In a recent case pending for June 2016 approval the PM and the Minister for Education assistance was sought about the deficiencies in the case for endorsement presented by CPSISC for CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry. The stats are simple. 95% of white cards are delivered in an E-Learning / Online format with the average course time being between 2.5 to 4 hours to complete. 90 % of the age grouping is between 15 and 25 years that actually complete the program Why would we force students who learn everything via a high tech environment suddenly back to a book / in class format that doesn’t recognise learning styles and the ability of the learner to work faster? The costs to industry will be more than 1 Billion Dollars if they make this change crippling all levels of industry form small to large with much higher costs. The project was supposed to be guided by a Project Reference Group to oversee the project and facilitate industry input. These key Group Members listed below and the CPSISC Consultant drove the words “ Real Time” to be inserted into to the final document “Not Approved by the Consultation Group” …
Anyone with a complaint or query about the VET sector now has one number to call – 13 38 73. The hotline, recently launched by the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, directs complaints to the appropriate Commonwealth, state or territory organisation for help. “This new one-stop-shop hotline, a joint initiative with state and territory governments, will make it easier to stop the exploitation of students, businesses and taxpayer funding,” Senator Birmingham said. The hotline also allows the Department of Education and Training to analyse complaint trends in order to quickly identify what further action and improvements are needed. The National Training Complaints Hotline is accessible on 13 38 73 (Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm nationally) or via email at [email protected]. For more information about this initiative, click here. Source: tlisc.org.au
New standards to combat rogue training brokers and protect prospective students from unscrupulous marketing practices, come into force from today. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham said the Australian Government is taking decisive and coordinated action to stop the exploitation of students. “Stories abound of people being stopped on the street and offered incentives including cash payments to sign-up for a course they don’t need,” Senator Birmingham said. “Often prospective students aren’t given the full story and sign-up to student loans worth thousands of dollars that need to be repaid later.” “The Government is taking firm action to crack down on unscrupulous and misleading behaviour by some training providers and brokers.” “Under the new standards, training providers and their brokers must be upfront with students and provide clear information about any VET-FEE HELP loans, state entitlements and subsidy arrangements that they sign up to.” “The standards also stipulate that training providers are ultimately responsible for services delivered by brokers on their behalf, ensuring that the buck stops with training providers.” “As the new minister I intend to do all possible to ensure training is of the highest quality so that students and potential employers can…