Skills for the VET Practitioner

Greater Western Sydney

population 2 million +

third largest economy in Australia

growth centre – industrial and residential

20% of all NSW jobs

cultural and socio-economic diversity

social disadvantage challenge

Why are we here?

enterprises - sustainability

communities - capacity building

individuals - aspirations

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Our Service model

Workforce Development

Lean ThinkingJob Analysis / DesignTraining Needs AnalysisWorkforce PlanningJob Placement

TAFE(Individual)

Individual AspirationsSocial Inclusion Personalised and FlexibleRecognition

Organisations and Enterprises

Community Capacity Building

Registered Training Organisations

PartnershipsRecovery and Second ChanceMulti Agency ApproachEmployability SkillsLife Skills

Experience Quality

Customer intimacy

Government Charter

WorkplaceTraining

Workplace Training and AssessmentTraineeships and ApprenticesCustomisedRecognition / Gap TrainingContinuing Professional Development

Strategic Directions

Sustainability

Workforce Development

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Community Capacity Building

Community Partners

Customer First

Skills for the VET Practitioner

Looks outwards at market needs and seeks to meet those needs

Constantly asks the question – what does the client want from VET?

Skills for the VET Practitioner

Develops and sustains long-term relationships with clients

Is demand driven and provides services wanted by enterprises and individuals

If you don’t know who the learners are – their concerns, their ambitions, their background –

how can you know if you’re making a difference for them?

Skills for the VET Practitioner

Understands links between training and workforce development

Lets go of the old certainties

By deliberately keeping assessment out of the hands of learners, we are denying them one of the essential tools – perhaps the essential tool – which enables them to

become lifelong learners

Skills for the VET Practitioner

Taps into wider networks for information and resources

Is able to draw on the specialist skills and knowledge of colleagues and partners

Human memory is not a container or a computer. It is an inventor, an artist, a poet, a storyteller–remarkably flexible, durable,

and adaptive. It becomes what we make it.

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The Benefits – a win for...• Customers - as we respond with customised and

personalised services• The region – as the benefits of training contribute to

socio-economic development• The Institute - as our reputation grows• Staff - new opportunities to implement innovative

approaches to service delivery

Really Making a Difference