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Workshops and Resources

2010 Workshops 

NARA organises regular Good Practice Workshops for NARA RTOs on a range of topics. RTOs registered with another State or Territory Registering Body and those working in the National Training System are welcome to attend NARA workshops.

NARA will continue the 2009 series of Good Practice Workshops in 2010.

Previous Workshops

NARA’s November workshop series attracted 230 participants across venues in Cairns, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Workshop 1 - 'An holistic approach to managing a quality RTO'

This workshop was presented by NARA Auditor, Ms Marilyn Harvey. Workshop participants considered:

• The difference between quality and compliance
• What a quality approach contributes to an RTO
• The business process of an RTO
• Embedding quality in the business process
• Presenting the business process at audit
  

Workshop 2 - ‘Update on VET Sector Initiatives and Developments’

This free workshop was presented by NARA staff including General Manager, Claire Field (Melbourne and Sydney), Julie Northridge (Cairns), Simon Hitchick (Adelaide and Brisbane). This workshop covered the following areas:

• The national governance framework of VET in Australia
• The Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment
• TVET Australia’s responsibilities as a Ministerial Company
• The role and priorities of the National Quality Council
• Key changes in Training Packages in 2010
• RTO Voluntary Excellence Programs
• The role of National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC)
• The NISC Workforce Development Starter Tool
• e learning trends and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework
• Training Products Australia
• The National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA)

Download the PowerPoint presentation

Melbourne Good Practice Workshops

NARA held four RTO Good Practice Workshops in Melbourne on 21 and 22 April focusing on how RTOs can improve their business operations through an explicit emphasis on their Learning and Assessment Strategies. NARA Auditor Shane Earls facilitated the three-hour workshops, which were well-received by participants at all sessions.

Download a copy of Shane's presentation below.

21 April Shane Earls [powerpoint 684kb]

ACT Continuous Improvement workshop

NARA and ACPET held a successful Good Practice Workshop in the ACT on Wednesday 1 April. The workshop was facilitated by NARA Auditor Tony Feagan, who challenged workshop participants to go beyond 'where they are today' by driving continuous improvements in their organisation's service quality, delivery times and cost efficiencies.

Download a copy of Tony's presentation below.

1 AprilTony Feagan [powerpoint 778kb]

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