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2023 National VET PD Week is Back!

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We are thrilled to invite you to the 2023 National VET PD Week, an event designed specifically for VET practitioners like you.

This year our sessions have been determined by popularity and feedback.

5 Days, Top 5 Presenters & Webinars, Top Notch PD, Real-world Solutions

Whether you're aiming to refine your training abilities or hone your assessment methods, we've handpicked these 90-minute sessions that will inspire and empower you.

Join us in embracing PD that will help build a stronger, more skilled nation together!

Mark your calendar and be a part of this fantastic week designed to up-skill VET practitioners nation-wide.

See our 5 presenters and their PD Week sessions below:




Tony Kirton
Founder, Engage Learning and Development
Monday 9th October 2023, 11am - 12.30pm

Using Nudge Theory to Overcome Barriers to Student Participation and Engagement

How can students be encouraged to engage and participate to successfully complete VET Courses? They may need a ‘nudge’! As trainers and assessors, we recognise students failing to complete or make on-time assessment submissions, attend classes, complete learning activities or engage with the course content. The result of these failures often leads to sub-optimal educational outcomes.



Kay Schlesinger
Educational Consultant
Tuesday 10th October 2022, 11am - 12.30pm

Interesting Learning: 6 activities to activate your learner

We all know that that interesting, interactive sessions are more likely to increase learner involvement and subsequent learning. Interaction and problem solving empower learners to play an active part in the learning process and have a voice, which increases confidence and a sense of learning ownership.





Coleen Rivas
Managing Director, Managing Director and Consulting
Wednesday 11th October 2023, 11am - 12.30pm

Common Assessor Issues and How to Avoid Them

Assessment issues continue to be one of the most common non-compliances identified in regulator audits. So, how do we avoid these? During this webinar you will look at some of the common assessment issues that are often found during validations and audits and be provided some strategies for how assessors can avoid these issues.





Chemene Sinson
Director, Blackwater Projects
Thursday 12th October 2023, 11am - 12.30pm

Practical Ways to Build Foundation Skills and Improve Learner Results

As a vocational trainer or training manager, you play a crucial role in the lives of the people you train. Foundation skills are fundamental to a person's participation in the workplace, the community and in education and training. They are a combination of language, literacy and numeracy (LLNDE) skills and employability skills. So, how can we maximise our training to help develop strong foundation skills in our students?





Alan Maguire
Principal Consultant, On Target Work Skills
Friday 13th October 2022, 11am - 12.30pm

A Guide to Conducting Assessment Validations

Assessment validation is a review process used to confirm that an RTO’s assessment system can and is consistently producing valid assessment judgements. Whilst systematic validation of assessment is a requirement of the Standards for RTOs 2015, this process is the perfect opportunity for RTOs to ensure the quality implementation of it's assessment services. This webinar delivers a pragmatic approach to conducting effective assessment validation. You will learn methods and techniques for validating assessment tools.


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Date posted Aug 17, 2023

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