Department of Education and Training
Higher Education and Skills Group
ACFE Division - Memo
TO:
- ACFE Board
- ACFE Regional Councils
- Adult education institutions
- PIRE Branch staff
- Registered Learn Local providers
FROM: Jeanette Nagorcka Executive Director ACFE Division
DATE: 12 July 2022
SUBJECT: Professional development opportunities in the second half of 2022
Actions:
- Learn Local staff register for major professional learning programs
Several free substantial professional development opportunities for Learn Local staff events are on in second half of 2022.
For pre-accredited educators:
- Round six of the 20 hour Adult Literacy and Numeracy Practitioner Program (ALNPP) delivered over several weeks. The orientation session by ALA/ACEVic is on Thursday 21 July 2022 1.30-2.15pm. Contact Tamsin Rossiter
- The four hour Koorie ALNPP module for educators teaching literacy and numeracy to Koorie learners. Contact Tamsin Rossiter
- Moving delivery online with mentor support, a 12-week program delivered via ZOOM by the VET Development Centre (VDC) commencing on Thursday, 28 July 2022. Register for Moving delivery online with mentor support
- Developing Digital Skills with a Blended Learning Approach program by VDC that runs over five weeks and involves a weekly 1-hour webinar and 1-hour ‘hands-on’ virtual workshop. Round 1 commencing 13 July is already full. Round 2 starts 5 October. Contact Lisa Confoy at VDC
- Teaching Vulnerable Learners program comprising three parts, each of two 90 minute sessions and a one-hour session spread over three weeks run by the VDC. Register for one or more of these teaching and learning professional learning opportunities
- Engagement for Success (begins 21 July)
- Building Learner Support and Wellbeing (begins 11 August)
- Supporting Learner Pathways (begins 13 October)
For managers of Learn Local programs:
- Program for pre-accredited managers engaging with employers delivered by the Small Business Mentoring Service that comprises:
- Instructional workshops online
- Private follow up mentoring at each participating Learn local
- Facilitated Community Working Group Sessions
Register for the Introductory webinar to overview the program on 13 July 2022.
- Professional Leadership program run by VDC - register for the topics:
- Introduction to VET and Learn Local Governance (session 1, 19 July, repeated 2 times later)
- Strategic Planning and Financial Management (session 1, 26 July repeated 2 times later).
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