He has 30 plus years experience across a broad range of roles, include international skills capability building projects. Paul works closely with government, industry and education to support the skills needs of Australia’s workforce.

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DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR CODESIGN Jenny Dodd, Chief Executive of TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) Should the promises contained in the qualification reforms come to fruition then opportunities for vocational education and training providers to customise solutions for local employers will increase. What will that mean for workforce development?

TAFEs have always partnered with employers and industry. Examples of diverse partnerships are on the TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) website.

Examples include the South Regional TAFE Western Australia which worked with the agriculture industry to skill a workforce for harvesting grain during COVID influenced labour shortages.

The TAFE division of Federation University in Victoria who is developing new training solutions for the wind energy workforce. TAFE NSW which is leading the establishment of Institutes of Applied Learning to meet the digital needs of the manufacturing industry in south metropolitan Sydney. TAFE Queensland which is forming new partnerships with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and CQUniversity to find agile solutions for autonomous vehicle mining operations. And 2021 industry collaboration awards won by TAFE SA and Canberra Institute of Technology for the defence, and the renewable energy industries.

The proposed qualification reforms will further enable partnerships and co-design. As the task centred approach of training packages reduces

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there will be more opportunities for holistic demonstration of skills.

This environment will mean training packages will not be the only qualifications in the market.

Such an environment creates opportunities to bring educator expertise into customising skills development solutions and qualifications. TAFE educators have always maintained strong industry connections. It is those industry connections that educators have that make for the rich industry partnerships that are possible now. The new codesign opportunities will foster even further innovative partnerships that lead to new qualifications.

What sort of capabilities will the workforce engaging in co-design need?

It will need professionals who have sophisticated skills of collaboration to work through a solution with a multitude of partners and who can negotiate an outcome. It will require educators who have knowledge of curriculum and how to design learning to meet a specific industry brief and who are creative in visioning solutions.

It will need instructors who have deep understanding of how adult students learn and who can build learning outcomes for specific learner cohorts.

It will require teachers who can increasingly use digital technologies to improve learning and employ business data effectively.

It will need trainers who understand deeply the customers’ needs from both the perspective of the student and the employer, and who can draw on deep industry knowledge to design solutions.

The proposed qualification design reform is a key component that will enable flexibility to meet the skill needs of changing industries. The workforce of vocational education and training will be part of these industry led co-designed qualifications.

This environment will require broad capabilities including collaboration, understanding of the customer from both the industry and student perspective, creativity and curriculum design.

Jenny Dodd is Chief Executive of TAFE Directors Australia (TDA). TDA is the peak national body incorporated to represent Australia’s national network of publicly owned TAFEs and university vocational education and training divisions. Jenny has been an Executive of TAFE in Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT.

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A WORLDSKILLS AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LIKE NO OTHER WorldSkills Australia After months of preparation (and more than a few spanners thrown into the works) we’re thrilled to announce that the first leg of the 2021 WorldSkills Australia National Championships held in WA, SA and QLD at the end of August – has been a roaring success.

Held every two years, the WorldSkills Australia National Championships allows Australia’s best young skills and trades talent, across over 60 diverse skill areas, go head to head for a chance at a championship medal and an invitation to the biennial WorldSkills International Competition.

This year’s main National Championships event, held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, and co-located with the SkillsWest Career & Employment Expo and National Skills Week, saw over 10,000 visitors over three days, while our satellite events at TAFE campuses in SA and QLD gave our hard-working competitors in other states an opportunity to finally show of their skills.

For the first time ever, we livestreamed the full three days of our competitions at PCEC on both our website and on Facebook, allowing people to tune in

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The livestream event saw over 7000 people log in to witness some of Australia’s best skills and trades talent compete. and support our competitors from anywhere in the world. This livestream event saw over 7000 people log in to witness some of Australia’s best skills and trades talent compete.

The 2021 WorldSkills Australia National Championships officially concluded on Sunday 24th October, with our final competitions being held at TAFE NSW and Canberra Institute of Technology campuses. On Wednesday 27th October, we held our official Closing Ceremony at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, where medallists for each skill category were announced. The event was lived streamed and a recording of the event can be found on our Facebook page.

The next WorldSkills Australia National Championships will be held in 2023 in Melbourne, and our search for upcoming skills and trades talent to participate in the 2023 championships will begin soon, with regional competitions across the country.

To get involved in the next round of regional competitions, visit www.worldskills.org.au/get-involved/ WorldSkills Australia is a social enterprise that believes skills drive the future of young people and Australia.

Our skills-based competitions operate at regional, national and international levels, and are aligned to National Training Packages, Apprenticeships Australia & Jobs Australia schemes. Our National Championship is Australia’s biggest vocational education and excellence competition.

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We do this through The Placement Circle, a unique program that links communities of women to free and accredited vocational training and employment pathways, within a peer supported framework. When women feel confident and have skills and connections to gain employment, they are set-up for success and can work toward creating financial independence.

Many women want to go back to work, but they can’t navigate or negotiate the whole training and employment path because it’s too onerous. By working together with a structured peer-supported community of women with a shared lived experience, the possibility of re-educating, finding sustainable employment and rebuilding confidence becomes more likely.

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“It’s my turn now … I’ve been a carer all my life and now I’m going to study for myself...”

This tripartite model matches training sectors with high labour demand such as Aged Care, Trades, Cybersecurity, Commercial Cookery and Transport. We currently run three pilot programs in Dandenong, Bendigo and Metropolitan Melbourne with 28 women enrolled in training in Agedcare and Trade Pre-apprenticeships.

One of our cohorts enrolled in the Cert III in Individual Support (Aged Care) tells of her delight at enrolling in the course. After spending her adult years caring for her children and disabled husband she said, “It’s my turn now …

I’ve been a carer all my life and now I’m going to study for myself.”

WomenCAN Facilities Services (WFS) - our social enterprise WFS is an essential part of the model.

Through WFS, qualified tradeswomen provide trades, gardening and cleaning services to women in their homes, with our primary focus being on crisis accommodation. WFS also provides trainees with career opportunities on graduation, whilst women whose English prevents them from enrolling in TAFE can work with us as cleaners and gardeners. One of our cleaners is a refugee from Vietnam. She loves cleaning and is working with us while she improves her English skills in Foundation Studies. Once her English is fluent, she will then enrol in Aged Care.

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The social enterprise has significant social impact due to the connection with TPC and any profits are reinvested to help to finance its work.

How TAFE’s and learning organisations can help The program’s success relies on building partnerships and connections with like-minded TAFE’s, Registered Training Organisations and employers.

Our priorities are to: • Enrol more women in trades preapprenticeships where there is a large labour shortage and gender inequity; and

• Expand our facilities maintenance services beyond crisis accommodation into kindergartens, schools, private clients and eventually the two women’s prisons.

The aim is to roll out multiple pilots programs in high-labor demand industries in 2022, with connected pathways to employment. As we scale to deliver bigger programs with greater impact, financial donations and partnerships with training organisation are critical to assist us in executing a strong 2022 program.

We look forward to hearing from all people or organisations who would like to partner or connect with us and be a part changing futures.

About WomenCAN Women Can Australia’s Placement Circle program links communities of women to TAFE based vocational training and on to employment. Using a peer supported membership model, we create a sense of belonging that enables women to confidently transition toward financial autonomy.

www.womencanaustralia.org | E: contact@womencanaustralia.org | M: 0402 531 973

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