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ESCoP Meetings 2009

Meeting One:

The first Employability Skills Community of Practice Meeting for 2009 was held at the Victorian TAFE Association (VTA) in East Melbourne on 24th February.

Key decisions made at this meeting:

  • Member database to be updated and ESCoP Meetings to be convened by Nita Shulz, Victorian TAFE Association.
  • Web presence to be established and website hosted by VTA
  • Funding submission to be submitted to TDC to assist with sustaining ESCoP activities in 2009

Meeting Two:

The second meeting was held at the VTA on Wednesday 22nd April.

We heard about two approaches to embedding employability skills into teaching practice

  1. Lisa Confoy-Blackshaw from Chisholm Institute presented on the use of portfolios of evidence for learners across the department of Culinary, Events & Hospitality
  2. Mark Mossuto from RMIT shared how the pedagogy of Problem Based Learning had informed the integration of Employability Skills in the classroom.

Engaging with Industry Forum - Integration of Employability Skills

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The Centre for VET Practice (Swinburne TAFE) and the Victorian Employability Skills Community of Practice recently held an Industry Forum sponsored by Reframing the Future. The event was held at the Victoria University Conference Centre in Melbourne on Tuesday 12th August, 2008.

This event sought to provide participants with the opportunity to explore that which contributes to successful 'Industry Engagement' and consider the importance of Employability skills at the qualification level and job role.

Forum presenters included:
Mr Andrew Rimington - Senior Policy Advisor Employment, Education & Training VECCI
Katrina George Southern Cross - Aged Care
Geoff Jackson TOLL - Transport and Logistics
Helen Fraser Crown - Hospitality sector
Ray Crampton - Electrical Trades Union ETU
Michael Murray - Business Consultant Manufacturing and Retail sector
Steven Pereira - GS1 Australia Chief Information Officer

Select the link below to view the recording

LAN (High Quality)

PART 1 - Industry Engagement Forum
PART 2 - Industry Engagement Forum

Broadband (Low Quality)

PART 1 - Industry Engagement Forum
PART 2 - Industry Engagement Forum

The following documents summarise key points from forum presenters and small groups.

Reflections from Industry
Cafe Conversation Discussion Notes