The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has commissioned the development of resources to support Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in the delivery of the skill set: COVID-19 Critical Skills Point of Care Testing. The skill set is part of the national COVID-19 response and includes the following units:

• MSL974030 Process body fluid specimens using a point of care testing device
• HLTPAT003 Perform capillary blood collections

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Premier Mark McGowan and the Minister for Education and Training, Sue Ellery announced the establishment of an urgent review on skills, training and workforce development in response to COVID 19’s impact on the workforce in Western Australia. The review made 46 observations and recommendations under five key themes, to support Western Australia’s workforce to look forward. The State Government has confirmed its commitment to advancing immediately almost all of the review recommendations and will continue as part of the State’s Recovery Plan.

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Consultation paper: Working together towards effective self-assurance

ASQA has released a consultation paper to help build a shared understanding of self assurance as they aim to work with the sector to understand how they can support providers in building capability for self-assurance, through critical examination and continuous improvement of practices for sustained compliance, to produce quality outcomes for students, employers, and the community. ASQA is seeking input on their proposed approach to developing self-assurance capability and practice for providers.

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This report shows that individual completion rates for apprentices and trainees who commenced training in 2015 have held relatively steady at 56.8%.
It also tracks the outcomes of apprentices and trainees from when they started their training, recognising it generally takes 3 to 4 years to complete a trade and 1 to 2 years to complete a non-trade apprenticeship or traineeship.

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The number of students taking VET subjects as part of their secondary schooling increased 2.2% in 2019 to 235,800. This report shows there were 17,100 school-based apprentices and trainees, and 218,700 students undertaking other VET in Schools programs. From 2015 to 2019, VET in Schools students decreased by 8.3%.

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The AVI: Aviation Training Package Training Package has been updated on training.gov.au:

• 1 qualification updated
• 1 skill set added
• 1 unit of competency added
• 2 units of competency updated
• 1 imported unit of competency added
• 1 imported unit of competency removed

The MST: Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package has been updated on training.gov.au:

• 1 qualification updated
• 1 skill set added
• 2 units of competency added
• 2 units of competency updated
• 4 units of competency removed
• 9 imported units of competency added
• 9 imported units of competency removed

The MSS: Sustainability Training Package has been updated on training.gov.au:

• 10 qualifications updated
• 2 skill sets added
• 1 skill set removed
• 3 units of competency added
• 1 unit of competency removed
• 6 imported unit of competency added
• 7 imported unit of competency removed

The Australian and Tasmanian governments have entered into a partnership to support the delivery of infection control training by registered training organisations at low or no cost to customer-facing workers.
Applications for Round 1 will be accepted from 25 July until the program closes at 2:00pm on 17 August 2020.

Information on eligibility, application and grant criteria and program conditions can be found on the Skills Tasmania website.
 

This webinar will introduce the concept of self-assurance and what it means for providers. It will also provide information about how ASQA will work with the sector to increase its regulatory focus on provider self-assurance.

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Velg Training and MRWED have specifically designed TAE PD Week for Trainers and Assessors to assist them with meeting their ongoing trainer and assessor requirements under the Standards for RTOs 2015. The webinars that make up the TAE PD Week have been developed by industry experts and align with components of the 9 core units from the latest TAE40116 qualification.

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This Velg2Go short course will focus on defining what industry engagement actually is, and why it is needed. It will explore the process of effectively engaging with industry representatives and the documentation of those activities, as well as the importance of acting upon the outcomes of those activities and applying systematic improvements as a result.

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