ACT Association of Providers of Training Services
Incorporated
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Editor: Marilyn Harvey
19 April 2011 |
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ASQA
website goes live
The national regulator's
website went live yesterday.
Worth a visit, if only to
check out the draft of the
new fee schedule for RTOs!
Website link: click
here |
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Public
presentation on role of ASQA
Kaye Schofield gave a
presentation about the new
national regulator last
Friday in Melbourne, at a
VISTA breakfast. She
addressed the following
points and it is worth
browsing through the slides
from the presentation, which
VISTA has kindly put on
their website:
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Governance relationships |
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Organisational structure
of ASQA |
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Transitional
arrangements for
eligible Victorian RTOs |
PowerPoint from
presentation: click
here |
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TVET
Australia to be disbanded
The TVET website carries a letter from John Dawkins,
addressed to nobody in
particular, outlining the ministerial council's decision to wind up
TVET Australia and to
transition to alternative
arrangements.
See the letter: click
here
The National Standards
Council, which is the new
body that will provide
advice on the standards ASQA
enforces and operates under
(ie the AQTF Framework),
shows on the PowerPoint
slides mentioned above as
reporting directly to the
ministerial council. |
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VETAB
clear about transition to
ASQA
The website of NSW's
registering body, VETAB,
clearly states that it will
cease operations on 30th
June 2011 and the
registration of NSW
Registered Training
Organisations will be
automatically transferred to
ASQA.
See VETAB website: click
here |
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Ombudsman
for overseas students
The new Overseas Students
Ombudsman is now
operational. The Ombudsman
investigates complaints
about the actions and
decisions of private
registered education
providers in connection with
overseas students. The
website says 'This service
resolves complaints and
helps private education
providers to improve their
policies and practices to
enhance the quality of
international education in
Australia'. The Overseas
Students Ombudsman's service
will be free of charge to
both providers and students.
Any RTO delivering to
overseas students is
strongly advised to visit
the website and read the
suggested wording that can
now be included in internal
complaint and appeal
letters.
Ombudsman's website: click
here |
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VOCEDplus
<www.voced.edu.au>, a free, international research database has been
launched by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Previously known as VOCED, VOCEDplus now covers research
on wider tertiary education issues as well as vocational education and training
(VET). Its particular focus is research and statistics as it relates to
education for work and beyond.
VOCEDplus now has extra features to
meet today’s user demands including:
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More searchable content than ever before
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Enhanced searching and browsing tools to help you
find what you are looking for
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Social networking applications to share your search
results
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Citation tool to make referencing easy
For further information on how to use VOCEDplus, visit
http://www.voced.edu.au/content/vocedplus-help
If you would like to provide NCVER with your feedback on this new
resource, visit
http://www.voced.edu.au/contact/feedback
ACT Tertiary Taskforce
report has been launched. Is is available
here
APTS AGM
President's Report and Annual Report - see Association, Documents
Creating a Connected ACT Tertiary Education Environment
The ACT Minister for Education has appointed an ACT Tertiary Taskforce. APTS is
represented on the Taskforce.
The ACT has a unique opportunity to create a truly connected and integrated
education environment which gives students what they want and need. The ACT
Government needs to monitor and analyse the effectiveness of the tertiary sector
for the challenges ahead. Greater participation in tertiary education needs
connectivity between the various parts of the system and between the system and
industry.
The ACT Government's discussion paper can be downloaded at:
Creating a Connected ACT Tertiary
Education Environment
APTS
has made a formal submission to the Taskforce. The APTS submission can be
downloaded at:
APTS Submission to the ACT Tertiary Taskforce
