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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Any idea which teachers have been invited.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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aghort-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:aghort-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Tran</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:State></st1:place>
I<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 1 June 2005 3:47
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> aghort@edulists.com.au<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Agriculture and
Horticulture ] Workshop on rural education issues</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In following up I visited:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vff.org.au/index.php?id=70256">http://www.vff.org.au/index.php?id=70256</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I also met with Paul Weller the VFF President and Asher
Judah (Policy Adviser) today. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Aparently the roundtable is by invitation only. Some
teachers from the Ag and Hort area have been invited.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I gave them a copy of the new Agricultural and Horticultural
Study Design. I also discussed some of the issues – falling student
cohort, teacher training, school facilities and cost of running Ag/Hort etc.
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They seemed to be quite focused on VET Ag and Hort programs
and wondered whether there has been a greater take-up of VET in lieu of falling
numbers of students doing VCE Ag and Hort. I explained the complimentary nature
of the VCE study and related VET programs. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Regards,</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Lorraine
Tran</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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