Summer 2011-2012

Happy Holidays!

Summer brings back such joyous childhood memories of playing, swimming, laughter, holidays and lets not forget Christmas Cheer and time to catch up with family and friends. Ensure you take time to allow the 'inner child' to come out to play over summer and the Christmas - New year break. Take the time to STOP and enjoy a break from work to just sit, talk, laugh, phone friends you haven't spoken to in awhile and simply switch off from work and relax for awhile. You deserve it.

Connect Summer Break

Please note that the Connect Team will be taking advantage of the Festive Season to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends from Monday 19th December 2011 and back again on Monday 09th January 2012.

The Connect Team wish you all a happy and safe Festive Season and hope you all take some time out to enjoy this time of celebration and FUN. We look forward to speaking and working with you in the New Year.

Training News

Harmonisation of OHS - Work Health and Safety Act

Don't forget that January 2012 brings about the commencement of the Model Work Health and Safety Act, Model WHS Regulations and Codes of Practice. Click on Safe Work Australia , to review the impact this may have for you and your workplace.

New rules for Trainer / Assessors.

Under AQTF2010 standard 1.4 /SNR 4.4 and SNR 15.4, training and assessing is to be delivered by trainers and assessors who, amongst other things, have the necessary training and assessment competencies determined by the NQC and its successor NSSC.

As per the NSSC communique' on 26th October 2011, it was determined to strengthen the policy on trainer and assessor competency. In summary, the following outcomes were identified:

1. Trainers MUST at a minimum hold TAE40110 Certificate IV in training and assessment or demonstrate equivalence of comptencies:

2. Persons delivering training who are working under direct supervision of a qualified trainer (as per 1 above), must at a minimum hold the ‘Enterprise Trainer Skill Set’ as identified in the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package, or demonstrate equivalence of competencies and

3. The period which trainers (as per 1 above) and persons delivering training under direct supervision (as per 2 above) can work without holding the minimum competencies relevant to their roles. is limited to two (2) years.

RTOs and trainers are required to comply by 1 July 2013. So, if you are a trainer/assessor and have been putting off upgrading or achieving your trainers' qualifications, it may be a good time to reconsider and work on some professional development so you meet these incoming requirements.

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