Edition 66, April 2009

Skills Recognition Conference - Sydney

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training is hosting a two-day conference on skills recognition to be held at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney on 25�26 May 2009.

The conference is designed to provide training and development managers and industry practitioners with an opportunity to learn from industry experts in skills recognition.

The conference will focus on:

  • assessing skills in a rapidly changing environment
  • critical factors for successful recognition
  • practical examples of recognition models across a wide range of industry sectors
  • building the skills of the VET workforce.

Keynote speakers will cover:

  • skills in a changing world and the implications for labour markets and skills development.
  • skill shortages and the current economic cycle, strategies for business sustainability harnessing the skills of your current workforce
  • effective skills recognition, and the contexts of recognition - the economy, the community, the worker, the employer
  • the international perspective.

The conference will also feature 'Big picture' panel discussions on:

  • the benefits of skills recognition in the context of skills shortages, downsizing, and effective partnerships
  • recognising the skills of overseas experienced workers
  • models to suit the context � community, individual, employer and worker needs � success stories
  • the best of skills recognition practice around Australia - strategies for sustainability
  • funding models and opportunities.

Industry sessions will focus on how industry is using innovative approaches to respond to the rapid changes in skill requirements. Practical models will be presented covering the community and volunteer sectors, large public agencies, private enterprise, tourism, food technology, automotive industry, high risk sectors with licensing issues such as construction and many more.

VET professional development sessions will provide training providers, human resource managers and workforce developers the opportunity to learn, discuss and share proven strategies that can be used with individuals and industry clients. Sessions will look at mentoring, the audit, selling recognition, quality assessment tools - national models, interviewing for skills recognition, integrating recognition into existing HR processes, group recognition and assessor assistant successes.

For more information and to register visit www.hotelnetwork.com.au/conferences/conferences#det3

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