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Newsletter: 21 May 2007
JAPAN VET STUDY TOUR – Q4, 2007Australian Education International Japan invites expressions of interest from Australian TAFE Institutes to participate in a VET Study Tour to Japan in 2007. The VET study tour aims to introduce TAFE Directors and their private counterparts to the Japanese education system and the opportunities that exist in Japan. It would also be a chance to expose parts of the Japanese system/professions to the Australian education model with the view to strengthening partnership arrangements between institutions in the two countries. AEI Japan would welcome expressions of interest by 30 June 2007. For details on the tour or to register please click here.CALL FOR PAPERS -- TDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2007The 2007 Conference Organising Committee held its first meeting in Melbourne last Thursday. TDA is calling for papers for presentation at the conference. Please contact Pam Caven, Director Stakeholder Engagement, at the TDA National Office – telephone 02 6205 4602 or email pam.caven@tda.edu.au.AEI Guangzhou VET China Conference - REMINDERAustralian Education International (AEI) Guangzhou is working with the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education (GDDE) to organise an Australian Vocational Education and Training Symposium on 19 June 2007. The symposium will coincide with the third Sino-Australian Vocational Education and Training Forum in Chongqing City 21 to 23 June 2007. AEI has kindly sponsored this Guangzhou meeting to allow a wider group of TAFE executives to attend and meet China Institute executives in this exciting industrial east-coast province. All Australian CRICIOS-registered VET education providers are welcome to register their interest on the attached form and return directly to the AEI. For more information please click here. CHONGQING DIARY NOTE - 3rd Sino Australia VET Forum – The conference will now start morning of 22nd June and finish COB 23rd JuneSYPOSIUM / WORKSHOP ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYA national education two-day symposium/workshop is to be conducted by Australian Education International and International Education Association of Australia on English Language Proficiency. AEI is yet to finalise dates and the venue, but are expected to be 14-15 August at the Sheraton on the Park, Sydney. Stay tuned for more updates on this event. CANBERRA UPDATESThe Prime Minister the Hon John Howard MP addressed the Centre for Independent Studies – The Policymakers Series, at the CBA Communications Centre in Sydney. The PM’s ‘Australia Rising’ speech focused on education and skills. The PM again nominated TAFE governance as a key issue for reform with states and territories. View the full speech www.pm.gov.au or click here. The Federal Opposition Leader the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP also spoke last week about education in his speech to the Future Summit 2007 highlighting investment in education. View the full speech www.alp.org.au or click here. Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan has announced $1.1 million in Australian Government funding to TAFE SA Regional Institute for their Clever Training project. View the full media release www.dcita.gov.au or click here.DIARY REMINDERS TAFE DIRECTORS AUSTRALIA DATES: 24 & 25 September 2007 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEInternational Education Association of Australia and IDP Education Pty Ltd will jointly present the Australian International Education Conference 2007 from 9-12 October in Melbourne. Registration information is available at www.idp.com/aiec. |
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