Chemene Sinson, Author at Blackwater Projects

13 May Skills urgency – and how we can use foundation skills to address it

Posted at 19:58h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, Foundation Skills, News, TAE 0 Comments

'Skills Urgency' is the title of the Australian Industry Group’s most recent report on the skill needs of Australian employees. The report aims to prompt discussion about big changes the AIG suggests are needed to build employee skills in Australia. The AIG states that: “A cocktail...

09 Jun 3 Tips for moving face to face training to the live online classroom

Posted at 11:58h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, Facilitation, Virtual 16 Comments

Live, online classes are here to stay As we emerge from isolation and return to 'normal', many in the adult education profession have debated what will the new 'normal' look like. There is no doubt that our new normal will include more live, online classes. And why...

16 Apr Creating accessible learning experiences: practical tips for facilitators and designers

Posted at 20:22h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, Facilitation, Instructional design 0 Comments

A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to Donna Purcell, Sarah Hayes and Lisa Le Van for generously sharing their expertise in human rights and in education for people with disability. Last month I facilitated a Train the Trainer program with a cohort that included people with vision and...

Image of multiple hands coming together - suggests universality and accessibility

30 Aug Five easy steps to more universal design

Posted at 16:06h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, Foundation Skills, Instructional design, TAE, VET 15 Comments

Learning should lead to performance...

23 Jul Your TAE Upgrade program… did it improve performance?

Posted at 12:44h in Assessment, Best practice training, learning and assessment, Foundation Skills, News, TAE 0 Comments

This is my first post of 2019. It is long overdue, but the fact is, I simply haven't had the time to write before now. This is because, since January, much of my time has been spent training and assessing TAE upgrades. The deadline for completing the...

08 Oct Foundation skills – your questions answered

Posted at 18:35h in News 0 Comments

September 2018 was another good month for conferences - I attended (and presented at) Velg Training's National VET Conference (#2018NVC). This year I was lucky enough to work with not one, but three experts in the area of foundation skills. I have come to realise that...

23 Jul TAEASS502 Assessment tool now available

Posted at 08:09h in Assessment, TAE, VET 0 Comments

A good day out! If ever there was a time to say a heartfelt 'thank you', now is that time! Many thanks to the 18 people (from 12 RTOs) who helped me validate the draft of a new assessment tool I recently wrote to cover the unit...

19 Jun Key insights from two great conferences!

Posted at 11:59h in Best practice training, learning and assessment 0 Comments

In the past 6 weeks I've had the good fortune to attend two amazing conferences: The Association for Talent Development's International Conference and Exhibition (ATD 2018) - May 6-9, San Diego The Australian Institute of Training and Development's National Conference for 2018 (offered in partnership...

03 Apr TAE Case for Change – my submission to PwC

Posted at 13:50h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, News, TAE, VET 0 Comments

Today's the day! Today is the deadline for submissions to PwC's Skills for Australia, in support of the case for change to the TAE Training Package. I know the training and education industry is still recovering from the introduction of the TAE Training Package, TAE40116 Certificate IV in...

02 Jan 2018 Conference calendar for learning, performance & development professionals

Posted at 17:58h in Best practice training, learning and assessment, News 0 Comments

Welcome to 2018! It’s that time of year when we reflect on the year that has just passed and look forward to the year to come. Professionally, this means forming a PD plan for the next 12 months. This year I wanted to try something new. So,...

Author: Chemene Sinson