Our next PD - 'Learning to Work, Working to Learn'
A PD day focusing on preparing students for work and helping them to learn from work
 Sessions include:
- OHS resources to engage young workers
- workplace learning and assessment
- young workers’ rights and responsibilities
- developing an employability skills passport
- innovative ways of delivering Work Related Skills
and more!
Relevant to WRS teachers and work experience coordinators.
When? May 6th, 2010
Where? William Angliss Conference Centre, Level 5, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
Register and more information
2010 VALA Conference - Learning on the Edge: Applied within, between, across - a great success
 The VALA conference, held on Friday March 19th was a great success. Andrew Douch kicked off the day with a keynote titled Engaging at the Edge. In the keynote Andrew talked about his experiences with engaging new generation of learners using easy-to-use technologies.
There were over 30 workshops, approx 50 presenters,12 displays and over 200 participants. Thanks to all for making the day such an enjoyable and informative one.
VALA Resources website – a sneak preview
At the end of the conference, participants were given a ‘sneak preview’ of the soon to come VALA Resources webpage. Through the webpage, users will be able to search for applied learning (including VCAL) resources. Speaking at the conference, Michelle O’Brien, Vice-President of VALA, encouraged participants to keep a look out for the launch of the new VALA Resources Webpage.
SAFE-T1 – What’s new?
 Term 1 • SAFE-T1 T-shirt competition for students
Get your students to answer 5 easy questions from information available on the SAFE-T1 website and they could win a T-Shirt.
10 T-shirts to give away to the first 10 correct answers.
Learn more
2010 SAFE-T1 Small Grants
There’s still time for your students to apply for one of the SAFE-T1 2010 Small Grants. Guidelines and Application form are available at http://www.vala.asn.au/smallgrants.htm
New resources @ SAFE-T1
New resources are being added to the SAFE-T1 Resource centre on a regular basis. Take some time to check out the Resources Centre or have a look at a sample of what you can find on the website.
Sampler PDF 500KB)
VALA – representing you
NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) held a public forum on Friday, 5 February 2010 at Victoria University to give stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the future national VET research priorities. Linnet Hunter, VALA’s Education Officer represented VALA at the forum and had the opportunity to stress the need for research that focuses on the needs of young people in the VET system.
For more information about the National VET research priorities visit http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/priorities2010beyond.html.
You may also wish to contribute to a blog at http://futureresearch.pbworks.com/.
Other news
 2010 Consumer Stuff Challenge Competition - NOW OPEN
Consumer Affairs Victoria’s popular student competition challenges secondary school students to produce their own consumer information product.
There are two competitions, one for VCAL students and the other for students in years 7 to 10.
See www.consumer.vic.gov.au/consumerstuff for more information.
 Tell Us: Are you more than your marks?
The Foundation for Young Australians is seeking to engage secondary school students across Australia by asking them to have their say about how schools should measure success.
Encourage your students to have their say at www.tellus.org.au
Events
 National Youth Week 2010
10 – 18 April
Young people direct – Statewide Youth Forum
Young People Direct is a chance for young people to have your say about the things that are important to them and what it’s like to live in their community.
Where? Swan Hill Town Hall
When? Thursday 15th April
For information and to register: Call 9208 3200 or email youth@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Signal Residency
 Signal is Melbourne’s first arts studio dedicated to people aged 13 to 20 interested in a wide range of art forms. As part of its inaugural years program, Signal is running a pilot residency program, offering two week-long residencies in June 2010 to performance artists aged between 13 and 20 years.
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Applications are due by Sunday 25 April at 4pm.
Professional development opportunities
Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) National Career Conference
Conference theme: Greening Career Development to prepare future workers for Green jobs.
7-9 April 2010 • Adelaide
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VISTA Residential Conference
The theme of the annual VISTA Residential Conference is VET (Vocational Education and Training) – The Invisible Sector? Participants will be able to explore the critical roles that Adult Community Education (ACE) and VET play within the national tertiary education sector (as outlined in the Bradley Review).
23-25 May 2010 • Silverwater Resort, San Remo
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Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council 2010 Conference • "I learn ... YOU learn ... WE learn ..."
The conference will focus on “real learning” and the ways in which we, as practitioners, make learning possible in diverse and challenging contexts. Sharing and affirming good adult literacy, language and numeracy practice and finding ways to encourage innovative and creative thinking are essential aims of the conference.
Friday June 4, 9.00am - 4.00pm • William Angliss Conference Centre
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VETnetwork Conference - Creative Futures: The changing landscape
The VETnetwork Australia National Conference is designed for teachers, trainers, assessors, managers, community groups, registered training organisations, researchers and others who help young people undertake vocational education and training (VET) programs and prepare for work.
15-17 September 2010 • Adelaide
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Membership renewal
Thanks to those who have renewed and, in doing so promptly, have minimised our administrative costs. Will be sending out a reminder shortly.
If you're not a member but want to get membership benefits and contribute to the applied learning scene, join here!
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