Best practice training, learning and assessment

This image—doctored up as it is—reminds me of how amazing nature can be, and reminds me of how amazed I felt last night when I had my first proper look at some of the digital resources that Pop Education is putting together for the TAE40122...

I subscribe to Seth Godin's daily blog.  Each day my email inbox is treated to a short - and wise - message. In this recent post, Seth covers some useful assumptions for teachers that I thought spoke volumes with few words. I found it worth reading.   And no,...

Warning: This post contains jargon!  It is for people with an interest in the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.  Read at your own risk! What survey!? In September I invited various TAE providers to complete a survey.  The survey asked respondents about their hopes and dreams...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...