Skills Recognition

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Skills Recognition

• Reframing the Future 2006

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Outline

• The Project
• Drivers
• Methodologies
• Outcomes
• What now?

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The Project - Aim

• a Skills Recognition framework that supports our
  relationship with learners and actively promotes
  the on-going engagement in life long learning

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The Project - Anticipated Outcomes

• A framework to guide the Skills Recognition
  Process
• Tools to support the Skills Recognition Process
• Appropriate implementation and operational use
  of the framework and tools

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The Project Anticipated Outcomes

• Staff Development program
• assessment focus
• skills and abilities

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Drivers External Scan

• Streamlined administrative processes, that are
  client focused, educationally sound and provide
  support

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Drivers External Scan

• Recognise skills first, then develop training
  plan
• Dont wait for student to ask about RPL
• .change of practice

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Drivers External Scan

• Dont expect a student to understand units of
  competency
• Make sense of the job role - what do I look like
  when I am competent
• .skills and abilities

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Drivers External Scan

• Ensure evidence of recognition is consistent
  with assessments in training programs
• Develop and keep records of how the judgment was
  made
• Support staff to be excellent assessors

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Drivers - Internal

• Consistent, user friendly information for
  students
• Incorporate RPL into our current delivery modes
• Templates how to populate?
• ..skills and
  abilities

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Drivers - Internal

• Commitment at a Wodonga TAFE strategic level
• Strategic Plan 2006 2012
• Commitment at a Government level
• Maintaining the Advantage Skilled Victorians
• Performance Agreement 2007

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Methodologies

• Project Team Formed
• Across teaching and support clusters
• Clarification of Direction
• Make meaning of the words in an operational
  sense
• Summary document was prepared to encapsulate the
  spirit of the project

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Methodologies

• Collection and analysis of resources
• and tools
• Across delivery clusters within the institute
• Recognising Competency CS H ITB (Brian
  Spencer)
• EEEEZY RPL Kit
• TAFE WA Finance and Property SKILLS RECOGNITION
  Self-Assessment Process

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Methodologies

• Development, trial and
• customisation of a framework to
• guide staff and students through the
• Skills Recognition process

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Methodologies

• Development, trial and customisation
• of tools to support the framework
• Skills Recognition fliers
• Skills Recognition power point
• Assessment templates
• Interview techniques and guidelines

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Methodologies

• Contemplate and test
• implementation models
• Delivery areas
• Clusters
• Institute
• Mix

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Methodologies

• Communication
• Team meetings
• Email/Intranet digital stories
• Informal gatherings in passages/offices/the
  canteen queue
• Project champions communication with clusters

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Methodologies

• Communicationcont
• Presentation at cluster planning
  sessions/meetings
• Monthly reports/discussion with the Educational
  Leadership Network

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Methodologies

• Communicationcont
• Scheduled Professional Development Sessions
  (breakfast/lunch/afternoon tea)
• Individual cries for help

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Methodologies

• Professional Development
• VISTA RPL for Dummies
• Reframing the Future RPL Done Well
• Full Staff Professional Development Day
• Staff Meetings/Planning Days
• Professional development lunches

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Outcomes

• Skills Recognition a topic of
• conversation!
• Increased knowledge of the need for
• and purpose of Skills Recognition
• Staff seeking more innovative ways of
• dealing with to Skills Recognition

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Outcomes Framework
Informative Stage Introductory Briefing

Evidence Gathering Stage Provide checklist and
templates
Generating Validating Evidence Interview Observa
tion Refining Interview
Review and Planning Feedback Training Plan
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Outcomes Tools and Resources

• Skills Recognition Flier
• Skills Recognition Power Point
• Assessment templates
• Interview techniques and guidelines

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Outcomes - Implementation

• Arghhhhhh!
• Primarily contained within clusters and
  delivery areas.
• Central point of inquiry Skills Recognition
  Centre
• Split responsibilities

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What now?

• Stakeholders - symposium
• Support the staff to implement the training
  package model in all its guises
• Support staff to be excellent assessors
• Skills and Abilities

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Take home message!
Recognition Rocks!