[Agriculture and Horticulture ] Workshop on rural education issues

[Tran, Lorraine I]

In following up I visited:

 

http://www.vff.org.au/index.php?id=70256

 

I also met with Paul Weller the VFF President and Asher Judah (Policy
Adviser) today. 

 

Aparently the roundtable is by invitation only. Some teachers from the
Ag and Hort area have been invited.

 

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.  

 

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. 

 

Regards,

Lorraine Tran

 

Telephone: (03)9651 4407

Fax:           (03) 9651 4324

Mobile:      041 933 1630

Email: tran.lorraine.i at edumail.vic.gov.au

 

The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for prep to Year 12. The
VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the Minister for
Education and Training and serves government and non-government schools.

 



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