AVETMISS 6.1 for VET providers: whats new and why?
The Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for VET providers is a national data standard. It ensures the consistent and accurate capture and reporting of vocational education and training (VET) information about students. The Standard details...
Facilitation Skills: Using Training Games
Training games are a form of experiential learning typically used to facilitate dynamic group processes. They encourage participant involvement and interest in training content. Facilitators can customize published games to suit their specific training needs, and when off-the-shelf games are...
The Upsurge of Informal Learning
Informal learning has emerged as an important element in employee development, and collaborative tools and technology help facilitate this process. Forward-thinking companies realize that while corporate training continues to play an integral role in advancing today’s workforce, informal learning has...
What is a Training and Assessment Strategy
A training and assessment strategy provides a framework for the organisation of training and assessment of qualifications and accredited courses in the vocational education and training sector. Courses offered in this sector include: Qualifications from National Training Packages Traineeship and...
Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations 2011: The new AQTF
Under the National VET Regulator, ASQA, it seems that AQTF will be known as “Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations”; and while the draft looks similar to the AQTF, there are changes! The draft standards, also known as a “legislative...
When there’s resistance in the room
No matter what the topic, format, or circumstances, many people in the room simply are not on board when a facilitator walks through the door. Every facilitator has witnessed eye rolls, inattention, negative remarks, and body language that signals disinterest....
Building a great sales staff
Are you constantly wishing your sales team would produce more leads and close more sales? Have you wondered why there are just a few people who generate most of the sales? Perhaps very few on your sales team is producing!...
The Successful Global Presenter: How to Engage Audiences Across Cultures
In today’s global economy, all companies from Fortune 100 powerhouses to small businesses look internationally for opportunities to grow. With so much at stake, trainers and other presenters who represent these companies often feel tremendous pressure to succeed. Unfortunately, many...
When You Don’t Want Employees to Agree
Harmony in the workplace is a good thing, but often conflict is needed to keep a team efficient and innovative. Most employers think that harmony in the workplace is a good thing, and, in some cases, it certainly can be....