Australia needs a new system of VET qualifications.
Demonstration projects are being used by Jobs and Skills Councils to road-test proposed new approaches to the design of qualifications.
A series of quality principles have been agreed on to underpin qualification design.
HumanAbility is examining the volunteering qualifications within the CHC Community Services Training Package, investigating the potential to enable broader vocational learning that will effectively support individuals to volunteer across a range of sectors, such as health, welfare, emergency services, environment, animal welfare, sport and recreation, and community services.
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July 2024
This project is commencing with the establishment of a Project Reference Group (PRG) comprising representatives of volunteer involving organisations and peak bodies for the volunteering ecosystem and representatives from RTOs with innovative learning design experience.
Complementing subject matter expert advice on what is important for effective volunteering roles, we will apply critical and creative thinking to how learning might be imparted and evaluated through action learning in a vocational learning environment.
The project will deliver:
- Advice on qualification frame model; what a new qualification might look like and mapping of current training products against proposed new products.
- Examples of two units of competency developed for a new qualification frame model and how the products and frame would work in practice.
- Reflections and learnings gained from the project in context of application of the purpose-driven model and Qualification Development Quality Principles. This may reflect amendments to templates or guidance documents that will support future work related to qualification reform and recommendations to facilitate the broader work of Training Product Development for the Active Volunteering qualifications.
Project fact sheet
The details of this project’s Terms of Reference including Project Reference Group Members are here.
July - August 24
Workshops will be held in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and online throughout August. Details and registration links can be found below.
These workshops will help us to explore:
- What are the foundational/fundamental skills and knowledge needed for effective (front line) volunteering across all sectors?
- What are the foundational/fundamental skills and knowledge that are unique for sectors and situations?
- Beyond the front-line activities, what skills are needed?
- What practices/activities are currently used for skilling volunteers?
- Has the VET sector been of any assistance for skilling of volunteers? If not, why not? What might make it easier to use/access?
September 24
September 24
How to be involved
Targeted engagement through virtual and in-person workshops will provide valuable perspectives towards achievement of the project purpose.
Participation may be through workshop attendance (in-person or online) responding to the discussion paper or directly sharing advice and ideas with the HumanAbility project team.
Details of consultation activities will be provided here as they are finalised.
- Perth – Monday 12th August 9.30 – 11.30 am
Volunteering WA - Level 1, 3 Loftus Street, West Leederville WA
Perth workshop
- Sydney – Wednesday 14th August 9.30 – 11.30 am
Centre for Volunteering - Level 3, 40 Gloucester Street, The Rocks NSW
Sydney workshop
- Brisbane – Monday 19th August 9.30 – 11.30 am
Sports House - 150 Caxton Street, Milton QLD
Brisbane workshop
- Online Workshops
Workshop 1 - Friday 23rd August 9.30 - 11.00 am AEST
Microsoft Teams
Workshop 2 - Friday 23rd August 1.00 - 2.30 pm AEST
Microsoft Teams
Online workshops
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