1. Tania Sacco Western Local Community Partnership Careers & Transitions Project Officer Wednesday, 4 February 2009

2. Western Edge Cluster (WEC) 2009 Operational Handbook Manual & Appendices Tania Sacco WEC Facilitator 4 February 2009

3. 2009 VET Operational Handbook GET YOUR COPY NOW!

4. What is the Handbook? The Western Edge Cluster 2009 VET Operational Handbook consists of two parts; the manual and appendices The manual includes policies and procedures The appendices includes working documents Aims to provide a framework for its members and consistency through use of common forms Reviewed each year by Principals, Facilitator and Coordinators

5. Memorandum of Understanding The 2009 manual (pages 1-19) acts as the Memorandum of Understanding for Western Edge Cluster members Page 19 lists the signatories – this is signed at the first VET Principals meeting in March 2008 WEC Signatories

6. Access The WEC 2009 handbook (manual & appendices) is available; Hard-copy: receive copy today and Online via Western LCP website – www.wlcp.com.au/pages/bulletin.cfm Revised documents will be sent by email – print and replace existing document in folder (last date revised/version no. will be noted)

7. Index The table of contents can be found on pages 2-4 Sectioned off into the following; - Membership -Glossary -Term 1 -Term 2 -Term 3 -Term 4 -Signatories -Appendices

8. Term 1 Term 1 includes; Discipline (uniform) Attendance Excursions VASS Work placements Finance Pages 7 - 11

9. Term 2 Term 2 includes; Delivery days & times VET program offerings Report procedures Setting charges Scored assessment Role of Cluster Facilitator, Coordinator & Business Managers Pages 12 - 14

10. Term 3 Term 3 includes; Program delivery arrangements Program budget requirements VET selection process Melton Careers Expo. Vocational Industry & Education Awards Pages 15 - 16

11. Term 4 Term 4 includes; Cluster dates Enrolments Paying charges Medical details/form Information sheets Pages 17 - 18

12. Appendices Appendices 1 to 16 New for 2008 - Appendix 15 (page 56) New for 2009 - Appendix 16 (page 57-58) Pages 20 - 57 TAKE A LOOK…

13. Feedback Through-out the year, VET coordinators discuss the practicalities of the manual/appendices and decide whether to amend or make new documents Model or example sourced from other clusters/DEECD and drafted according to Coordinators’ requirements; this is then approved by Principal Rep. or Principal group Any outstanding errors are to be noted immediately to VET facilitator – tania@wlcp.com.au by Friday, 27 Februarytania@wlcp.com.au