20 Jun 2023 - Skills Facts 283

In today's newsletter:

• Tasmanian Training Awards update
• Australian Training Awards update
• VET Information Standard update
• TTAC Policies and Guidelines update
• Regional Data Enrolments Tool launched in beta
• Tasmania's skills team heading to nationals

Tasmanian Training Awards

Applications for the 2023 Awards have now been finalised.

The nominations across 13 categories highlight the tremendous work being done in vocational education and training in Tasmania.

Nominees have received an email advising that shortlisting is underway. Successful applicants will be invited to attend an interview in July to determine the 2023 finalists.

Awards Timeline

• June – shortlisting of all award categories.
• July – interviews for businesses, training providers and individual award candidates.
• September – gala presentation dinner, Wrest Point Conference Centre, Hobart.
• November – Australian Training Awards gala presentation dinner, Hobart.

Bookings for the Tasmanian Training Awards dinner, to be held on 8 September 2023, are expected to open next month.

For more information contact Jacqui Maclaine on 03 6165 6008 or go to the website www.skills.tas.gov.au/trainingawards

Australian Training Awards update

Nominations for the 2023 Australian Training Awards Direct Entry Categories have now closed and assessment of applications is underway.

The Awards recognise and celebrate excellence and are an important mechanism for promoting the benefits of vocational education and training.

The 2023 Australian Training Awards presentation dinner will be held in Hobart on Friday, 17 November. More information is available at www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au

VET Information Standard update

The Vocational Education and Training Data Streamlining program aims to modernise the way VET student activity data is collected, managed and used by the training sector with a focus on improving outcomes for the sector at a national level.

Working in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, state and territory training authorities and the VET sector regulators, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research is leading the development of a new VET Information Standard to replace AVETMISS 8.0.

To find out more about the VET Information Standard visit www.ncver.edu.au/rto-hub/vet-information-standard

TTAC policies and guidelines update

The Tasmanian Traineeship and Apprenticeship Committee (TTAC) has updated the TTAC Policies and Guidelines, specifically Policy Two, Training Contracts for School Aged Learners.

The full document is available on the Skills Tasmania website www.skills.tas.gov.au/apprenticeships_and_traineeships/ttac_policies_and_guidelines

Regional Data Enrolments Tool launched in beta

Skills Tasmania’s Regional Data Enrolments Tool is now live.

The tool provides a snapshot of the number of government-funded vocational education and training enrolments in Tasmania by local government delivery location or student residence.

It has been developed to provide a snapshot of VET delivered in Tasmania. Currently in its beta phase the Regional Data Tool is available for anyone to view and may be of specific interest to registered training organisations, Jobs Hubs and industry groups. It is available on the Skills Tasmania website
skills.tas.gov.au/about/vet_system/regional_enrolments_reporting

Tasmania's skills team heading to nationals

Thirteen of Tasmania’s best apprentices and trainees will represent the state, when Team Tasmania heads to the WorldSkills competition in Melbourne, this August.

WorldSkills Australia is the nation’s biggest vocational education and excellence competition for trainees and apprentices under the age of 23, with our Tassie team to compete against more than 400 competitors from around the country.

This year the team will be competing across industries including building and construction, manufacturing and engineering, patisserie, cooking and baking, beauty, and social and personal services.

To see who’s in the team, go to www.tastafe.tas.edu.au/worldskills