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Research, sector news and practical guidance from the CAQA team.
17 Dec 2021
Interview with John Molenaar, Quality and Compliance Auditor
Interview with John Molenaar, Quality and Compliance Auditor John Molenaar is an education professional who started his career in teaching with positions as a primary and secondary teacher. In the late 1980s/early...
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17 Dec 2021
Message from General Manager (14 Dec 2021)
Message from General Manager All of life's pleasures are just temporary, so make use of them while you can. The best memories will endure a lifetime, and if you do not experience...
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14 Dec 2021
Updates from CAQA Resources
Updates from CAQA Resources This year, we at CAQA Resources developed the following courses: CPC AUR ICT BSB EAL FSK SIR Next year, our resource development will be focussed on the following...
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02 Nov 2021
How to become a profitable training business? (Part 1) - An article by CAQA Skills and Edu Learning
How to become a profitable training business? (Part 1) - An article by CAQA Skills and Edu Learning The training industry is growing rapidly due to the growth in businesses requiring a...
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01 Nov 2021
The Top 10 VET Sector websites and resources - you must know!
The Top 10 VET Sector websites and resources - you must know! There are numerous resources available on the internet that you can use to make your life easier. Google, Wikipedia, YouTube,...
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01 Nov 2021
Advertise with us @ The VET Sector
Advertise with us @ The VET Sector The VET Sector is a digital magazine and newsletter that has been developed to promote and provide information about opportunities in the VET sector and...
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01 Nov 2021
The VET Sector News- November 2021
The VET Sector News- November 2021 Apprenticeships in butchery, childcare and hairdressing decline across the ACT Canberrans have been warned local butchers are a "dying trade" after data showed a steep drop...
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18 Oct 2021
Message from the CEO (1 Nov 2021)
Message from the CEO Welcome to the next edition of The VET Sector newsletter. This edition is jam-packed with useful information, informative articles, practical to-do suggestions, our professional experiences, and much more...
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18 Oct 2021
Why not being prepared in the vocational education and training industry is dangerous
Why not being prepared in the vocational education and training industry is dangerous If a training organisation is not prepared to either research, prepare, deliver, or evaluate the training program, it could...
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14 Oct 2021
Strategies to maintain VET and Industry currency as a trainer and assessor
Strategies to maintain VET and Industry currency as a trainer and assessor The VET industry is changing rapidly, therefore, trainers and assessors need to continuously update their skills, knowledge and competencies to...
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14 Oct 2021
Online learning - Understanding the learner experience continuum
Online learning - Understanding the learner experience continuum Online learning has become one of the most used forms of learning in the VET sector. It is a flexible and convenient way for...
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14 Oct 2021
Online learning - Understanding the learner experience continuum
Online learning - Understanding the learner experience continuum Online learning has become one of the most used forms of learning in the VET sector. It is a flexible and convenient way for...
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14 Oct 2021
CAQA Online forums, CAQA Info for maintaining your compliance and regulatory knowledge
CAQA Online forums, CAQA Info for maintaining your compliance and regulatory knowledge CAQA Online forums provide information for RTO professionals. The purpose of the forums is to support compliance and regulatory knowledge with...
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14 Oct 2021
Quality Student Assessment Resources from CAQA Resources
Quality Student Assessment Resources from CAQA Resources What are Student Assessments? An effective assessment tool allows learners to demonstrate their skills and knowledge according to set learning objectives. It is necessary to...
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14 Oct 2021
ASQA publishes scoping study on VET in schools
ASQA publishes scoping study on VET in schools The scoping study on vocational education and training delivered to secondary school students was issued by the national regulating agency in order to protect...
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14 Oct 2021
The VET Sector News II- October 2021
The VET Sector News II- October 2021 IDP Live transforms international landscape for next generation of students IDP has recently launched its new student-centred app, IDP Live. IDP Live brings together a...
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05 Oct 2021
How to create a compliant and effective session plan
How to create a compliant and effective session plan We are confident that you have heard the expression (and perhaps even used it yourself), "Failure to plan is planning to fail". When...
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05 Oct 2021
Overview of training provider response.
Overview of training provider response. COVID-19 has had an undeniable impact on the VET sector, with the significant and rapid transition to online learning early in the pandemic establishing the groundwork for...
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04 Oct 2021
Delivery of training before and during COVID-19
Delivery of training before and during COVID-19 Although there was a substantial transition (75.2%) to partial or full online delivery in response to COVID-19 (see the below table), more than half (52.5%)...
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04 Oct 2021
CQUniversity Graduate Guarantee offers a fully flexible, Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship, free of charge, to all domestic and international graduates
CQUniversity Graduate Guarantee offers a fully flexible, Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship, free of charge, to all domestic and international graduates Announced today, the CQUniversity Graduate Guarantee offers a fully flexible,...
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04 Oct 2021
Contextualisation - Why you must contextualise the training and assessment resources.
Contextualisation - Why you must contextualise the training and assessment resources. Understanding contextualisation Contextualising assessments and learner materials is one of the most thought-provoking tasks that RTOs face. Many RTOs are deemed...
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04 Oct 2021
Offshore learning hubs keep overseas students engaged
Offshore learning hubs keep overseas students engaged Universities in Australia and New Zealand, where borders have remained closed to international students for over 18 months, have found innovative ways to keep online...
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04 Oct 2021
Now and into the future
Now and into the future Approximately 12 months after the commencement of COVID-19 restrictions in Australia, only about one quarter (25.1%) of the surveyed RTOs who had transferred some face-to-face training online...
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04 Oct 2021
New Standards for Course Accreditation for Western Australia RTOs
New Standards for Course Accreditation for Western Australia RTOs Course accreditation is the formal recognition of a course by an accrediting body. In Western Australia, the course accrediting body is the Training...
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