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The aim of this publication is to document important and interesting training developments in Western Australia. It includes information on training offered by the Department and examples of best practice taken from the private sector. This issue discusses women considering a non-traditional career in trades such as electrical mechanics. It introduces the new executive team entrusted with the task of leading TAFE Colleges and the Western Australian vocational education and training system. It then looks at the restructuring of the wine industry by the Food Industry Employment and Training Council. Show less

These guidelines provide information on the policies and processes involved in competency based assessment for practitioners and other stakeholders in the vocational education and training sector. It consists of six sections: (1) a summary of the key policy requirements; (2) an introduction to competency based assessment for industry and individuals; (3) a guide to competency based assessment process for employers; (4) a series of materials for adaptation and use by assessors; (5) a list of resources for assessors; and (6) a list of acronyms used and a glossary of terms. Show less

The aim of this publication is to document important and interesting training developments in Western Australia (WA). It includes information on training offered by the Department and examples of best practice taken from the private sector. This issue discusses sport and recreation, one of WA's fastest growing industries, and how it is taking major steps to improve the quality of formal training available to its workers; the WA vocational training excellence awards; and talks about the fact that TAFE's advanced manufacturing technologies centre in East Perth has become Australasia's leading training provider for the oil and gas industry. Show less

This edition of Training Skills Jobs reports on a variety of developments in the education and training sector. Included are: the Investor in People accreditation for the Department of Training; TAFETV's programmes that are proving very popular with do-it-yourself learners who form a previously untapped market of learners; a discussion on the Forum 2000 conference; and the Small Business Smart Business programme in Western Australia's south west where small businesses are receiving incentives to invest in training. Show less

The aim of this publication is to document important and interesting training developments in Western Australia (WA). It includes information on training offered by the Department and examples of best practice taken from the private sector. This issue discusses a new course aimed at setting quality benchmarks for the training of bar staff in the serving of tap beer; the decision by Bank West to establish a staff development programme; and WA Chamber of Mines and Energy, Peter Fairclough, tells why he believes that the National Training Reform Agenda is misguided. Show less

The aim of this publication is to document important and interesting training developments in Western Australia (WA). It includes information on training offered by the Department of Training and examples of best practice taken from the private sector. This issue discusses: the new centre for excellence for art and design at the WA School of Art and Design, headed by an internationally acclaimed ceramics artist who believes his staff must continue to work as artists in their respective fields; the new age of the 'virtual campus', how education and training is leaping onto the information superhighway; and the fact that if WA is to remain at the forefront of national fisheries production, the education and training sector will have to be responsive to industry trends and needs. Show less

The aim of this publication is to document important and interesting training developments in Western Australia. It includes information on training offered by the Department and examples of best practice taken from the private sector. This issue describes changes taking place in the Department during 1994 and reports on the first Aboriginal Music Theatre Training Course, new apprentice training modules in the aluminium shipbuilding industry and cultural awareness training provided by Clough Engineering to its employees.

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