If your employees are a true asset, then you need to make sure you make them a priority. Article Author: Bhavika Sharma, Survey Designer, SurveySparrow When employees are engaged, they perform better and your business grows. With fierce competition for top talent and the increasing cost of training new hires, you simply can’t afford to […]
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Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services’ franchise owners have made improved employee recruiting and retention a priority. Todd Hopkins, founder and CEO of Office Pride, says treating people the right way is the first step. Article Author: Bobby Halbrook, Owner/General Manager, Office Pride Hard-working front-line employees, many of them part-time workers, can make or break companies
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The VDC is pleased to announce that the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) funded Skills First Professional Learning Program for 2020 is commencing from 11 June 2020. This program is free to all employees of Victorian TAFE and RTOs and Learn Local organisations contracted under Skills First. An exciting and innovative series of
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The Federal Government commissioned a ‘rapid review’ of ASQA’s governance, culture and regulatory practices. The review made 24 recommendations and “has provided the necessary evidence to inform improvements that enhance ASQA’s regulatory approach and continue to strengthen its capacity to engage with the VET sector.” All recommendations have been accepted. Proposed changes to ASQA’s regulatory
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The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth, or LSAY, follows young peoples’ transitions from compulsory schooling to post-school education and into employment from the ages of 15 to 25. The paper highlights the insights and sometimes surprising findings of 25 years of research. The themes covered The paper, which can be found on the LSAY website
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Last year the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre in Bonn, Germany, published a paper on work-based learning (WBL) and its role “as a pathway to competence-based education.” The work is wide ranging and several Australians are featured among the contributing authors: notably Stephen Billet, Peter Rushbrook and Roger Harris. The book This ‘anthology’ of 334 pages, edited
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Despite COVID-19 and lockdowns No frills is still going to happen from 7 to 10 July, so save the dates! The theme for the 2020 conference is ‘Workforce ready: challenges and opportunities for VET.’ Registration will open soon, so keep an eye on NCVER’s website for details of how to register and get information about
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The year-long program begins within 30 days of hiring. Key program elements include: cohort-based social learning, Tech “Step Up” Boot Camp, project-based learning, and mentoring and coaching opportunities. Article Author: Edited by Lorri Freifeld The Technology New College Grad (NCG) Program serves all New College Grads (NCGs) in global payments technology company Visa Inc.’s Technology
Excerpt from “The Art of Performance: The Surprising Science Behind Greatness” by Jeroen De Flander. Article Author: Jeroen De Flander Andrew Thomson is a 36-year-old Ivy Leaguer with a dream career at an elite investment bank. He was quickly promoted from covering individual wealthy clients to managing the largest financial team in the U.S., overseeing
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Here are a few ways in which the post COVID-19 business world will be better off for having to change sooner than otherwise expected, and how leaders and managers can best mediate these changes. Article Author: Rishon Blumberg, Co-Founder, 10x Management and 10x Ascend I’ve recently seen many articles offering advice on how to adapt
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