Release of New Occupational Standard Classification for Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teachers A new Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) occupation was released by the ABS on 6 December 2024. It is 259931- Adult Literacy/Numeracy Teacher, and can be found here: Occupation 259931 Adult Literacy / Numeracy Teacher | Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is a significant […]
Update on the National Foundation Skills Strategy Through the National Skills Agreement, the Commonwealth, State and Territory Skills Ministers agreed to develop a 10‑year National Foundation Skills Strategy by the end of 2024 to strengthen the quality and sustainability of the sector. A Commonwealth-State working group was established earlier this year to develop the Strategy.
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4 December 2024 Following from ACTA’s submission to this Inquiry 2024 September- ACTA’s Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Contract Management Frameworks – Australian Council of TESOL Associations, ACTA Vice-President, Helen Moore, gave evidence in a hearing on 4 December. The Hansard transcript from the hearing will be available shortly on the Inquiry website. Those interested
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VET Sector News: The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has announced the release the VET Workforce blueprint: a national plan to address workforce challenges. To support the Blueprint’s release, the Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, has announced an initial suite of foundational national actions. These include: occupational mapping for the VET
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Announcement: ACTA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the contract management frameworks operated by Commonwealth entities is now online. Our submission consists of two files: ACTA’s submission (re the Administration of the Adult Migrant English Program contracts) ‘Exhibits’: Evidence the supports arguments that are made in our submission Click here to read our submission. Click
VET Workforce Blueprint The Australian Government, in collaboration with states and territories, is developing a VET Workforce Blueprint to support, grow and sustain the VET workforce. The Blueprint will identify strategies and actions for workforce issues such as attraction, retention, development, and career progression. Over the past few months, dandolopartners has been working with the
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is working on designing a new stream in the Skills for Employment and Education (SEE) Program). This stream seeks to improve First Nations people’s access to tuition and training in literacy and numeracy. A SEE Program Stream 2 – First Nations Delivery Working Group has been providing
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Jobs and Skills Australia is leading the development of a new national study on adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills. The Foundation Skills Study consists of four elements: a survey of Australian adult literacy and numeracy skills a feasibility study into how best to collect the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skill levels of First
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Through ACTA’s representation in the Foundation Skills Advisory Group set up in 2022 by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), ACTA was nominated as a key stakeholder in a significant consultation on developing a VET Workforce Blueprint. The Blueprint will recommend strategies and actions that will create stability and quality in the VET
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Reaccreditation of the EAL Framework The (adult) EAL Framework curriculum was reaccredited on 1 January 2024, and a Committee was put together to support the reaccreditation process. The Committee sought feedback on the draft units for:- – Certificate II in EAL (Employment) – Certificate III in EAL(Employment) – Certificate IV in EAL (Employment/Professional) For further
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