1 TRANSFORMING THE TRADES PROJECT OVERVIEW . 2 TRANSFORMING THE TRADES CHALLENGER TAFE PROJECT IMPLEMENTING A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOUR PARADIGMS

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADES

PROJECT OVERVIEW

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CHALLENGER TAFE PROJECT

IMPLEMENTING A WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT MODEL

FOUR PARADIGMS OF TAFE

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADESFOUR PARADIGMS OF TAFE

PARADIGM 1: Campus- Based DeliveryTraining for industry and enterprises is delivered in classrooms, laboratories and workshops. Lecturers and trainers are expert presenters, demonstrators and tutors.

PARADIGM 2: College and Workplace Delivery“Your place or ours”. Training includes a blend of classroom and workplace delivery. The RTO hires both campus based lecturers and workplace trainers.

PARADIGM 3: Working Within Specific EnterprisesTraining embraces enterprise development, focusing on skill development for jobs. Trainers are work–based learning facilitators and workforce developers.

PARADIGM 4: Industry & Community Workforce Planning & DevelopmentThe RTO embraces an industry and community skills ecosystem mindset. Trainers, designers, consultants and teams operate inside the industry

skills ecosystem.

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PROJECT AIMS:

To ensure Challenger TAFE Construction – Peel Campus, in consultation with the various Residential, Industrial/Commercial Builders, Employer Groups/Associations and Building Materials Suppliers of the Peel Region is able to provide flexible, innovative, quality training and assessment processes that are fair and equitable to all parties now and into the future

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PROJECT THEME OVERVIEW

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADES Given the substantial and rapid growth of the

New House Construction and Home Renovation markets with the parallel growth of specialised Industrial Projects in the Peel Region, Identify and endeavour to resolve the delivery, training and assessment issues facing the Peel TAFE Construction section, that are posed by “fractionalisation” and “specialisation” in the “traditional trades” skill areas, and where many apprentices are more “likely” to be learning on the job from “non-qualified tradespersons” or “hammer hands”

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FOCUSSING ON

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Carpentry & Joinery – Wall & Ceiling Fixing Specialist Trade “Skill Sets” & Qualifications Identifying and recognising the fast moving

times and technology along with a changing work environment that TAFE Trade Instructors – Lecturers, Employers, Sub-Contractors, their Apprentices and Trainees operate

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Look at the specific delivery, training and assessment issues or problems that are posed by the various employer groups in these trade/skill areas

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Evaluate all information gathered to assist in the identification of the key or critical criteria necessary in the design and implementation of valid delivery, learning and assessment strategies specific to each, or combination of, trades and skill sets

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WHAT HAVE I LEARNT

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Patience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ? Definitely advanced my computer skills Updated my industry knowledge Enhanced my curriculum/TP knowledgeMuch more about my colleagues as people

and their expertise A better insight into the people whom we are

training

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WHAT SKILLS HAVE I USED

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Natural charm and chatting abilitiesAn understanding of working with people of

different cultures, impairments and adversity A wide knowledge of the construction trades

and their specialisations which helps to dispel uncertainty when dealing with clients

A creative ability to customise product and develop innovative training and assessment solutions and strategies

Leadership, (Ego), Initiative and Teamwork

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HOW WERE THESE SKILLS USED

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADES On my Director, PM, clients and colleagues displaying

hesitation or uncertainty of my more radical proposals To give management and clients confidence in my ability

to provide the service or product they required In the Development, Delivery and Assessment processes

of numerous Construction courses, at AQF level 1 including SAL and VET cert.1

Providing individualised training and assessment for Carpentry & Joinery and Wall & Ceiling Apprentices

Setting up of our new Peel Trades Compound whilst mentoring, guiding and assisting the “new, young team” of “ex” tradespersons to develop in the “professional” world of teaching and learning

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SUMMARY OF THIS PROJECTS ACHIEVEMENTS

TO DATE

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADES A well defined and accepted process for the “Fast

Tracking” of apprentices that is also compatible with the “Skills Recognition Process” in construction

Identifying and implementing “Skill Sets” with a generic workbook pro-forma in Carpentry & Joinery that are compatible/generic across “Housing” and “Full Trade” qualifications

The successful trial and change from “Intense Block Release Training” to “Day Release”

“Individualised Training Programs” identified for specific apprentices and implemented with the assistance of their employers/apprentice masters

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EXTRACTS FROM FEEDBACK GIVEN BY EMPLOYERS

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“Any program that provides flexibility and options for skills recognition such as the fast track scheme is a positive step and has certainly been successful for us”

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TRANSFORMING THE TRADES If “partial apprenticeships” or “segments of

apprenticeships” are recognised by various AQF assessment levels that can be built on, I see that as an opportunity to have people qualified/skilled in specific areas thereby satisfying our duty of care under safety and quality to have competent operators, even if they are not fully qualified in a trade (provided they are only used in their area of competency)

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“The flexibility of our apprentices training and the reduction in his time at TAFE was of great assistance to our business”. “Apprentices competencies can be achieved at TAFE or on site as demonstrated by his being nominated twice for apprentice of the year during his apprenticeship”

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“This type of training with the right students is to be encouraged for future tradespersons in our industry. I would have no hesitation in enrolling future apprentices with Challenger TAFE if the systems implemented by Brian are adopted in the future as it was a vast improvement compared to experiences with a former apprentice ”

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WHERE TO NOW

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The Project includes a range of TAFE and Construction Industry issues and scenarios which may/will have a critical impact on Trade Training for the future and so will be ongoing. The issues raised or identified are in many ways part of our AQTF requirements and will be constantly revised and moderated

Documents

1 TRANSFORMING THE TRADES PROJECT OVERVIEW . 2 TRANSFORMING THE TRADES CHALLENGER TAFE PROJECT IMPLEMENTING A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOUR PARADIGMS