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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#333333'>We are seeking feedback on</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> t</span>he development of the Vocational Graduate Certificate in ICT Education which is now well underway with initial consultations completed, wiki discussions on-going and the second NPRG meeting held on 30 March 2012. We greatly appreciate your assistance by attending and participating in a workshop meeting in Melbourne 17 April to ensuring quality and relevance in this new qualification.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Face-to-face consultation workshops will be held in<br><b>Melbourne <br>Tuesday 17 April 2012<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>10am – 1pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Melbourne<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>VIEU Building<br>Room 5<br>Ground Floor, <br>120 Clarendon Street<br>Southbank<br>VIC 3006<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please register via <a href="http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/news/tabid/112/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/550/VGC-ICT-Education-Consultation-Registration-Form.aspx">this online form</a> or copy and paste the following into your browser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/news/tabid/112/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/550/VGC-ICT-Education-Consultation-Registration-Form.aspx">http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/news/tabid/112/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/550/VGC-ICT-Education-Consultation-Registration-Form.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please note that this qualification and units of competency will in due course be included in the TAE10 Training Package.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>An interim report that was provided to the NPRG for this project can be accessed <a href="http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/docs/Project%20Related/Education/12-08%20VGC%20ICT%20Edu/VGCICTE-Interim-Report-March2012%20Release%20v1.0.pdf">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/docs/Project%20Related/Education/12-08%20VGC%20ICT%20Edu/VGCICTE-Interim-Report-March2012%20Release%20v1.0.pdf">http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/docs/Project%20Related/Education/12-08%20VGC%20ICT%20Edu/VGCICTE-Interim-Report-March2012%20Release%20v1.0.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The draft qualification and units of competency will be available at the workshops and on the IBSA Feedback Hub by the 17 April 2012 for feedback and discussion during the consultation workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The initial Discussion Paper that was prepared to support this development process can be accessed <a href="https://mail.ibsa.org.au/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ibsa.org.au/Portals/ibsa.org.au/docs/Project%2520Related/Education/12-08/Voc%2520Grad%2520Cert%2520ICT%2520-%2520Discussion%2520Paper%2520Final%2520v1.0.pdf">here</a>. 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