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Children's Services Workplace Assessment Guide
Qualifications in children's services may be gained through training, through workplace assessment of existing skills, or through a combination of both.
This guide has been developed to assist people involved in workplace assessment in the Northern Territory children's services industry. These people are assessees, assessors and other children's services workplace personnel. The Guide is available online and is free to use. Click here to go to the Guide>>
Get Set: Disability Service Staff Induction Kit (2007)
Get Set is an induction kit for disability service organisations in the Northern Territory. The resource is designed for use with new staff, especially Disability Support Workers. It is a free resource available on-line or on CD. Read more about Get Set>>
Hear This: Supporting Aboriginal learners and employees who have hearing loss.
Hearing loss is very widespread in Aboriginal communities because of middle ear disease. Chronic ear disease leaves many Aboriginal people with long term permanent hearing loss and auditory processing problems. This can have a wide ranging effect on education and training, employment and family and social relationships. Hear This website contains resources and information for employers, educators, trainers and families. View the website >>
Skills Recognition Resource
This resource has been developed by Human Services Training Advisory Council to help employers to better understand the way that skills recognition works. Skills recognition processes are also called recognition of prior learning (RPL) and recognition of current competencies (RCC). Skills recognition is an assessment process where workers can have their skills and knowledge mapped against units of competency which make up formal qualifications. View the resource>>
Right on the Ground
Right on the Ground is an interactive CD that was developed in response to an Environmental Health Worker Training and Employment Initiative implemented by the Human Services Training Advisory Council (HSTAC) during 2002 – 2003. The project involved mentoring Indigenous Environmental Health Worker apprentices employed in Katherine West, Darwin Urban, Darwin Rural and Central Australian regions. Read More>>