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Plan your training sessions

During many years of experience in the training and education industry, I have identified some critical areas where trainers are likely to underperform or even fail. One of those areas related to trainer’s job is the development and use of Session...

November 11, 2011

Learning Technologies

Customising Competency Standards

Competency based training and assessment focuses on the development of competencies required for effective performance in employment. Most competency standards are designed to have a broad relevance to employment across an entire industry. The objective is to have workers who...

November 11, 2011

Learning Technologies

Initial training for VET teachers: a portrait within a larger canvas

A research recently published by NCVER, shows some important information about the VET workforce. The mentioned study focuses on a critical aspect of the vocational education and training (VET) workforce: initial VET teacher training. It has identified the generic teacher education...

August 16, 2011

Learning Technologies

RTOs Continuous Improvement

Barriers to Continuous Improvement As a frontline manager or supervisor of quality within a RTO, you need to be aware of barriers that industries or organisations can place in the way of continuous improvement. This well help you deal with...

August 8, 2011

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Training Skills used by the Virtual Trainer

Let’s focus specifically on the unique role of the trainer in the virtual classroom. Many classroom-training skills are still used in the virtual environment. Let’s review the basic training skills used by the virtual and classroom trainers alike, with special...

July 19, 2011

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Virtual Training is Still Training

Comparison between Virtual and Face-to-face Training Many of the same skills are used in both the face-to-face and virtual classroom. There are two main differences when facilitating classes virtually: You do not see the participants. You use technology to communicate...

July 18, 2011

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What is Virtual Training?

If you ask 10 different trainers to define “virtual training,” you will probably get 10 different responses. To one person it might be talking a self-paced e-learning course, and to another it might mean a Second Life meeting. Virtual training...

July 7, 2011

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What is Virtual Training? Part 2

Informal learning Much of what is learned by someone actually takes place outside of the formal classroom. This is called informal learning. Informal learning can be on-the-job training where someone learns by doing. It can also be reading a book...

June 7, 2011

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VETAB’s advice for RTOs on organisational capacity

The Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) recently issued a guideline for RTOs on Organisational Capacity. The guideline clarifies how registered providers can: Allocate floor space per student for their premises Apply maximum overseas student numbers per class. This...

April 19, 2011

Better, Smarter, Faster: Web 3.0 and the Future of Learning

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Better, Smarter, Faster: Web 3.0 and the Future of Learning

How are the Semantic Web, Mobile Web, and the immersive Internet changing the way we learn and deliver learning? The growing and central role of technology in organizational learning can be characterized as both a boon and a burden. While...

April 13, 2011