CCA held its conference over two days in mid-September in Sydney. Conference MC Chem\u00e8ne Simson provided her take on the event\u2019s 5 \u2018takeaways\u2019 after two intense days of presentations.<\/p>\n

VDC\u2019s own virtual conference<\/a> will be here sooner than we think, in mid-November.<\/p>\n

Chem\u00e8ne\u2019s takeaways<\/h2>\n

In an article<\/a> on CCA\u2019s website Chem\u00e8ne highlighted what she termed were a series of \u201coutstanding presentations and discussions.\u201d There was a wide range of inspirational speakers, she suggests including many luminaries drawn from community education, academia and the broader VET sector.<\/p>\n

To quote her, the \u2018takeaways\u2019 were:<\/p>\n

\u201c1) State and Federal governments see skills and training as big priorities, with foundation skills \u2013 including literacy, numeracy and digital literacy \u2013 emphasised in most presentations and discussions\u2026 including those of politicians and practitioners alike.<\/p>\n

2) There is an appetite [in her words] to \u2018restore the heart of VET\u2019 and ensure that we aim for \u2018compliance and beyond\u2019 with our programs.<\/p>\n

3) To offer quality, impactful programs, we must first define our purpose \u2013 why we exist \u2013 then go from there.<\/p>\n

4) We must prioritise upskilling the training workforce if we are to fill increasingly urgent workforce deficits (for example, in aged care) \u2013 de-cluttering qualifications and ensuring they cover what is needed for work (and nothing else) is an essential step to increase course completion and ensure graduates are ready for work.<\/p>\n

5) The adult and community education (ACE) sector is uniquely positioned to welcome and offer disadvantaged people accessible pathways back into education \u2013 the trick is to use data and real-world stories to demonstrate the value that ACE providers offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article was complimented by another<\/a> drawing on Hugh Guthrie\u2019s presentation to the conference which talked about delivering high quality VET, albeit with a community education twist.<\/p>\n

This means we can now hardly wait for VDC\u2019s own virtual conference to be held on 17-18 November next. You can get some details about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Takeaways\u2019 from the Community Colleges Australia conference<\/a> | VDC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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