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This printed manual has been designed for the Victorian State Training Service and is designed to provide a step-by-step guide to assist organisations to achieve further improvements in performance through benchmarking activities. The Online Benchmarking Manual covers the same material as the print copy but is customised for the online medium via the Internet. Show less

The purpose of this document is to provide students with information about the numerous pathways which now exist between courses in both the vocational education and training and higher education sectors. This document is a general guide to the credit transfer arrangements which have been formalised between vocational education and training courses and universities as of September 1993. Show less

This new directory is designed to provide a comprehensive summary of study options and VET accredited courses available in Victoria. It also provides a list of TAFE Institutes and registered Private Providers in Victoria as well as pathways information between TAFE and higher education. Show less

Defining and Scoping Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Victorian TAFE System was one of a set of four projects supported by the Office of Employment, Training and Tertiary Education (ETTE) and designed to inform and promote human resource development (HRD) in TAFE Victoria. For the purposes of this project, human resource development is taken to mean those TAFE management arrangements, such as policies, practices, processes, programs and values, that develop individuals, teams and organisations to meet the TAFE organisation's strategies, goals and outcomes. The key aims of this project were to provide an overview of best practice in Australian HRD that is relevant to staff training and workforce development in TAFE, and to report on current HRD practices and trends in TAFE in Victoria. The project gathered data on the HRD infrastructure, policies and practices of a sample of Victorian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) providers (a number of TAFE Institutes and university TAFE Divisions), a selection of the larger Adult and Community Education (ACE) organisations and a sample of commercial TAFE providers. Thirteen TAFE provider case studies were also conducted to provide an accessible and user-friendly representation of current good practice in HRD in a range of Victorian TAFE organisations. From these case studies, five programs were selected to be developed into models that were intended to provide a highly accessible single representation of each program. Other project outcomes include a literature review, a web-based bibliography of relevant HRD literature and a set of recommendations advising the Office of Employment, Training and Tertiary Education on the promotion of HRD practices. The project also trialled innovative approaches to data collection and review by employing web-based survey technologies which enabled the project methodology to be iterative. For example, the models of HRD practice and summary survey results were placed on a website where they were accessed by respondents who emailed feedback. This method proved successful in eliciting detailed responses and allowed for freer exchange between researchers and survey respondents as the project progressed. Show less

The Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) commissioned the Have Your Say project to encourage an open, collegial and inclusive dialogue with TAFE Institute teachers about issues affecting the quality of teaching and learning in the Victorian TAFE system. The project was expected to make a valuable contribution to the development of strategic policy direction for the TAFE teaching workforce by providing the opportunity for teachers to comment on the development needs of the TAFE teaching workforce as a distinct professional group. The aim of the project was to gather information on the views of Victorian TAFE teachers and other staff on issues such as: teaching and learning in TAFE; the changing role and identity of the TAFE teaching professional; the skills required of teachers in the modern TAFE workforce; and the challenges facing the TAFE system.

Based on the data gathered from TAFE teachers through the qualitative and quantitative aspects of this research, it can be concluded that although TAFE teachers generally derive high satisfaction from the work of teaching in TAFE, especially through interacting with students and colleagues, they have significant concerns about issues at the system and professional level. These concerns include: with an increasing focus on commercialisation in the sector, many teachers are not confident that the standard of education provided to students is being appropriately monitored; many teachers consider that minimum standards of resourcing are not in place to ensure that equipment and materials are available to teach effectively; the role of the TAFE teacher is seen as poorly defined, heightening the tension between new broader responsibilities and traditional role expectations; and job security, wages and conditions are not seen as at an appropriate level to attract and retain skilled and motivated teaching professionals to TAFE.

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This Vocational Education and Training Plan for Victoria for 1998 identifies proposed actions to be undertaken by the Office of Training and Further Education (OTFE) against priorities and key result areas agreed by the ANTA Ministerial Council. It sets out eight National Key Result Areas and planned levels of activity for OTFE for 1998. Show less

This publication contains overviews of 6 Victorian projects funded by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) as part of the national Demonstrating Best Practice in Vocational Education and Training (VET) project. These projects identified best practices in a number of areas including workplace assessment systems, client service, small business training and support, enterprise based training and managing diversity through self assessment. Each overview includes a description, best practice features, details of project products and contact details for further information about the projects. Show less

This annual guide is published to assist all Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in planning to meet the future demand for training and further education in Victoria. This edition of the guide summarises information provided by Victoria's industry training advisory bodies on trends, issues and training needs within industries. The guide also includes information on shifts in government funding over the past five years. The previous edition of this planning guide may be found at TD/VIC 54.11. Show less

These booklets provide details of effective practices in areas directly related to the core business of the Victorian State Training Service (STS), i.e. providing high quality training and further education. These practices have been identified by STS organisations through benchmarking their practices with those of other organisations both within and external to the service. The booklets are intended to be a resource for teachers and trainers (and their managers) across the STS and to provide benchmarks for them against which they can review and improve their practices. Show less

This publication contains text of the speeches presented at the 'Leadership: issues and opportunities for women' forum as well as a summary of the material presented at each of the eight workshops. The main purpose of the forum was to enable participants from the State Training System to learn about best practice in professional development and leadership. The forum also enabled participants to gain insights from speakers who are leaders in the vocational education and training sector and the broader community. Issues explored at the forum included: (a) the nature of leadership in an increasingly complex management environment; (b) recent theories on organisational culture and its impact on the development of leaders, particularly women leaders; (c) approaches to improving career paths and maximising an individual's ability to contribute, including mentoring, role modeling and strategies for pushing beyond the 'glass ceiling'. Show less