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Eliminating gender bias in the development of national competency standards: an addendum to national competency standards policy and guidelines

This document outlines the National Training Board's (NTB's) policy and guidelines specifically on gender issues an ... Show more
This document outlines the National Training Board's (NTB's) policy and guidelines specifically on gender issues and provides checklists and practical suggestions on eliminating gender bias in the development of competency standards. It should be read and interpreted in conjunction with the NTB's 'National competency standards: policy and guidelines' (first edition indexed at TD/TNC 24.34 and second edition at TD/TNC 32.81), into the next edition of which it will be consolidated. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1991

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Evaluation; Employment; Equity ... [+] Show more
Highlights: National Training Board fourth annual report 1992/93

This selection of highlights from the National Training Board's (NTB's) annual report contains information on: acro ... Show more
This selection of highlights from the National Training Board's (NTB's) annual report contains information on: acronyms, the national training reform agenda; national goals; competency based training; the role op the NTB; outstanding issues; challenge for the NTB; standards; national registers; training guarantee; the Board and staff of the NTB; the year in prospect; competency standards and competency standards bodies. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Series name: Annual reports of Commonwealth government agencies responsible for skills and training

Subjects: Governance; Vocational education and training
National competency standards: policy and guidelines

This document sets out the broad policy which the National Training Board (NTB) will follow in endorsing national c ... Show more
This document sets out the broad policy which the National Training Board (NTB) will follow in endorsing national competency standards and provides guidelines to those involved in developing them.
It includes: an introduction to the role of competency standards in the vocational training system; the NTB's policy and priorities; an outline of the Australian standards framework; analysis methods used in developing competency standards; the format for presentation of competency standards; procedures for NTB recognition of competency standards bodies to develop standards, and; Board processes for endorsing competency standards.
Appendices include a glossary of terms and information on the NTB and its relationship with government bodies in the vocational training field. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1991

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Skills and knowledge
Industry competency standards and key competencies: a report of an investigation into principles to guide the incorporation of key competencies into industry competency standards

This document reports on a project that undertook further work to articulate the principles by which key competenci ... Show more
This document reports on a project that undertook further work to articulate the principles by which key competencies may be incorporated into industry competency standards. It proposes that the process of incorporating key competencies into standards involves mapping key competencies onto units of competency which is encapsulated by a number of principles. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Industry; Skills and knowledge
Setting national skill standards: a discussion paper

This paper addressed the issues of how the National Training Board (NTB) should go about its tasks and what its pri ... Show more
This paper addressed the issues of how the National Training Board (NTB) should go about its tasks and what its priorities should be, through a clarification of the concept of national skill standards, their content and nature, and the principles which the Board should adopt in examining and ratifying the skill standards proposed by industry.
The principal matters discussed are: the choice of a standards framework for Australia; the process and methodology by which standards should be developed; the format and content of standards, and; quality assurance matters. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1990

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Employment
Employers, competency standards and national training: some questions answered

This brief report describes the benefits to employers of competency based training and industry training standards. ... Show more
This brief report describes the benefits to employers of competency based training and industry training standards. It also lists recognised competency standards bodies in Australia. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Quality
Corporate plan 1993/94

This corporate plan, revised annually, outlines the strategic directions of the Board in the medium term, and the c ... Show more
This corporate plan, revised annually, outlines the strategic directions of the Board in the medium term, and the current year's priorities. It contains six strategies: standards coverage; standards quality; cooperation; communication; national registers; management. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Governance; Management; Teaching and learning
National competency standards: policy and guidelines

This document sets out the policies and guidelines of the National Training Board (NTB). It replaces the first edit ... Show more
This document sets out the policies and guidelines of the National Training Board (NTB). It replaces the first edition published in January 1991. It provides broad guidance on the role, development, endorsement, maintenance and review of national competency standards, and outlines the Board's approach and policies for carrying out its charter. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Assessment; Vocational education and training; Policy ... [+] Show more
Global competencies showcase

This book was published in conjunction with the conference Global Competencies, Workplace Outcomes, held in Sydney ... Show more
This book was published in conjunction with the conference Global Competencies, Workplace Outcomes, held in Sydney in March 1995. It is intended to showcase the successes of Australia's industry and enterprise Competency Standards Bodies in partnership with the National Training Board (NTB). It uses Australian works of art depicting wartime industry, taking as its theme the contrast between past achievement and future promise. There is a brief discussion of each industry, with an indication of the endorsed standards for that industry, and a contact person included for the training advisory body. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Subjects: Industry; Vocational education and training; Skills and knowledge
National Training Board annual report [1990-1994]

The National Training Board (NTB) was established in April 1990 to take responsibility for the setting of national ... Show more
The National Training Board (NTB) was established in April 1990 to take responsibility for the setting of national skill standards. Its main role was to assist industry to develop and then endorse national competency standards for occupations and classifications in industry or enterprise awards or agreements as the basis for the introduction of competency-based training (CBT). The second report describes progress during the Board's first full year of operations. The NTB's functions were absorbed by the Standards and Curriculum Council of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) in 1995. Show less

Corporate authors: National Training Board (Australia) (NTB)

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government information

Series name: Annual reports of Commonwealth government agencies responsible for skills and training

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Governance; Skills and knowledge