1. Business Services Teacher Network Thursday 29 th October 2009 Creating Partnerships through vocational education

2. Teacher Qualification Update BSBITU102A Develop keyboard skills This level 1 unit requires teachers to be able to touch type with the correct finger placement. In the new teacher program, OTEN has provided a touch typing program on CD, which is copyright free for educational purposes. Any existing teachers needing to upskill or practice their keyboarding can download a copy of the following software, or any other touch typing software (many of which are available, either free or for little cost). Analytical Eye Typing Tutor, http://www.aetech.co.uk/ttutor/download.htmlhttp://www.aetech.co.uk/ttutor/download.html BSBITU203A Communicate electronically Existing teachers are deemed to be competent in all areas of skill except for social networking. New teachers will be required to contribute to a Wiki which OTEN will set up as part of the training. It is suggested that RTOs encourage Business Services teachers to interact through wikis, blogs or discussion lists to maintain and demonstrate skills in social networking. BSBU201A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices. Teachers did not cover this in their pre-service training, and would need to access resources to cover the gap. Schools are likely to be covering this material in other subjects and teachers will need to transfer their knowledge to the office environment. Resources available to support this unit – see handout Creating Partnerships through vocational education

3. BSBU201A; Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices Creating Partnerships through vocational education Texts TVET AUSTRALIA http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=15320 ASPIRE LEARNING RESOURCES http://www.aspirelearningresources.com.au/BSB07-cert2Bworkbooks/vproduct-456/ SMALL PRINT http://www.smallprint.com.au/pdfs/BSBSUS201A%20LG%20VC1%20Sample.pdf SOFTWARE PUBLICATIONS http://www.softwarepublications.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx?PID=1980&CatID=1431 Online resources – useful websites EPA VICTORIA websites http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/default.asp http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/default.asp Includes calculators for home, office, school and retail. The Office Ecological Footprint Calculator is a questionnaire which allows you to estimate how much land it takes to run and maintain your office. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND ARTS http://www.environment.gov.au/ Environmental purchasing: voluntary tools for environmental purchasing: http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/government/purchasing/index.html Environmental Purchasing Checklist: Miscellaneous office equipment http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/government/purchasing/pubs/office-equipment.pdf Green office guide http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/government/purchasing/green-office-guide/ THE GREEN WORKPLACE http://www.thegreenworkplace.com/?gclid=CM_kyNrhhJcCFRNOagod_CBjXw ABC GREEN AT WORK http://www.abc.net.au/greenatwork/GreenYourWork/ ECO OFFICE PROJECT, NATURE CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NSW http://www2.epa.nsw.gov.au/resources/2005036_ed_conservationecooffice_project_cs.pdf DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, UTILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/index.asp

4. BSBU201A; Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices. Creating Partnerships through vocational education Sample organisations with green office programs MONASH UNIVERSITY Example of a green office program: http://monash.edu/green/you/green-office/ LA TROBE UNIVERSITY http://www.latrobe.edu.au/envirosmart/green.html EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY http://www.ecu.edu.au/fas/EcoECU/greenoffice.php UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA http://www.fm.uwa.edu.au/about/sustainability/green_office UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND http://www.pf.uq.edu.au/Ems/GrnOffPrgrm.html AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Information about the green office, and green home http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=515&c=121413 CARBON SOLUTIONS FORUM www.carbonsolutionsforum.com.au CHANGE2 Cultural change programme – and the Sustainable Office Challenge http://change2.com.au/ http://www.change2.com.au/modules/sustainable_office_challenge/ GOING SOLAR Melbourne company to assist organisations in becoming sustainable http://www.goingsolar.com.au/php/div_environ.php NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY http://tool.ncsustainability.com.au/public_resources6.html

5. WSR Business Services Teacher Network Creating Partnerships through vocational education Why do you need to Network? Possible operational model for this Network.  You set the agenda  Agenda’s include teacher professional development.  Assigning of a coordinator.  Time frames for having Network meetings?  Once a semester?  ½ day meetings?  After school meetings? How is Region going to assist in the facilitation of this Network? Your turn- what do you think? How can we make this work best for You?

6. Review of the Learning and Assessment Strategy Creating Partnerships through vocational education The LAS for the current cohort 2009/2010 is set however the LAS for the 2010/2011 can reflect changes to the Themes and grouping of competencies. In groups of 5 people discuss and evaluate:  The grouping of competencies into Themes  Timelines for Theme delivery 1 member of each group to summarise the group discussion back to the whole group.

7. Validation of 2009 Assessment Packages Creating Partnerships through vocational education In groups of 4 people;  Starting with the first Assessment Package please complete the Post- Validation Form.  Continue this process with the second and third Packages.  Complete a pre-validation form for the fourth Package.  Please feel free to make recommendations for change as your contribution is vital to the improvement of these packages.

8. Student and Teacher Satisfaction Surveys Creating Partnerships through vocational education Teacher Survey http://www.zoomerang.co m/Survey/survey- intro.zgi?p=WEB229K57 9XG97 Student Survey http://www.zoomerang.co m/Survey/survey- intro.zgi?p=WEB229K52 7XD6A