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Focus Week

Introducing our Focus Week: Student Diversity & Wellbeing

The Draft Revised Standards for RTOs have introduced some new terms and vocabulary. They particularly highlight a focus on Learner Support as it relates to “wellbeing”.

Standard 2.6: The training environment promotes and supports the well-being and diversity of learners.

The RTO demonstrates:
  • how it fosters an inclusive training environment for diverse learners
  • how risks to learner safety and wellbeing are managed, including by addressing harassment or discrimination in the training environment.

Standard 2.7: Well-being needs of the learner cohort are identified and strategies are put in place to support these needs.

The RTO demonstrates:
  • how it identifies the well-being needs of the learner cohort, as relevant to the training content, and the appropriate well-being support services
  • it advises learners of the wellbeing support services available and how to access those services
  • where the RTO offers training or assessment to young learners, how risks to their safety and wellbeing are identified and managed consistent with principles for child-safe organisations, having regard to the training content and mode(s) of delivery.

"What does the inclusion of ‘wellbeing’ services as part of education and support services mean for RTOs?

Given this is a non-exhaustive definition, this does not oblige RTOs to deliver wellbeing services but rather includes it as a type of service RTOs may offer to highlight the importance of learner wellbeing. It is envisaged that wellbeing services could include personal support services and resources to assist with learners’ physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing."

Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/quality-reforms/early-changes-current-standards-rtos 


Based on feedback from our 2023 webinar program and, given the inclusions in the proposed Standards, our June 2024 Focus Week will be all about Student Diversity & Wellbeing.

Focus Week is a dedicated week of learning opportunities (one webinar per day) specifically designed to increase the knowledge and skills of VET practitioners in targeted topics. Showcasing five content-rich, 90-minute webinars, facilitated by five fantastic presenters, over five days, each webinar is focused on a different aspect of Student Diversity and well-being. Each of the five sessions has been designed to complement and increase your existing knowledge and inform your practice so that your RTO is well placed to support the diversity of student wellbeing.

Learn from our most highly regarded experts in this space as they share their knowledge and valued experiences.

Attend one, some or all! The choice is yours.

Click on the title of each webinar title to find out more!

Date

Webinar & Presenter

Overview

Monday, 3 June 2024
1 1.00 am - 12.30pm (AEST)
Members: $75.00 (incl. GST)
Non-Members: $105.00 (incl. GST)

Navigating Neurodiversity in VET: Where to Begin
Presenter: Will Wheeler

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This session aims to guide VET Practitioners on how to embrace neurodiversity in their programs. It will explore the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders: Trainers, assessors, management, and students all play a vital role.
Attendees will gain insights into practical ways to create an inclusive learning environment for neurodiverse students and the broader benefits of integrating neurodiversity awareness and support into their RTO and programs.
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
11.00 am - 12.30pm (AEST)
Members: $75.00 (incl. GST)
Non-Members: $105.00 (incl. GST)

Two Way Learning – across cultures, and classroom practises to support Indigenous and CALD learners
Presenter: Rachel-Leigh Taylor

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The two-way learning model, learning across cultures, Learning through storytelling and shared experience, Classroom practises to support Indigenous and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) learners, Strategies for enhancing English use in the classroom, Integrating vocabulary development into industry-specific training.
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
11.00 am - 12.30pm (AEST)
Members: $75.00 (incl. GST)
Non-Members: $105.00 (incl. GST)

Blended Learners: Unpacking Essentials - Integrating Foundation Skills to Mixed Cohorts
Presenter: John Blake

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The trainer often determines success or creates barriers. Recommended for trainers and training managers, in this session, you'll discover practical ways to embed Foundational Skills within intergenerational classes consisting of neuro-diverse learners and students with differing abilities.
This session will assist you to scratch an itch of some of the pain points faced in your classes addressing topics and integrating Foundation Skills to support older learners, new migrant learners, blended cohorts, and diverse learners with varying abilities.
Thursday, 6 June 2024
11.00 am - 12.30pm (AEST)
Members: $75.00 (incl. GST)
Non-Members: $105.00 (incl. GST)

Beyond Appearances: Invisible Disabilities and Learning
Presenter: Natalie Oostergo & Sian Tooker

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Invisible disabilities and barriers to education can significantly impact a person’s ability to learn, yet they often go unnoticed or misunderstood.
This presentation will assist participants in gaining an understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with invisible disabilities in educational settings. This will include a discussion of practical strategies and accommodations to support students with invisible disabilities and strategies to foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment so that every learner can succeed.
Friday, 7 June 2024
11.00 am - 12.30pm (AEST)
Members: $75.00 (incl. GST)
Non-Members: $105.00 (incl. GST)

What is Normal Anyway? Neurodiversity – ADHD, Autism and the Whole Kit and Kaboodle!
Presenter: Karen Dymke

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This webinar is an introduction to neurodiversity discussing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Mild intellectual disability (MID) and other neurodiversity.
Learn how to engage neurodivergent learners with high-impact and applied teaching strategies, accommodate and adjust for neurodiversity, and build a culture of inclusivity.


All webinar times are shown in AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

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