REGISTRATION 2009 - Education

R E G I S T R A T I O N 2 0 0 9

‘Developing Young People for a Sustainable Future’

Directions ‘09 ConferenceThe ACT Department of Education and Training is pleased to host the second Directions conference for career and vocational educators. The focus of Directions ‘09 is linking education and training in schools to Australia’s productivity needs in a sustainable framework. The conference will provide a national and international perspective on the skills and labour challenges of the 21st century in order to enhance the delivery of vocational learning and career guidance in schools.

Why Attend?– Gala Dinner

– Connect with other career and vocational educators

– Hear inspiring keynote speakers

– Engage in interactive workshops on key issues facing career and vocational educators

General InformationIMPORTANT DATES

Early Bird3 April 2009

Full Registration30 April 2009

Dinner8 May 2009VENUERestaurant@CITConstitution Avenue Reid ACT

Conference 9 May 2009VENUECentre for Teaching and LearningFremantle Drive Stirling ACT

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Keynote SpeakersDINNERVivienne BrownCareers Scotland

Vivienne Brown is the Head of Policy and Strategy at Careers Scotland, an all-age career guidance and development service leading the way in the United Kingdom. Ms Brown is known internationally as a leading expert in the career guidance and development field. She believes having a careers service that deals with people at every stage of life is a key part of equipping a nation with a motivated and highly skilled 21st century workforce.

CONFERENCELesley TobinDusseldorp Skills Forum

Since joining the Forum in 1994, Lesley Tobin has worked on a number of different projects related to young peoples’ involvement in education and employment. She was integral in the development and implementation of Central Coast Career WorkKeys and in developing the Plan-It Youth mentoring project. Ms Tobin established the Youth Mentoring Network. More recently she has worked on developing the Y Green project.

PLENARYMichael McQueenThe Nexgen Group

Michael McQueen is a Sydney-based speaker, social researcher and business owner. Graduating from the University of Wollongong in 2002, he is the founder of the The Nexgen Group, a training and consultancy company equipping employers, parents and teachers to better engage Gen Y.

WORKSHOP HOST AND EXPERT PANEL MEMBERMichael HastingsRMIT

Michael Hastings is the Program Director in Careers Education at RMIT. His experience and work responsi-bilities include Careers Education and Development, Counselling Skills - Career Development Strategies, Theory of Careers - Education and Training Issues in Careers, History and Future of Work and Careerism, Careers Practice in Education, Program Development in Schools, Professional Development and Training for Careers Practitioners.


Directions ‘09 Program (subject to change)

Dinner - Friday 8 May 2009

1830 for 1900

DinnerWelcome: MCs - ACT Students

2000 Keynote Speaker: Vivenne Brown, Head of Policy and Strategy, Careers Scotland

Saturday 9 May 2009

0800 Registration

0900 MCs: Ross Solly (TBC) and ACT Students

Welcome to Country: Agnes Shea, Ngunnawal Elder

Opening Address: The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Youth and Sport (TBC)

0930 Keynote Speaker: Lesley Tobin, Dusseldorp Skills Forum

1030 Morning Tea & Market Stalls

1100 Concurrent Workshops Session 1

Workshop 1.1Career development:

the chain reaction

Vivienne Brown

Workshop 1.2Just in time careers advice

Carole Brown

Workshop 1.3ACT e-learning innovations

Moir Holmes

Workshop 1.4Working Green

Vanessa Whelan/ Vanessa Morris

Workshop 1.5Supporting students as carers

Vicki Larkman

Workshop 1.6Sharing best practice

amongst college RTOs

Sue Hepperlin/ Chris Whitton

Workshop 1.7The economic downturn and future of work - what does it mean for career development

of students?

Michael Hastings

Workshop 1.8Rethinking schools for a changing world

Australian National Schools Network (ANSN)

1200 Lunch & Market Stalls

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1200 Lunch & Market Stalls


Workshop 2.1 Career development: the

chain reaction

Vivienne Brown

Workshop 2.2 Just in time careers advice for

students

Carole Brown

Workshop 2.3The Y Green Project

Lesley Tobin

Workshop 2.4Storytelling: the secret to

impacting and influencing Gen Y

Michael McQueen

Workshop 2.5Career Advice Australia

Lighthouse Projects

Kate Castine/ Sally Rahmani

Workshop 2.6Achieving training

excellence

Judy Lundy/ Rod Hattch

Workshop 2.7The economic downturn and future of work - what does it mean for career development

of students?

Michael Hastings




Workshop 3.1Achieving training

excellence

Judy Lundy/ Rod Hattch

Workshop 3.2Working green

Vanessa Whelan/ Vanessa Morris

Workshop 3.3Career Advice Australia

Lighthouse Projects

Kate Castine/ Sally Rahmani

Workshop 3.4Environmental Sustainability

Gary Scott

Workshop 3.5Supporting students as carers

Vicki Larkman

Workshop 3.6Sharing best practice

amongst college RTOs

Sue Hepperlin/ Chris Whitton

Workshop 3.7National VET sector sustainability policy

and action plan

TBA



1500 Plenary: Michael McQueen - So what have we learned from Directions ‘09, and how can we apply what we’ve learned to developing young people for a sustainable future?

Expert Panel - Vivienne Brown, Lesley Tobin and Michael Hastings

Youth Panel - Spotlight on Youth

1600 Afternoon Tea & Market StallsClose


Workshop OverviewsVivienne Brown, Careers Scotland ‘Career development: the chain reaction’This workshop will look at the links between career guidance and development and positive learning and skill development. It will explore how and why career development raises self-confidence and self-belief, how it improves motivation, well-being and willingness to take calculated risks, based on improved understanding of work and learning goals. The workshop will investigate how supporting individuals to set career goals drives stronger educational ambition and career aspiration.

Carole Brown, Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) ‘Just in time careers advice for students’School life runs at an incredibly fast pace. Career advisors in schools have little time for in depth one-on-one counselling with their students, all too often having to make do with giving career advice ‘on-the-run’ in an ad hoc and uncoordinated way. This workshop will look at strategies to ensure that career advice given in this context is still relevant and meaningful.

Lesley Tobin, Dusseldorp Skills Forum ‘The Y Green project’This workshop will examine the development of the Y Green project. Inspired by the Californian Youth Energy Service project, the Y Green project is a project where young people are trained and subsequently employed as home sustainability advisers, helping residents to reduce their utility bills. The young people involved in the project participate in a nationally accredited course in Home Sustainability Assessment delivered by the Western Sydney Institute of TAFE. The aims of the project include providing skill development for young people in an emerging ‘green’ employment area, increasing awareness of all participants of the need for, and ways to improve energy and water efficiency, and encouraging local youth into further education and training.

Michael McQueen, The Nexgen Group ‘Storytelling: the secret to impacting and influencing Gen Y’This workshop will explore ways of engaging Gen Y. Seen in every culture, used throughout the centuries and understood from even the youngest age, stories are a powerful tool for teaching and learning. Similarly, when it comes to engaging Gen Y, never underestimate the power of narrative.

Vanessa Whelan, ACT Government/Vanessa Morris, SEE-Change ‘Working Green’This workshop will look at a Canadian model, ‘Working Green’ as a career guide for young people motivated by concern about critical issues facing our planet. It investigates professionals from both traditional fields and new interdisciplinary programs, who in their daily working lives strive for sustainable solutions. “As educators our focus is in the creation of a sustainable future. ‘Working Green’ gives students a chance to critically view our current societal paradigm, and offers them a direct path in changing our course.” - Rhea Rose, Teacher, Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education, Coquitlam, BC.



Vicki Larkman, ACT Department of Education and Training ‘Supporting students as carers’A considerable number of our students, many of whom choose not to disclose, care for another family member. As teachers, we are often unaware of the enormous responsibility these young people carry outside of school life. This workshop will examine the pressures faced by young people as carers so that we can better understand their situation and provide them with the appropriate support and assistance they undoubtedly need.

Moir Holmes, Canberra Institute of Technology ‘Australian Flexible Learning Framework’This workshop will look at the way in which e-learning currently supports vocational learning in schools and the various software and platforms available. It will examine developments in e- learning, such as ‘e-portfolios’, and what the future of vocational learning might look like in this context. For example, how does a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) support vocational learning? What do you need to make e-learning flexibility work for you and your students? What is the Australian Flexible Learning Framework and what practical assistance does it offer to help you start teaching and training online?

Sue Hepperlin/Chris Whitton, ACT Accreditation and Registration Council ‘Sharing best practice amongst college RTOs’ RTO compliance and the auditing process can often seem incredibly daunting. But this need not be the case. This workshop will examine some best practice case studies, provide an easy ‘how to’ guide and offer useful tips for taking the stress out of RTO compliance and audits.

Michael Hastings, RMIT ‘The economic downturn and future of work - what does it mean for career development of students?’The impact of the economic downturn is a challenge facing not only young people but the entire nation. This workshop will explore the issues and consider strategies for helping young people steer the course in a positive and sustainable way.

Australian National Schools Network (ANSN) – ‘Rethinking schools for a changing world’This workshop will investigate issues presented through the increases in the number of Australian high school students now working part-time while studying full-time. Over the past decade, the problems of juggling school and work have come under scrutiny from teachers, parents, employers, unions, and young people themselves. The ANSN believes that the time has come to craft an inter-generational Compact for Australia’s young people. The purpose of this compact is to promote fair conditions for young people at school and at work, and to support them as they seek to manage the competing demands of study and part-time employment.


Judy Lundy/Rod Hattch, Wisdom ‘Achieving training excellence’Wisdom provides a range of services in areas such as training/education, business planning and consulting. After having achieved the highest possible level of training excellence with Training Excellence – Gold, through AQTF 2007, Wisdom won the 2008 Australian Small Business Champions Award in the category Business Services. This workshop will provide insights to achieving training excellence. Kate Castine, Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC)/ Sally Rahmani, Daramalan College ‘Career Advice Australia Lighthouse Projects’This workshop will present examples of good practice in career education from a leadership perspective. It examines the role that career advisors have to play in implementing good practice in schools. Daramalan College has been selected as a successful Lighthouse School for 2009 for their project ‘Validating a Careers Education Program’. Sally Rahmani is the careers advisor who spearheaded the project and exemplifies the leadership that is needed in schools.

‘National VET sector sustainability policy and action plan’ The vocational education and training sector has a significant role to play in the transition to a low carbon, sustainable economy while supporting the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Agenda and Productivity Agenda. This workshop will examine the implications of these agendas for the VET sector, including the integration of green skills within core competencies for all apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications and the standards for RTOs to be certified as green skills providers.

Gary Scott , Canberra Institute of Technology ‘Environmental Sustainability’’This workshop will explore Canberra Institute of Technology’s (CIT) training program in sustainability, CIT Green, which aims to provide students with the core skills and knowledge to successfully apply sustainability principles. The workshop will look at teaching students how to reduce their environmental impact and what they can do in their corner of the world to really make a difference.



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Registration FeesPlease tick one of the following options. To get the most out of Directions ’09, we encourage you to take advantage of the Early Bird offer:

Early Bird Full Registration (3 April 2009) (30 April 2009) Dinner and Dinner and Dinner only Conference only Conference Conference

Full time Student (GST inc) $90.50 $105.50 $60.50 $45.00

DET Employee (GST Exempt) $120.00 $135.00 $55.00 $80.00

Delegate (GST inc) $132.50 $147.50 $60.50 $87.00

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Dinner only Conference only

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Dinner only Conference only

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Directions ‘09 Conference Registration Form


Concurrent WorkshopsTo assist us in planning adequate seating at workshops, please indicate which of the concurrent workshops you wish to attend.

Session One: 1100 - 1200

Workshop 1.1 Workshop 1.2 Workshop 1.3


Workshop 1.7 Workshop 1.8

Session Two: 1300 - 1400




Session Three: 1400 – 1500





Method of PaymentPayment can be made by the following methods:

• PersonalorcompanychequemadepayabletotheACTDepartmentofEducationandTraining

• EFT(DirectDebit)canbeusedonceaninvoicehasbeengenerated.Aninvoicewillbegeneratedandsent to you upon receipt of your registration.

How to RegisterSend registration forms and cheques via mail to: Events@CIT GPO Box 826 CANBERRA ACT 2601Or via fax to: (02) 6205 2881

Registration TimelineEarly Bird3 April 2009

Full Registration30 April 2009

Any Questions?For further information about the conference please contact:

Pene ButtProject ManagerACT Department of Education and TrainingTransitions, Careers and Vocational LearningPhone: (02) 6205 7873Email: [email protected]

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Angela TyrrellRegistration OfficerCanberra Institute of Technology Tourism and Hotel Management CentrePhone: (02) 6205 2191Fax: (02) 6205 2881 Email: [email protected]

Cancellation PolicyIf, after registration, you are unable to attend, you are welcome to nominate someone else to attend in your place at no additional charge. There will be no refund for cancellation.

For further information regarding the Conference program please visit the Directions ’09 website: http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/vocational_learning_in_schools/directions_09



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