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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">The
VITTA Office is getting very excited with ICT Week being only just around the
corner. By now you should have received information about ICT Week in your
school but if you haven’t seen it, here’s a short description about what the
week aims to achieve.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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ICT Week is a national program which celebrates ICT in all facets of society,
including career pathways and best practice use in schools. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">ICT is everywhere in today’s
globalised world and skills in ICT are increasingly becoming highly valued in
the workplace. By participating in ICT Week, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-US">VITTA
is further committing to building community awareness of the importance of ICT
in today’s technology rich age. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">VITTA is pleased to be
at the forefront of ICT Week, a long-term initiative which has become a
national celebration in recent years. There are lots of events planned for next
week, including our flagship event, the free <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au/index.php?page=expo"><b>ICT & Careers
Expo</b></a> for students and teachers taking place at <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:placename u2:st="on">Melbourne</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype u2:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place> on August 1
(download free tickets from <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au/">www.ictweek.vitta.org.au</a>),
<a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents"><b>Natcoll Short Multimedia
Courses</b></a>, a <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents/id/91/title/PixelEd%20Meet%20the%20Industry%20Dinner"><b>PixelEd
Industry Dinner</b></a>, and some new initiatives including the <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents/id/101/title/ICT%20Industry%20Bus%20Tour%20-%20Applications%20Open%21"><b>ICT
Industry Bus Tour</b></a> (there are still a couple of vacant places so
register today at <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents">www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</a>).
Make sure you get involved in the celebrations by participating in at least one
of these exciting programs, or by hosting your own ICT Week event in your
school or community. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
For more information about all of these events, or ICT Week in general, please
visit the ICT Week website at <a href="http://www.ictweek.vitta.org.au/">www.ictweek.vitta.org.au</a>
or contact the VITTA Office on (03) 9495 6836. We also look forward to hearing
about how you plan to celebrate the week. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Kind
regards,<br>
VITTA Office</span><br><br>_______<br>Lisa Chadderton<br>Senior Project Officer<br>VITTA<br>P: +61 3 9495 6836<br>F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>M: 0402522596<br>E: lisa@vitta.org.au<br>W: www.vitta.org.au<br>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge St<br>PO Box 1099<br>Collingwood VIC 3066<br><br><br></div></body></html>