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?
enterprises - sustainability
communities - capacity building
individuals - aspirations
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Our Service model
Workforce Development
Lean ThinkingJob Analysis / DesignTraining Needs AnalysisWorkforce PlanningJob Placement
TAFE(Individual)
Individual AspirationsSocial Inclusion Personalised and FlexibleRecognition
Organisations and Enterprises
Community Capacity Building
Registered Training Organisations
PartnershipsRecovery and Second ChanceMulti Agency ApproachEmployability SkillsLife Skills
Experience Quality
Customer intimacy
Government Charter
WorkplaceTraining
Workplace Training and AssessmentTraineeships and ApprenticesCustomisedRecognition / Gap TrainingContinuing Professional Development
Strategic Directions
Workforce Development
Community Capacity Building
Community Partners
Customer First
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.
23 July 2010New Teacher Orientation
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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
Really Making a Difference