[vet-mm] the new TP !!!

claire claire at warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au
Fri Mar 7 16:27:37 EST 2008 

I'm sure others have found this, but if you haven't, here's an overview, for what it's worth!
http://www.ibsa.org.au/content/cultural/tpcuf07_overview.html
Regards
Claire Bloom
Warrandyte High




> Allan Barnes <abarnes at aiet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> I can't find it on the NTIS either, Peter, so I suspect that it hasn't 
> been
> put there yet. It can be bought through IBSA though if you want to spend 
> the
> money.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kind regards
>  
> Allan Barnes, CEO
> Australian Institute of Education and Training
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> On Behalf Of peterfowler at optusnet.com.au
> Sent: Friday, 7 March 2008 2:30 PM
> To: VET Multimedia Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [vet-mm] the new TP !!!
> 
> 
> 
> Hi List,
> I must be slightly dense but I can't find the new training package on 
> the
> NTIS site.
> I have tried searching for the code and browsing through the list of
> packages but to no avail.
> Can someone PLEASE put a link on an email and reply.
> 
> Also Ana the doc your attachment won't open in Mac land it comes up as
> gobbly-gook.
> Can you attach it as a word.doc
> 
> The whole notion of change is scary enough let alone trying to implement 
> it
> for the commencement of next year.
> Hopefully some of my fears will be sated once I have a good look at the 
> new
> package.
> 
> Thanks in anticipation.
> Yours Sincerely
> Peter Fowler
> Swinburne Senior Secondary College
> 
> 
> 
> > Stoney, Marian Sy <stoney.marian.sy at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi again listers,
> > sick of me yet?
> > It was announced today at the VCAA workshop that the new training 
> > package is out, and it spells major changes. Believe it or not, there 
> > will be no Certificate in Multimedia anymore. It will no longer  be 
> > under the Film, TV and.. (was it Radio?)...TP. It's now the Screen and 
> 
> > Media TP.
> > 
> > It does NOT include the word multimedia anywhere in the titles of the 
> > units either, that I could see - I have had a quick glance.
> > 
> > It's available on the NTIS site, under CUF07.
> > 
> > It includes Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media) which is 8 
> > units (this is the only Cert II there!) and Certificate III in Media, 
> > which is 11 units. The hours for each have not yet been decided and 
> > won't be until mid-year so VCAA is still unsure of how long each 
> course 
> > will be. It is not like the Cert III encompasses the Cert II as with 
> the 
> > current situation. They are two separate certs, although they may have 
> 
> > some common content (such as OHS).
> > 
> > VCAA has not yet chosen the units - this will be done with a steering 
> > committee of 10 that will include representation by secondary 
> teacher/s. 
> > I have expressed interest on behalf of PixelEd. About 400 hours over 
> the 
> > two years is needed, so not having the hours yet is a real problem in 
> > the choosing of the units.
> > 
> > Core units in the Cert III (? or was it the Cert II?) that I noted 
> down 
> > were:
> > 
> > *	Critical thinking
> > *	Arts knowledge
> > *	OHS
> > *	Working effectively with others
> > 
> > Students who are currently doing Cert II WILL be able to complete Cert 
> 
> > III under our current TP. The current TP is "superseded" but has not 
> > expired as such - apparently they don't. VCAA are hoping to get the 
> new 
> > one underway  for NEW students next year, because they are concerned 
> > that it is not good to wait until 2010 to introduce the new one, dated 
> 
> > 2007.... but there is some chance that it may have to be 2010.
> > 
> > It may be that the hours are so great that the Unit 3/4 sequence may 
> > offer only partial completion of the Cert III. Apparently this happens 
> 
> > in other VETiS areas. Hopefully the Cert II will be only one year. 
> > Possibly the Cert III will be done over  the two years (like the old 
> > Cert II in Interactive Multimedia (Arts)), ie it may be possible that 
> we 
> > offer only  the Cert III.
> > 
> > The immediately obvious issue is the loss of the word Multimedia in 
> the 
> > title. If it were to become VET Media, we are going to lose students, 
> > maybe even schools. Why offer two Media subjects?  It seems a real 
> pity 
> > to lose our identity and unique status, the result for many of us in 
> > schools of years of work building up a profile and a student 
> following.
> > 
> > There is a precedent for the VETiS course differing in name from the 
> > certificate name - VET Agriculture was chosen as a name because the 
> > certificate name, Rural Production, wasn't popular, probably a 
> decision 
> > made by the steering committee. Maybe we should be coming up with a 
> > suggestion for a suitable name and proposing it to VCAA?
> > 
> > On the bright side, there are two units on 3D animation - maybe one 
> will 
> > make it into the final mix.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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