It is vital for training providers to ensure that staff have the training and knowledge they need to comply with AQTF and to do their jobs well.  The series of ATN Professional Development workshops from March - September 2009 has been designed to enhance your organisation’s capacity for compliance, quality and continuous improvement as training providers. We hope you can use these workshops to build on your organisation’s quality management and for the Professional Development of all your staff. Please feel free to circulate this information widely to other interested industry, employment and training organisations.

Flyers on each workshop will also be sent directly to Jobs Australia and Australian Training Network (ATN) members and RTOs in each State and if you wish to register your interest or find out more about any of these workshops please email training@ja.com.au or call the ATN team at Jobs Australia on (03) 9349 3699.

MARKETING, COSTING & BUDGETING YOUR VET BUSINESS

This hands-on workshop will equip your trainers/assessors and administration staff with the knowledge and ability to effectively market, cost out and budget for your vocational education and training business.

The workshop will be facilitated by Matthew Trounce, the Business Development Manager from Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA).

The workshop will cover:

• Developing a corporate identity and marketing goals

• Targeting your marketing strategy to meet your goals and evaluating your strategy

• Marketing to internal clients

• Identifying hidden on-costs

• Costing resources, delivery and tuition

• Determining a fair price and developing quotes

• Developing and reviewing your budget

Costs:

Jobs Australia ATN Members $150 per participant; Jobs Australia members $180 per participant; all other organisations $220 per participant (GST exempt)

Dates for Marketing, Costing & Budgeting Your VET Business workshops March – September 2009:

To register follow the links to the Jobs Australia ATN Professional Development Calendar

DEVELOPING AQTF COMPLIANT ASSESSMENT TOOLS

This hands-on workshop will equip your trainers/assessors with the knowledge and ability to ensure the assessment tools they use or develop meet the current standards expected by AQTF auditors. It will also provide each trainer/assessor with excellent evidence towards Recognition of Current Competency for the unit ‘TAAASS402B - Develop Assessment Tools’.

The workshop has been developed by Jobs Australia Ltd based on its knowledge and experience as a national provider of qualifications.

The workshop will cover:

• Planning assessment tool development

• Clustering units of competency

• Developing observation checklists

• Developing question and answer tools

• Developing portfolio tools and instructions to candidates

• Developing third party report tools

Participants are required to bring a copy of at least one FULL unit of competency (copied from Training Package) to the workshop, from which they will be developing at least one assessment tool.

Costs:

Jobs Australia ATN Members $150 per participant; Jobs Australia members $180 per participant; all other organisations $220 per participant (GST exempt)

Dates for Developing AQTF Compliant Assessment Tools workshops March – September 2009:

To register follow the links to the Jobs Australia ATN Professional Development Calendar

VALIDATION OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND EVENTS

This hands-on workshop will provide the opportunity for organisations to get a range of their current assessment tools and practices officially validated and equip participants with the evidence to meet the annual validation requirements of the AQTF. It will also provide each trainer/assessor with excellent evidence towards Recognition of Current Competency for the unit ‘TAAASS404B Participate in assessment validation’

The workshop has been developed by Jobs Australia Ltd based on its knowledge and experience as a national provider of qualifications.

Each participant will be required to bring three copies of: i) Unit/s of Competency (from Training Package or NTIS) with Range Statement and full Assessment Guidelines; ii) Assessment Tools used to assess the unit/s of competency; and iii) Samples or a list of evidence that tool/s will produce.

The workshop will cover:

• AQTF 2007 validation requirements

• A proven model for effective and efficient validation

• Good practice validation tools

• Actual validation of your organisation’s assessment tools

Costs:

Jobs Australia ATN Members $150 per participant; Jobs Australia members $180 per Participant; all other organisations $220 per participant (GST exempt)

Dates for Validation of Assessment Tools and Events workshops March – September 2009:

To register follow the links to the Jobs Australia ATN Professional Development Calendar

Please note:  Workshop numbers may be limited to 25 participants. 

Terms for all courses:

A full refund will be made if cancellation is notified to Jobs Australia at least 7 days prior to the workshop. Replacement participants will be accepted at no additional charge. No refund is available for cancellations made within 7 days of the workshop.