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Newsletter Number 22 - June 2005 |
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DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HUM-BYTES? If not, please click here to cancel.VALE RAEIt is with sadness we note the death of Rae Flanagan, a valued friend and colleague, who will be greatly missed.AUSTRALIAN TRAINING PRODUCTS JUNE NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINEThis month in Traine-sier, new Developing Manual Handling Skills resources - a must see for industry trainers. Plus, from 1 July ATP will be responsible for distributing Victorian flexible learning materials, previously distributed through TAFE frontiers. What do you need to know? Find out at: www.atpl.net.au/Content/trainesier/2005/June2005.pdfHEALTH TRAINING PACKAGE REVIEWThe review is progressing well as industry stakeholders continue to engage with the process. Please note the timeline has changed to reflect the extent of consultation being undertaken before the first draft is released for validation.The Skills Council website is the key source of project information. Stakeholders are encouraged to regularly visit http://www.cshisc.com.au/ (follow the Health Training Package HLT02 Review link under Current Projects). PETER'S TRAVELSDuring May, Peter Laming, HSTAC's Disability Coordination Officer, visited Tennant Creek to talk to the local training, employment and disabilities services. Discussions included the use of research and resources which came out of the Pathways 7 Conference, held in Alice Springs in December 2004. |
He also visited Batchelor where he attended the very successful Disability Awareness Day hosted by the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. Another first for the Territory was the opening of the Autism Northern Territory Inc's office at the Nightcliff shopping centre. E.mail: autismnt@bigpond.net.au HOW SECONDARY STUDENTS SEE THE WORLD OF WORKThe Australian Council for Educational Research has investigated the educational and occupational plan of junior secondry students by surveying 3,271 financially disadvantaged students in Years 8 and 9. They found more than a third of the surveyed students do not fully understand what education level may be required for achieving their dream job. Some 23% of these students are setting themselves up for disappointment later in life by having expectations about getting a job in their chosen field despite a mismatch in their education and career plans. See the full report: 'What Do Students Think of Work? Junior Secondary School Students' Perceptions of the World of Work' at: www.smithfamily.com.au The ACER summary can be seen at: www.acer.edu.au/publications/newsletters/eNews/2005/Apr/0504 SF.html. (Source: 'Youth Field Express'(YFX). May 2005 edition, newsletter of the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, University of Tasmania). INDIGENOUS NEW APPRENTICESHIPS KITThe Department of Education, Science and Training and the Canberra Institute of Technology have combined to produce a valuable resource for New Apprenticeship Centres and Registered Training Authorities working with Indigenous clients seeking to be involved with New Apprenticeships.The kit is now available online. It can be accessed via the NAT Info website under the 'Vocational Education and Training Information' menu item, go to 'Indigenous Specialists'. Alternatively, the kit can be accessed via www.natinfo.com.au/inakit |
