TAE 5.0 contains a new version of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122). How does TAE40122 differ from TAE40116, and how will its release affect holders of TAE40116 and/or TAE40110? Will all VET trainers and assessors need to upgrade their qualifications? How will TAE40122 fit in the forthcoming revised RTO Standards?

While you may think of Donald Trump and his love of the term “Fake News”, this is not a new term. However, it is becoming harder to determine when something is, in fact, fake news. Why you ask? Technology is making it easy for content to be created from virtually nothing of real substance. Couple this with the reach and viral nature of social media and such fake news can spread like wildfire.

You’ve spent HOURS and HOURS designing your newest PowerPoint presentation for your upcoming lesson. You’ve tried to include all the bells and whistles in your presentation. Whizz bang animations and transitions, videos, photos, illustrations and graphs. You’ve packed it all in there – what a resource!!! Or is it?

Cyber security is not just about big business or people who work in the IT industry. It is also about each individual person knowing how to keep their own information safe. It is very timely that Cyber Awareness month is October, and in 2022 the overarching theme is ‘Have you been hacked?’.

An RTO’s main piece of public-facing information that is available to regulators is the website along with social media. This is where information can be gathered about the RTO. How long since your RTO has conducted an in-depth website audit to make sure it was compliant?

Referencing is an information literacy skill that can be made easier through the use of technology. This article explains how.

This article takes you through the process of applying alt-text in some common software applications.

Alternative text, or alt-text, provides access to content for visually impaired persons. It also serves the purpose of accessing content when there is low bandwidth or system memory. This article explores the basics of alt-text.

The most well-known form of accessible content is the use of Closed Captions on video content. However, there is a fair amount of misunderstanding when it comes to knowing exactly what Closed Captions are.

Have you ever really stopped to think how much our vocabulary has changed over the past 25 years? We have words and phrases now that meant nothing in the 90s.

One of the acceptable forms of evidence for maintaining trainer and assessor currency includes reading of journals. Sometimes it can be easier to take in and retain information by listening to it rather than reading it.

At VETNEXUS, we are passionate about developing the digital literacy skills of our learners and workers. We live in a digital society. This relates to education, work and community.

In Australia, international students are persons who hold a student visa. Until recently, international students were only allowed to study courses listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

In 2020, a large number of training packages had updates approved by the AISC. Some of these were significant. Transition planning is an activity that the majority of RTOs need to be undertaking right now to ensure timeframes are met.

There’s never been a more important time for RTOs to create winning marketing strategies. Why, consumer trust is at an all time low thanks to the uncertainty that COVID-19 has brought with it.

It is important to note that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ in terms of meeting an organisation’s requirements. Your RTO is different to the RTO down the road, and you will have different processes and ways of assessing.

The vocational education and training (VET) sector is full of acronyms as we all know, and add some technology acronyms to the list and it gets even more confusing.

Online delivery of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia has been on the rise in recent years.

In a post COVID world we are evolving and shifting. The need for adaptive delivery of training has meant a shift that cannot be ignored.

Over the years I believe schools have breached this Great Divide between systems - realising that there is no ‘one size fits all’ model when it comes to schooling and each school has their own particular strength or ethos.