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2008 TAFE Innovation Showcase

Skills Victoria, in collaboration with Victoria University, recently hosted the 2008 TAFE Innovation Showcase.

The programs showcased represent the future directions for training in Victoria. They focussed on finding new, innovative ways to overcome a host of challenges by engaging with industry and utilising the latest developments in technology and training practice.

Several of the industry partnerships showcased are also featured in a new booklet launched by the Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation Jacinta Allan, Skills Victoria: Building Skills >> Growing Business, which has been designed to inspire innovation in training and to encourage greater engagement between business and training providers. 
See, Innovative TAFE industry partnerships brochure (PDF - 941Kb)
Webcasts of the Showcase are available at: http://tls.vu.edu.au/otte/

Fieldwork Placements for Early Childhood Education Students

In early 2007, Skills Victoria, operating as the Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) commissioned a study into fieldwork placements for pre-service early childhood education teachers. The study was conducted by the Centre for Childhood Studies at Monash University.

The study examined the barriers to effective fieldwork participation faced by pre-service early childhood education teachers, who have pursued a pathway from Diploma-level TAFE early childhood courses to university early childhood degrees. As part of the project, a ‘best practice’ fieldwork model was designed and trialled.

For more information see, the Early Childhood Education Project (PDF - 327Kb)- ‘Barriers and opportunities in developing a best practice model in early childhood fieldwork placements for students articulating from the TAFE sector’.

Contact highered@diird.vic.gov.au to obtain a hard copy.

 

OTTE gets name change - Skills Victoria

From Monday 21 April, the Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) will operate as Skills Victoria.  This name change was announced as a part of the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) organisational strategy.

Skills Victoria will continue to provide strategic advice and analysis of Victoria’s skill needs, and acts as the system managers for the vocational education and training sector.

For more information on our structure, roles and responsibilities see the About Us section of this website.

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