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AFLF Funding 2010

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Facilitators/ Stephan Ridgway, Workforce Development/ Paulis Cheung, Workforce Development

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Topics/ NSW E-Learning Innovations Overview / Submission Guidelines / Sydney Institute internal process/ How to prepare a good submission/ Review of a previous successful submission at SI/ Important dates/ Activity

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The 2008–2011 Framework Strategy

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Project streamsBusiness-training provider partnership projects involve a demonstrable relationship with one or more businesses and/or employers who have engaged the services of the RTO to embed e-learning solutions in that workplace or business.

Empowering learners projects target the needs of individuals in the community or existing and future learners of the RTO through stimulating demand, providing greater choice, responding to the needs of disadvantaged learners and through facilitating increased RPL (recognition of prior learning).

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Business-training provider partnership prioritiesPriority will be given to applications that result in or contribute to higher level qualifications.

Identified priority areas for 2010 include (but are not restricted to):/ Primary industries/ Banking and finance/ Online services/ Children's services/ Green skills and sustainability

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Empowering learners priorities/ youth at risk

/ Indigenous learners

/ learners with disabilities

/ mature age workers

/ learners who are disadvantaged because of their location and/or their inability to access technology

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NSW E-Learning Innovations Projects/ RTO’s or RTO lead partnerships can apply for

funding ranging from $10,000 to $50,000/ Clearly identified need to embed E-Learning into

existing delivery/ Strong partnership with industry or community

organisation (business-provider partnerships)/ Projects run for 7 months May-Nov/ Submissions close 2 March (AFLF)

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Sydney Institute Process/ Submission must have support by college/cluster mgmt get

them onboard in the planning phase/ Submissions must align with the business directions &

priorities of the Institute/ Projects needs to have a signed agreement of support from

your partner/ All project submissions are reviewed by an internal

committee prior to being signed off by the institute director and submitted to the AFLF Note: Date for review committee is COB 22 February

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Sydney Institute priorities/ Sydney Institute Strategic Plan Towards 2012

/ Sydney Institute Annual Plan 2010

/ College plan

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Market Segments

/ Vocational - delivering foundation and vocational skills to job seekers and career changers

/ Enterprise - up-skilling existing workers and delivering workforce development solutions to enterprises

/ Tertiary - delivering higher level skills for individuals seeking fast track employment or higher education

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Vocational

/ Job seekers – Employment Ready/ Youth engagement - increase pathway

completions to Certificate II and above & improve employment outcomes and retention for youth

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Enterprise

/ Green skills - deliver products and services to promote best practice in green skills training and meet the skills needs of the new green economy

/ Accounting & financial services - Provide customised training and workforce solutions of accounting

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Tertiary

/ Tertiary products - increase participation and completion rates for Diploma and above

/ University pathways - expand university partnerships

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Ask yourself this/ What is your need? and how will E-Learning address it?/ Who are your learners how will they benefit/ Identify which stream suits your context/ How does your project support the strategic priorities of the

Framework & Sydney Institute/ Is you project building on what is already in place/ Has another team already done what you are planning?/ Who could you partner with?/ Think about a team, project manager, facilitator etc.

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Tips for a successful application/ Build on from, and acknowledge, past projects/ Narrow your project right down – don’t try to do too much/ Describe how your project will survive long term – it must be sustainable/ Don’t be a one person show, don’t write project for others/ Engage passionate and engaged team members/ Make business partnerships REAL – build on existing relationships

rather than establishing new ones/ Involve students – get their input and feedback/ Be realistic in your budget – don’t overcharge and don’t make up items

– the selection panel reads them carefully and know what things cost/ Make connections with other Framework teams, in and beyond TAFE

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Funding Can be Used for:/ Project Management/ Project roles eg. learning design, content writing,

content development, facilitation/delivery/ IT/tech support and communication/ Promotion marketing/ coaches/mentors/workplace champions/ Travel for teams to attend induction and other nsw

workshops

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Funding Cannot be used for:

/ Purchase of infrastructure, equipment or software/ Entry level E-Learning awareness training/ Professional development / coordination of one off events such as conferences/ Providing security to obtain any form of credit

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Successful Projects in 2009In 2009 approx 100 submissions across the NSW VET sector of which 40 projects were funded

TAFE NSW Sydney Institute submitted 9 proposals, 2 were funded

/ Petersham College - Child studies partnership with Lady Gowrie - RPL E-Learning solution with Adobe Connect

/ St George College - Architectural Technology - Online CAD tutorials called ‘Revit’ access remote learning

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Roles in the Project

/ Project Manager/ Project Sponsor/ Project Facilitator/Mentor / Industry Partner/s - Signed Business Agreement/ Team roles - all accountable, distribute the load

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Timelines/ AFLF info sessions 12 Feb online, F2F 16 th Feb/ Submissions to WFD COB 22 February/ Review will have the submission endorsed by ID (if it

meets the requirements)/ Submissions to AFLF 2 March 2010

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Who to contact

/ WFD Stephan Ridgway or Paulis Cheung/ AFLF Gail Smith, NSW Innovations

Coordinator, gail.smith[at]det.nsw.edu.au (02) 92445290