Event Calendar

AEN is hosting an industrial relations workshop that will provide an understanding of the industrial relations environment that Group Training Organisations work within.

The workshop aims to assist staff who are new to group training and those wanting to refresh their IR knowledge.  The workshop is suitable for payroll officers, field officers and others within the network who are required to have an understanding of industrial relations obligations and practices in their day to day work.

The session will discuss methods and practices to assist GTOs manage the competency based progression and completion of apprentices / trainees.

It will include an overview of a competency based training system and provide some strategies to assist GTOs to engage the RTO and host employers to ensure the progression of the Apprenticeship / Traineeship is managed and includes a collaborative approach to completion.

Topics will include:

• Principles of a competency based training system
• Participating in the development of the training plan

• Monitoring and supporting student progress

• Contributing to assessment

• Assisting with the completion process

AEN is hosting a Cultural Awareness Workshop for GTO Members particularly relevant to Field Officers.

The Brotherhood of St Lawrence will conduct a 3-hour session which will cover improving cultural diversity awareness and skills to support young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Over the past 60 years, the Brotherhood’s Multicultural Communities Team has developed expertise in working with individual and families from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds.  They are passionate about building the capacity of our sector colleagues for cross-cultural responsiveness by offering training in this area.

Topics include:

• Improve the cultural diversity awareness & skills for those supporting young people from cultural diverse backgrounds.
• Increase awareness of the barriers young people face in accessing employment as they navigate their settlement journey.
• Growing confidence in using strengths and resources to address barriers and issues that may arise while working with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Understanding how to avoid common misunderstandings between employers and young people.

At this event, guests will hear from VET industry leaders as they discuss their views on how the Victorian Government can improve apprenticeships, employment and vocational training.

Further details coming soon.

Cultural Diversity Week is Victoria’s largest multicultural celebration, featuring an exciting program of festivals and events across metropolitan and regional areas.

Proudly presented by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, with support from the Victorian Government, the Week invites Victorians to embrace and celebrate our cultural diversity.

For more information, visit https://culturaldiversityweek.vic.gov.au/

Australasian Vocational Education and Training Research Association’s (AVETRA) 23rd Annual Conference

20/20 vision for VET: Research at the centre of future policy and practice

Register at AVETRA Annual Conference.

Registrations Opening Soon

For further information please visit VDC 2019 Teaching & Learning Conference.

National Careers Week aims to celebrate careers, career development and career development practitioners and to promote the economic, social and personal benefits of career development.

The objectives of National Careers Week are to:

• Develop community awareness of the concept, benefit, and value of career development.
• Raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes, and broaden horizons about careers.
• Highlight the need for ongoing reskilling and upskilling to support careers throughout life.
• Identify the changing nature of work and its impact on all Australians.
• Showcase industries and the career opportunities available in them.
• Provide opportunities to partner with key stakeholders.

Further details coming soon.