OK, this short article represents the hope that life will eventually return to a ‘new normal’, and Australia’s borders will open again. Once international students start to return, they will need places to stay. Homestay is one accommodation option. The research Jen Walsh and Hugh Guthrie conducted a project funded by the Victorian Department of […]
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Here’s another idea, building on our first article this issue. It’s from Holmesglen Institute Mackenzie Research Centre. It proposes “the Diploma of Professional Studies, that utilises existing training packages and also incorporates literacy, numeracy and digital competence skills.” What’s the deal? Authored by Gerald Burke, Tom Karmel and Bruce Mackenzie and entitled “A vocational education
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Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute has just released its latest report. Entitled ‘Averting an Escalating Labour Market Crisis for Young People in Australia: A Proposed National Job Cadet Program’ its authors are Peter Dawkins, Peter Hurley and David Lloyd. The problem The report argues “that school leavers and recent graduates have been hardest hit by the
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How a talent mobility strategy can help unlock workforce potential. Article Author: Dawn Baron, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, PeopleFluent Sponsored by: As business leaders and workers around the world continue to develop new ways to overcome the challenges of working under lockdown, companies must work harder to keep employees engaged and
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Excerpt from Hands On Technology Transfer Inc.’s white paper “We Know What Makes Learning Effective. Why Don’t We Do What It Takes?” Article Author: Colin E. Grant, Chief Education Officer, Hands On Technology Transfer, Inc. Although high-minded people have been talking about the process of learning for at least 2,500 years, humans did not seriously
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Lessons learned as sessions are moved from live events to virtual formats. Article Author: Shaun McMahon, President and Founder, and Brian Kane, Vice President of Sales, Illuminate At the beginning of March, we were hard at work developing several live workshop programs, each scheduled for spring 2020. While we were aware of the growing threat
A three-step process of knowledge accumulation, integration, and reconfiguration can help. Article Author: Mostafa Sayyadi, CAHRI, AFAIM, CPMgr Knowledge, with its wide classifications, can be classified into individual and collective knowledge. Executives recruit followers based on their individual knowledge, which refers to the individual’s skills, prior knowledge, and proficiencies (sometimes referred to competencies). Collective knowledge,
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The overhauled program included converting delivery methods from mostly live instructor-led training conducted by operators in the Environmental Services (EVS) department at every hospital served to blended training with an emphasis on e-learning modules accessed via the company’s learning management system (LMS). Article Author: Edited by Lorri Freifeld Compass One Healthcare’s Environmental Services (EVS) Frontline
If you’re looking for people within your organization who can be your teleworking trailblazers, look no further than your employees who have completed a degree or certificate online. Article Author: Melissa Marcello, Associate Vice President, Champlain College Online COVID-19’s impact has led to a dramatic increase in remote work, accelerating an already growing trend. But
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