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.

AEN will be hosting an IR Basics workshop run by Janet Nicolson from WorkSight

The session will cover:

Modern Awards, the Fair Work Act and employment responsibilities to apprentices and trainees.

This workshop will focus on application and interpretation of awards and the Fair Work Act to the employment of apprentices and trainees.

The workshop aims to expand understanding of industrial relations concepts and how GTO employers can manage compliance with legal obligations.

The workshop will be useful for payroll staff and field officers who need to manage industrial relations conversations with host employers.

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 Cross-Cultural Awareness Workshop for GTO Members particularly relevant to Field Officers.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence will conduct an interactive 3-hour session which will cover improving cultural diversity awareness and skills to support young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. These tips aim to maximise retention of apprentices and how you can ensure you’re working holistically to support young people.

The Brotherhood’s Diversity Unit brings over 60 years of expertise into our training from working with individual and families from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds.  They are passionate about building the capacity of their 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 young people of CALD 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 and tickets available shortly.

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/

AEN is hosting an Alcohol, Drug & Well-being workshop, for GTO Members particularly relevant to Field Officers.

The 3 hour session will be conducted by ADES (Alcohol & Drug Education Specialists), they specialise in delivering innovative, interactive and informative alcohol and drug education. Furthermore ADES are one of Australia’s leading organisations in developing alcohol educational resources.

Topic Covered:

• What Does Alcohol Culture Look Like in Your Apprentices: ask a live time polling question regarding the major issues/s which staff see in their respective roles with their apprentices.
• Understanding Your Apprentices Drinking Behaviors: when are they likely to drink (days/nights of the week, specific events during the year), what are they likely to drink (specific types of alcohol), where are they likely to drink (on site or off site), who are they likely to drink with (other apprentices/workers, friends, general population (pubs/clubs etc).
• Changing Alcohol Culture – promoting a simple and strong message through our own actions has a huge impact. Introducing the concept of #MyMorningsMatter which aims to change alcohol culture by making positive plans the next day.
• Drugs in Australian Culture: current statistics and trends in Australia (specifically around the target audience age group).
• Current Concerns of Illicit Drugs – Using a Live Time Poll staff will guide the conversation of what specific drug/s they are most concerned about, identifying the most common types of illicit drugs (Cannabis, Ecstasy, Ice, Speed, GBH, Speed, Ketamine, NANG’s, Benzo’s and a few others). ADES will provide staff with relevant information about the characteristics of these drugs and the symptoms individual’s experience immediately, short and long term when using such substances.

Each staff member who attends the training will have access to the specialised ADES Online Facilitators HUB for the duration of 2020. The Online Facilitators HUB contains all relevant resources, materials, PDFs, videos and weblinks which assists staff in changing alcohol and drug culture. Furthermore, the Online Facilitators HUB is regularly update with new resources, data, trends and relevant materials.

This is a free event for AEN members. The non-member rate is $50.

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.

Further details coming soon.

National Skills Week is the focal point for the promotion of Australia’s Vocational Education and Training sector (VET). Each year the week continues to celebrate and inform students and the wider public of the diversity and career pathways available through VET. The week communicates the emerging trends and new growth drivers connecting skills training with job outcomes.

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.

Further details coming soon.

Further details coming soon