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VET INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SKILLS PROJECT

VET INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SKILLS PROJECT. VET Sector Breakfast Consultations: 9 April 2008. Project. Consortium of IEAA, TDA and ACPET

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VET INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SKILLS PROJECT

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  1. VET INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SKILLS PROJECT VET Sector Breakfast Consultations: 9 April 2008

  2. Project • Consortium of IEAA, TDA and ACPET • Aim: to develop a series of seminars to enable Australian VET providers to develop/enhance their business skills so as to increase their offshore operations and bring export returns to the Australian economy. • The seminar series will have a range of supporting products/materials and available to the sector. VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  3. Focus • Systems development • Sale and delivery of customised training offshore • Professional development of overseas VET trainers • International student recruitment, both onshore and offshore VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  4. Phase 1 • Identify priority needs and gaps in provision of business skills professional development offerings for VET • Determine the characteristics (especially job roles and key competencies) of the priority target groups • Identify the need for ongoing provision of professional development offerings in workshop format, or other suitable formats, possibly leading to award qualifications. VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  5. Phase 2 Development of a “series” of national seminars/workshops in areas of identified and agreed priority. If industry consultations suggest, propose other forms/modes of delivery to achieve the desired objective VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  6. Methodology • Industry consultations with stakeholders in the public and private VET sectors, and with relevant professional groups, RTOs and government organisations providing PD • Audit of existing PD relevant to the project VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  7. Phase 1 Preliminary Results Findings need to be segmented: • Public/private differences • Work levels/responsibilities (junior, middle management, executive) • Levels of experience of staff (new, intermediate, advanced) VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  8. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 1 • Wide variety of experience, capability and focus VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  9. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 2 • Approach to PD to date has been ad hoc • Quality of current provision needs to be improved VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  10. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 3 • Desire for formal and informal learning VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  11. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 4 Formal learning through more effective professional development workshops with the option to acquire formal qualifications VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  12. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 5 However, opportunities for informal learning also desired through networking/communities of learning VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  13. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 6 - Topic Priorities Gaps, or needing improvement • Business/market intelligence • Business planning/project management • Planning, managing and delivering TNE • Intercultural training for teaching and administrative staff (on and offshore) • Training for staff going offshore • Contract negotiation • Export development planning VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  14. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 7 - Modes of Delivery • Workshops • On-line forums • Communities of learning/practice • Access to information and resources (e.g. clearinghouse of PD offerings; business templates, e-news, market information; benchmarking) VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  15. Phase 1 Preliminary Results KEY FINDING 8 - Build on what’s there • Current general business skills provision, adding specialist, targeted concrete skills training workshops/networks • Experience/knowledge of the higher education sector • Aggregate effort and focus to facilitate and deliver • Promote PD opportunities in more coordinated way VET International Business Skills Project: VET Sector Breakfast Consultations

  16. Facilitated Discussion

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