Meetings

22 June 2009 - AQTF RPL Evidence Requirements

 * Meyrick Gilchrist** was our Guest Presenter for this online session. Meyrick is currently a VET Consultant and AQTF auditor, specialising in TAA and RPL assessment. Meyrick was a lead assessor on the TAFE and VETAB panels who conducted the RPL assessment for the first group of TAA trainer/assessors when the TAA Training Package was introduced, and the external RPL assessor for TAFE teachers having to upgrade to the new Busines/Frontline Management qualifications. During her consulting years, Meyrick has worked for a large number of RTO's and enterprise clients. Prior to that, Meyrick was in TAFE for 25 years - as a teacher, Head Teacher, SEO in Teacher Education and finally, Manager of Human Resource Development.

Meyrick gave an excellent presentation on RPL evidence requirements. Her powerpoint presentation is below and a copy of a brainstorm session on holistic assessment:



16 June 2009 - Online
Our fourth and final online meeting was held on 16 June 2009. The focus this week was seeking feedback on the **Skills Track website design**, //**Improving the Recognition process**//, //**Exploring Strategies**//, finalising our online meeting with a VETAB auditor and final f2f meeting. Those present all considered developing recognition resources for three Skills Sets. Minutes and associated slides are below:

3 June 2009 - Online
Our third online meeting was meant to take place on 2 June 2009, but we had a few hiccups with audio equipment and rescheduled for 3 June 2009. Unfortunately this meant a few of the participants couldn't attend. The focus this week was updating everyone on the current status of the project, sharing learning from the recent //**Skills Recognition Conference**,// looking at different models of //**Group Recognition**// and some of the critical factors for its success, and //**finalising our model and process**// for our online product. Minutes and associated slides are below:

19 May 2009 - Online
Our second online meeting was not quite as successful in regard to technology, but we worked our way through it. The focus was looking at some more issues in the Recognition Process and considering ways of improving them; refining our preferred Recognition Model and selecting a name for our Recognition Platform. Minutes and associated slides are below:

5 May 2009 - Online
Our second meeting was our first official online meeting, and everything worked - yippee! Our focus was //Improving the Recognition Process, Criteria for an Online Recognition Model// and a comparison between the //Western Australian and Queensland RPL Models.// Minutes of the Meeting and associated slides are below: //(The slides have also been incorporated into the relevant wiki heading on the LH Menu.)//

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15 April 2009 - Face-to-Face
Our first meeting is a face-to-face workshop to be held on 15 April 2009 at [|Coffs Coast Community College]. Check out the Agenda at