TAFE-Industry Roundtable: Connect and Co-Create – Perspectives from industry organisations
Over the coming weeks, we will share recordings from the recent virtual TAFE-Industry Roundtable held on Friday 27 August 2021. The first recording provides insightful perspectives from Skill Organisations (SO) and Skills Service Organisations (SSO) on effective industry engagement.
TDA welcomes Interim CEO – statement by TDA Board Chair, Mary Faraone
TAFE senior executive Jenny Dodd has been appointed as the interim CEO of TAFE Directors Australia.
TAFETalks: New World – New Approaches – Lessons from Canada
TDA warmly invites you to the next instalment of TAFETalks which will take place at 10:00am AEST on 12 August.
WFCP Awards of Excellence open for nominations
The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) has opened nominations for its annual Awards of Excellence.
From Broadcast to Me-Cast, Lessons for Micro-Credentials from TDA CEO Craig Robertson
Micro-credentials appear to be the new black in learning, here in Australia and around the world. Colleges and Institutes Canada has released a national framework for micro-credentials. Here in Australia, the former minister for education, Dan Tehan announced the micro-credentials marketplace and the review of the Australia Qualifications Framework also made recommendations about micro-credentials. The review of senior secondary pathways also recommended they be considered in senior schooling. There’s been little policy action since. What do we mean by micro-credentials? Craig Robertson explores this question for the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA).
Videos for international partners – TAFE Directors Australia
TAFE Directors Australia has produced two new videos to help international audiences better understand the Australian vocational education system, and TAFEs’ role in technical vocational education and training.
TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) is proud to present…TAFETalks
On behalf of TAFEs around Australia, TDA is excited to be launching TAFETalks. TAFETalks provide a virtual platform for TAFE staff and other interested VET stakeholders to come together, to share, learn and create connections across institutes and states and territories on current issues and priorities. Join TDA CEO, Craig Robertson in conversation with the National Skills Commissioner, Adam Boyton at 12:00 AEST on 15 April 2021 for a look at the year ahead. Registration is essential.
#POWEROFTAFE – The COVID Story, a new publication from TAFE Directors Australia (TDA)
Australian TAFEs have shown their responsiveness, resilience and innovation during the global COVID-19 pandemic, a new publication from TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) shows. TDA surveyed TAFEs in the latter half of the year to understand their journey through COVID-19. The result is The Power of TAFE: The COVID Story which describes the rapid and structured transformation that TAFEs underwent during 2020 in response to COVID-19. It documents the approaches adopted by TAFEs – how students coped and how staff adapted. The scale of the digital transformation was unprecedented.
‘Cyber Security – It’s Everyone’s Business’: WFCP webinar to launch the new Cyber Security Affinity Group
The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) will be hosting a webinar on Cyber Security to launch their new Cyber Security Affinity Group on Tuesday 8 December, 2020 at 4.00pm (Canberra/Melbourne/Sydney time). Anyone interested in this topic should take advantage of this free webinar bringing together experts in this field to discuss industry challenges, cyber education, how collaboration between industry and education can address cyber workforce challenges and why the subject of cyber security is an issue that concerns us all. Registration (free of charge) is required.
How applied research can support Australia’s post-COVID economic recovery
Applied Research. You hear it talked about often enough in circles of learned individuals. But what does it actually mean? Who does it and why? And why does Australia need it now more than ever for its post-COVID economic recovery? TDA has teamed up with Cisco-Optus to produce SMEs and TAFEs Collaborating through Applied Research for Growth to answer these questions.
