INDIGENOUS PATHWAYS INTO EMPLOYMENT (IPE)

1. ePortfolio for Indigenous Educators (ePIE)Kerry GraceRenu SharmaIndigenous and Remote Workforce Development

2. INDIGENOUS PATHWAYS INTO EMPLOYMENT (IPE) • flexible vertical and horizontal pathways into employment in the education workforce, • maximising Indigenous participation in the education workforce, • retaining and building the capacity of the existing Indigenous education workforce by addressing ongoing support and career development needs.

4. The Challenge “How to satisfy the specific training demands of a small, geographically dispersed audience, cost effectively” …take an employment based training experience and enhance the offering by adding flexibility via the use of technology

5. Survey: Indigenous / Remote Staff (500) • Low enrolment / completion rates, • Remain in their community & study, • Require recognition of their current skill sets, • Primary teachers had insufficient adult coaching / mentoring skill sets, • Teachers unfamiliar with the VET / RPL / AQF framework.

6. “Learning at and through Work”

7. commencement of the first group of ATs undertaking a diploma level qualification, • the successful implementation of on-site coaches, and • the implementation of the holistic classroom practices model, learning at and “Learning at and through Work” • Employment-based model, • Structured training on and off the job, • Formal training contracts between all parties, • Has a training plan, and • Fit under a National VET recognition framework, • Supported by on-site / regional coaches, and • Holistic classroom practices model.

8. …its about the whole not the part

9. …its about the whole not the part

10. Indigenous staff - formal qualifications

11. Qualification Completions by Indigenous Staff

12. The Linkages (VET / AQF) U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

13. The Linkages (work / eemployment tasks) U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task

14. The Linkages (Capabilities / Behaviours) S T A N D A R D S Capability 1 U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S Capability 2 task Capability 3 Capability 4 task task task task task task task task task Capability 5 task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task Other task task

15. The Linkages (tasks = qualifications) S T A N D A R D S Capability 1 U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S Capability 2 task Certificate III Capability 3 Capability 4 task task task task task task task task task Capability 5 task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task Other task task

16. The Linkages (tasks = capabilities) S T A N D A R D S Capability 1 U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S Capability 2 task Capability 3 Capability 4 task task task task task task task task task Capability 5 task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task task Other task task

17. Overview of the parts S T A N D A R D S Capability 5 ASSESSMENT / RPL / RCC U n i t s o f C o m p e t e n c y Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S Capability 4 task Certificate III Capability 3 Capability 2 task task task task task task task task Capability 1 task task task task task task task task task Personal Learning Plan task task task task task task task task task task task Other task task task

26. Questions / Follow upKerry GraceRenu SharmaIndigenous and Remote Workforce DevelopmentHuman Resources Divisionhttp://mahara.epie.net.au/