Revised Music Training Package available
Innovation Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has released a revised Music Training Package which includes advances in digital technology and global communication. The package provides qualifications from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma in music business, music composition, music performance and sound production. For more information click here.
BSB07 Business Services Training Package version 2.0 endorsed
Changes to the Business Services Training Package (BSB07) were endorsed and approved on 20 January 2009. These changes included: The development and incorporation into qualifications of the following units in Intellectual Property: BSBIPR601A Develop and implement strategies for intellectual property management BSBIPR501A Manage intellectual property to protect and grow business BSBIPR405A Protect and use intangible [...]
Review of TAA40104 Certificate IV Training and Assessment
Background The proposed changes to the qualification outlined below arise from the consultation process undertaken by IBSA during the first half of 2009. This included: A meeting with IBSA’s Education Sector Advisory Committee in March 2009 A meeting with representatives of the State and Territory Training Authorities in March 2009 A meeting with the National [...]
What is Training.gov.au?
Training.gov.au is a system that the Australian, State and Territory Governments are developing to ensure people can get the information they need to make informed decisions about training. It will supersede NTIS and Training.com.au and will enable people to access: Information about training providers (RTOs) and courses; National Training Packages; The training system and how [...]
Training packages @ Work update
Music Training Package (CUS09) The National Quality Council endorsement of an enhanced Music Training Package has been approved by state and territory education and training ministers. It comprises 14 qualifications from certificate I to advanced diploma covering a range of disciplines, including: music business music composition music performance sound production. Read more online Aeroskills Training [...]
Training Resources
New agri-food resources Two new resources that address core skills and language, literacy and numeracy issues are available from the AgriFood Skills Australia website. read more online Training and assessment resource A new guide for registered training organisations currently delivering the Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAA40104) has been developed. read more online VRQA [...]
New AQF website
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) has updated its website. Features on the new site include: more user friendly access to AQF information a downloadable PDF version of the AQF Implementation Handbook information for overseas students that want to study in Australia information on the AQF register information on quality assurance arrangements links to publications including [...]
The e-learning crystal ball
A new report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year – more than twice as quickly as any other industry in Australia! The report, from business information analysts IBISWorld, forecasts that online education will be one of Australia’s major growth industries over the next 12 months, as learners increasingly demand education [...]
Service Industries Environmental Scan 2009
The Service Industries Environmental Scan 2009 draws together intelligence and research about existing and emerging trends and tendencies in the service industry sectors covered by Service Skills Australia and how these impact on skills and labour needs in the service industries. These include: wholesale retail and personal services (beauty, hairdressing and funerals) tourism and hospitality [...]
Service Skills Australia Training Package User Guides
Service Skills Australia has developed a series of Training Package User Guides to help registered training organisations (RTOs) effectively implement our training packages, and deliver training that meets industry’s needs. This is a free resource for RTOs which aims to improve the quality of training and assessment. The user guides have been developed for the [...]