Innovation and Training in VictoriaInnovation and Training in Victoria

Patricia NedenPatricia Neden Deputy Secretary Deputy Secretary

Office of Training and Tertiary Education Office of Training and Tertiary Education

Friday 28Friday 28thth March 2005 March 2005

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You can’t hide from the Innovation Economy

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Victoria the “Innovation State”

Future prosperity of our state rests with the skills of our citizens

Vocational Education and Training (VET) plays a central role in meeting skills needs and adapting to the new economic environment

To meet skill needs and adapt to the new economicenvironment VET requires:

Flexibility

Innovativeness

Adaptability

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Ministerial StatementMinisterial Statement

Ministerial Statement: Knowledge and Skills for the Innovation Economy

Supports innovation, flexibility and adaptability

Enhances VET sector capacity to: further respond to the needs of existing and emerging industries be innovative and specialise in key industry areas

Drives innovation at three levels: Strengthening policy and resource allocation processes and planning

arrangements Improving the delivery of VET and developing strategic links between

providers and industry Introducing a series of specific responses to support these measures

Victorian Government VET Initiatives driving innovation

Innovation Fund

Specialist Centres

Industry Liaison Agents

TAFE Development Centre

E-Learning Grant

LearnScope – a national initiative

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Skills Shortages

Next year 24,000 jobs will go begging simply because there are not enough skilled workers to fill them.

Fast-paced technological advances are driving major changes in industry

Government, TAFE Institutions and industry are already working together to address these challenges.

VET addressing Skills Shortages

Increasing the number of apprenticeships and traineeships – more than doubling the number of places from 1998-2002.

Supporting TAFE institutes to shift their delivery to areas of critical demand.

Working more closely with industry to predict their future skill needs and coordinating industry wide training initiatives.

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Better VET for more people…

Examples of how Victorian VET is:

Using new technology

Addressing disadvantage

Supporting broader State objectives

Linking with industry and adapting to emerging sectors

LearnScopeUniversity of Ballarat (TAFE division)

E-Learning professional development to improve content delivery

Developed online forums, video clips and digital stories to aid skill acquisition, e-Learning resources to overcome literacy and numeracy difficulties, online assessment tools

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Dallas Jones is traditional trades teacher at the University of Ballarat. Through LearnScope funding, Dallas has developed an online WebCT classroom for staff and students.

This is a digital story that he has put together about his e-learning journey to Eureka! Eureka was a conference held earlier this month. Funded by OTTE and e-Works, it showcased a number of e-learning projects and their impact on the VET sector.

Please click on me

LearnScopeUniversity of Ballarat (TAFE division)

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Addressing disadvantageAddressing disadvantage

WhereveruniRMIT TAFE Division

Simple, informal, extremely flexible teaching targeting disadvantage members of the community

Partnership with the Salvation Army, The Smith Family

Funded by Microsoft and the Department of Education and Training’s Innovation Fund

Building CapacityBuilding CapacityCommonwealth GamesHolmesglen Institute of TAFE

Customised and specialised training for 16,000 volunteers, in collaboration with Melbourne 2006

Innovation Fund grant support innovative teaching

Development of role-specific and venue specific training, the Training Facilitator Kit and Workbook and the website

Won a similar contract to deliver training for the Doha Asian Games in 2006

Invited to New Deli in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games

International SuccessSwinburne University (TAFE Division)

Strong links with industry keep content vocationally oriented, informed and up-to-date

Swinburne’s School of Engineering collaboration with: Specialist Centre for New Manufacturing; the Advanced Technology Training Capability Alliance (ATTCA) the Industry Liaison Agent for Precision Engineering (Australian

Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited - AMTIL)

Won contract to develop course content for Singapore government

Linking with IndustryLinking with Industry

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Questions ?

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Patricia NedenPatricia Neden Deputy Secretary Deputy Secretary

Office of Training and Tertiary Education Office of Training and Tertiary Education

Friday 28Friday 28thth March 2005 March 2005