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HSTAC wishes you a healthy and peaceful 2007

HEALTH TRAINING PACKAGE - Endorsement Update

The endorsement of the HLT07 Health Training Package is drawing closer. The package successfully passed the State Training Authority (STA) review on 14 December 2006. The feedback from the STAs was that the submission was one of the best they have ever received and that the employability skills inclusion has set a new benchmark for training packages.

GAWLER TAFE PIONEERS 'CYBER' CHILDCARE TRAINING

TAFE campuses around Australia are expressing an interest in a new way of teaching child care. The Cyber Child Care Centre, an online learning environment, is being pioneered at the Gawler Campus of TAFE. For more information click here

NEW NCVER RESEARCH ON SKILLS SHORTAGES AND FUTURE OF THE LABOUR MARKET

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) recently released a series of two page research overviews about the future labour market. The series titled A Well-Skilled Future: Tailoring VET to the Emerging Labour Market - Research Overviews was launched at a conference hosted by NCVER at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 24 November 2006. More

NEW COMMUNITY SERVICES TEXTS FOR CHILDCARE

A new series of four texts, Working in Children's Services, has just been released to support delivery of the CHC02 Community Services Training Package. Addressing 42 competencies in the Training Package, this series of four books will help students gain the skills and knowledge required to achieve a Certificate III or Diploma in Children's Services. Learn more

To locate resources to support the delivery of specific AQTF Competencies from Pearson Education's catalogue, visit the VET Resource Finder or call the VET hotline on 1800 838 123

THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE CAREERS WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE

Visit http://www.communityactivecareers.com.au/ and surf around to find information about careers in the Community Services and Health industries for students, parents, career advisers and employers.

The website is in its infancy, and your feedback and contributions from industry to allow presentation of job profiles, career pathways and other career information is welcomed.

Please submit your suggestions, contributions and feedback to Anita Jacobsen at info@communityactivecareers.com.au


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Newsletter Number 40- January 2007
DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HUM-BYTES? If not, please click here to cancel. HAPPY NEW YEAR! HSTAC wishes you a healthy and peaceful 2007 HEALTH TRAINING PACKAGE - Endorsement Update The endorsement of the HLT07 Health Training Package is drawing closer. The package successfully passed the State Training Authority (STA) review on 14 December 2006. The feedback from the STAs was that the submission was one of the best they have ever received and that the employability skills inclusion has set a new benchmark for training packages. GAWLER TAFE PIONEERS 'CYBER' CHILDCARE TRAINING TAFE campuses around Australia are expressing an interest in a new way of teaching child care. The Cyber Child Care Centre, an online learning environment, is being pioneered at the Gawler Campus of TAFE. For more information click here NEW NCVER RESEARCH ON SKILLS SHORTAGES AND FUTURE OF THE LABOUR MARKET The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) recently released a series of two page research overviews about the future labour market. The series titled A Well-Skilled Future: Tailoring VET to the Emerging Labour Market - Research Overviews was launched at a conference hosted by NCVER at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 24 November 2006. More NEW COMMUNITY SERVICES TEXTS FOR CHILDCARE A new series of four texts, Working in Children's Services, has just been released to support delivery of the CHC02 Community Services Training Package. Addressing 42 competencies in the Training Package, this series of four books will help students gain the skills and knowledge required to achieve a Certificate III or Diploma in Children's Services. Learn more To locate resources to support the delivery of specific AQTF Competencies from Pearson Education's catalogue, visit the VET Resource Finder or call the VET hotline on 1800 838 123 THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE CAREERS WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE Visit http://www.communityactivecareers.com.au/ and surf around to find information about careers in the Community Services and Health industries for students, parents, career advisers and employers. The website is in its infancy, and your feedback and contributions from industry to allow presentation of job profiles, career pathways and other career information is welcomed. Please submit your suggestions, contributions and feedback to Anita Jacobsen at info@communityactivecareers.com.au	NEWS AND EVENTS FROM NARELLE (Narelle Higginson is HSTAC's Disability Coordination Officer) TERRITORY NEWS Disability Resource Advisory Group (DRAG) Meetings will be held every 8 weeks on a Wednesday at 11.00am in the Education Room at Tennant Creek Hospital. This is an opportunity to effectively network and develop a dynamic support group to enhance relationships between service providers. Meeting dates for 2007: 14 February 18 April 13 June 15 August 17 October 12 December For more information contact Lizzie De Sousa at Lizzie.Desousa@nt.gov.au Employment Disadvantage Pathways Project: DEET (NT Department of Employment, Education and Training) has funded KPMG to map services and programs available to assist employment disadvantaged people. KPMG will also recommend an information/knowledge management framework to maintain the information when it has been mapped. To collect data, KPMG will talk to NT employment service providers about the services they provide, to whom they provide the services and their views on how to increase access to employment services information in the NT. There are two ways interested providers can participate: Complete a survey to be distributed in late January, and Attend community forums to be held in late April in Darwin, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs For further information phone 1800 612 682 and leave a message, or email aufmmapinfo@kpmg.com.au . To download the article 'Training the Territory' (December 2006) click here and to check the project's progress visit HSTAC'S REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES INDUSTRIES - July-December 2006 The report will be posted on HSTAC's website in the near future (watch this space!) and shows some interesting trends, such as: The most sought after occupations for the period were REGISTERED NURSES, CHILD CARE WORKERS and DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS There was an increase of 48% in employment opportunities across all regions compared with the same period in 2005. MAKE A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION To purchase a set of three Language, Literacy and Numeracy Resource Kits: Environmental Health Worker, Community Health Worker and Skills for Board and Council Members (in any combination) at 30% discount - a saving of $445 - and we will pay postage! UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY. Phone (08) 8981 2550 or email admin@hstac.com.au

Newsletter Number 40- January 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HSTAC wishes you a healthy and peaceful 2007

HEALTH TRAINING PACKAGE - Endorsement Update

GAWLER TAFE PIONEERS 'CYBER' CHILDCARE TRAINING

NEW NCVER RESEARCH ON SKILLS SHORTAGES AND FUTURE OF THE LABOUR MARKET

NEW COMMUNITY SERVICES TEXTS FOR CHILDCARE

THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE CAREERS WEBSITE IS NOW LIVE

NEWS AND EVENTS FROM NARELLE (Narelle Higginson is HSTAC's Disability Coordination Officer)

TERRITORY NEWS

HSTAC'S REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES INDUSTRIES - July-December 2006

MAKE A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION