Sixteen (16) Career’s Advisor's from Sydney Diocese had an afternoon at OTEN touring the facilities and learning about what OTEN can offer their students. Presentations were given by Lyn Hope (OTEN TVET Consult- ant), Connie Fraser (OTEN HSC Co- ordinator) and Veronica Ryan (OTEN Inter- national Students). The group was shown the process of how OTEN produce their learning materials right through to how we support the students through their course. The tour was organised by Carol Amorim from Catholic Education Office. If you have a group of teachers or Career’s Advisors that would like a visit to OTEN please contact the TVET Consultant Lyn Hope on PH: 9715 8153. Volume 4, Issue 1 November, 2009 www.oten.edu.au/oten/tvet/ Sydney Diocese Careers Advisors tour oten TOTT- The OTEN TVET Times INSIDE TOTT Australian Vocational Student Prize OTEN Graduation 2010 TVET Course Guide Meet the new OTEN TVET Consultant Framework results OTEN are offering 2 brand new courses in 2010: Certificate III Disabilities Certificate III Children’s Services It is possible for students to achieve a full Certifi- cate III in either of these areas, studying both in Year 11 & Year 12. Please see next columns for details. New Courses for 2010 CERTIFICATE III DISABILITIES 240hr & 360hr courses avail- able Cert III achieved through 360hr course over 2 years Covers personal care and ac- tivities for people with a dis- ability Work placement 240hr—35 hours total 360hr—70 hours total CERTIFICATE III CHILDREN’S SERVICES 240hr, 360hr, 420hr & 480hr courses available Cert III achieved through 480hr course over Year 11 & Year 12 Study of 420hr course over 2 years gives stu- dents the ‘core’ units required to apply for the Diploma of Children’s Services after their HSC. Currently the government is subsidising the fees for the Diploma so the student may be able to continue their study for free. Students can gain employment as an untrained childcare worker with Cert III.
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Sixteen (16) Career’s Advisor's from Sydney
Diocese had an afternoon at OTEN touring
the facilities and learning about what OTEN
can offer their students. Presentations were
given by Lyn Hope (OTEN TVET Consult-
ant), Connie Fraser (OTEN HSC Co-
ordinator) and Veronica Ryan (OTEN Inter-
national Students). The group was shown
the process of how OTEN produce their
learning materials right through to how we
support the students through their course.
The tour was organised by Carol Amorim
from Catholic Education Office.
If you have a group of teachers or Career’s
Advisors that would like a visit to OTEN
please contact the TVET Consultant Lyn
Hope on PH: 9715 8153.
Volume 4, Issue 1
November, 2009
www.oten.edu.au/oten/tvet/
Sydney Diocese Careers
Advisors tour oten
TOTT- The OTEN TVET Times
INSIDE TOTT
Australian Vocational Student Prize
OTEN Graduation
2010 TVET Course Guide
Meet the new OTEN TVET Consultant
Framework results
OTEN are offering 2
brand new courses in
2010:
Certificate III Disabilities
Certificate III Children’s Services
It is possible for students
to achieve a full Certifi-
cate III in either of these
areas, studying both in
Year 11 & Year 12.
Please see next columns
for details.
New Courses for 2010
CERTIFICATE III DISABILITIES
240hr & 360hr courses avail-able
Cert III achieved through 360hr course over 2 years
Covers personal care and ac-tivities for people with a dis-ability
Work placement
240hr—35 hours total 360hr—70 hours total
CERTIFICATE III CHILDREN’S SERVICES
240hr, 360hr, 420hr & 480hr courses available
Cert III achieved through 480hr course over Year 11 & Year 12
Study of 420hr course over 2 years gives stu-dents the ‘core’ units required to apply for the Diploma of Children’s Services after their HSC. Currently the government is subsidising the fees for the Diploma so the student may be able to continue their study for free.
Students can gain employment as an untrained childcare worker with Cert III.
OTEN teachers are now looking at the progress of their students in view to making recommendations for this year’s Australian Vocational Student Prize. The criteria for selection is:
Yr 12 student
Completing a TVET course at least Cert II level
Outstanding vocational & employability skills; high achievements; determination; commit-
ment.
Australian citizen or permanent resident
Successful students will receive $2000 each.
We will contact the school to suggest students for nomina-
tions. Nominations close 4 December.
For more information please phone OTEN or go to site:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/
AustralianVocationalStudentsPrize/Pages/Home.aspx
P A G E 2
OTEN has a very good track record of success in the Australian Vocational Student Prize. Last year we had 13 nominations and
13 students successful! That’s 39 prize winners over the last 4 years.
Congratulations to these students:
T O T T - T H E O T E N T V E T T I M E S
Australian Vocational Student
Prize
2008 Australian Vocational Student Prize
Student School Course
Robyn Mitchell (SBT) The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga Business Services
Kate Ozvatic (SBT) Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College
The Entrance Campus
Property Services
Kisani Upward (SBT) McCarthy College, Tamworth Business Services
Brittany Burge Manilla Central School, Manilla Property Services
Rebekah Elliot Coonamble High School, Coonamble Accounting
Elizabeth Humphris Tyndale Christian College, Blacktown Accounting
Jessica Kennard MET – Cardiff South Campus, Cardiff South Accounting
Seray Hiyazi Christadelphian Heritage College, Kemps Creek Children’s Services
Dayne O’Hara Norfolk Island Central School, Norfolk Island Tourism
Nicholas Phillips Newington College, Stanmore Property Services
Shane Treeves The Scots College, Bellevue Hill Accounting
Cooper Woodland Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay Tourism
Kisani Upward (above) of McCarthy College, Tamworth, was
one of the 13 OTEN Australian Vocational Prize winners. Kisani
studied Business Services as a school-based trainee and has
Cooper Woodland Tomaree High School, Highest HSC Band 6 Tourism
Shane Treeves Scots College, Sydney Highest HSC Band 6 Accounting
Douglas Gordon Endeavour Sports High
School, Sydney Aboriginal Achievement Award Business Services
Samantha Brown Temora High School 1st in course Community Services
Brittany Burge Manilla Central School 1st in course Property
As part of the NSW Department of Education and Training, TAFE NSW is the largest vocational and technical education provider in the southern hemisphere and operates through 10 institutes with more than 120 campuses. The Open Training and Education Net-work (OTEN) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), and is part of TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute and specialises in in-novative distance education services.
OTEN was established to provide and support flexibly delivered education and training programs. OTEN’s purpose designed site at Strathfield opened in 1995 and delivers online, blended and flexi-ble learning programs, custom designed workplace training for business clients, as well as conventional print based distance learn-ing material.
OTEN is a world leader in distance education and the use of tech-nology to deliver high quality educational and training. OTEN quality assurance and quality enhancement policies and processes are linked to the concepts of continuous development, improvement and accountability. These are in accor-dance with Australian and NSW legis-lative and reporting requirements. OTEN is the largest non-classroom based education provider in Australia with more than 37,000 students en-rolled in over 250 courses.
TVET Consultant—Lyn Hope OTEN—Open Training and Education Network TAFE NSW 51 Wentworth Road STRATHFIELD NSW 2135
2008 Framework results
Phone: (02) 9715 8153 1300 554 014 (cost of a local call) Fax: (02) 9715 8400 Email: [email protected]
