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Skills for the VET Practitioner. Greater Western Sydney. population 2 million + third largest economy in Australia growth centre – industrial and residential 20% of all NSW jobs cultural and socio-economic diversity social disadvantage challenge. Why are we here?.
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Greater Western Sydney population 2 million + third largest economy in Australia growth centre – industrial and residential 20% of all NSW jobs cultural and socio-economic diversity social disadvantage challenge
Why are we here? • enterprises - sustainability • communities - capacity building • individuals - aspirations
Our Service model Customer intimacy Government Charter Partnerships Recovery and Second Chance Multi Agency Approach Employability Skills Life Skills Workforce Development Community Capacity Building Lean Thinking Job Analysis / Design Training Needs Analysis Workforce Planning Job Placement Organisations and Enterprises Workplace Training TAFE (Individual) Workplace Training and Assessment Traineeships and Apprentices Customised Recognition / Gap Training Continuing Professional Development Individual Aspirations Social Inclusion Personalised and Flexible Recognition Registered Training Organisations Experience Quality
Skills for the VET Practitioner • Looks outwards at market needs and seeks to meet those needs • Constantly asks the question – what does the client want from VET?
Skills for the VET Practitioner • Develops and sustains long-term relationships with clients • Is demand driven and provides services wanted by enterprises and individuals
If you don’t know who the learners are – their concerns, their ambitions, their background – how can you know if you’re making a difference for them?
Skills for the VET Practitioner • Understands links between training and workforce development • Lets go of the old certainties
By deliberately keeping assessment out of the hands of learners, we are denying them one of the essential tools – perhaps the essential tool – which enables them to become lifelong learners
Skills for the VET Practitioner • Taps into wider networks for information and resources • Is able to draw on the specialist skills and knowledge of colleagues and partners
Human memory is not a container or a computer. It is an inventor, an artist, a poet, a storyteller–remarkably flexible, durable, and adaptive. It becomes what we make it.
The Benefits – a win for... • Customers - as we respond with customised and personalised services • The region – as the benefits of training contribute to socio-economic development • The Institute - as our reputation grows • Staff - new opportunities to implement innovative approaches to service delivery New Teacher Orientation