The Doctor's Report

A quick reminder that at the end of 2013, Pearson will be winding down its VET division. Pearson attributed this significant event to the VET sector undergoing significant funding and structural changes in recent times which have led to increasing uncertainty. These factors, combined with the need to frequently update content due to Training Package reviews, has resulted in an environment which requires significant investment to continue to deliver high quality content and to remain effective.  Pearson will continue to support its clients into 2014. They will / have publish/ed a small number of new editions that were currently in progress but they will not be investing in future new editions of print or digital resources.  Pearson will continue to reprint and stock textbooks while the content is relevant and whilst it remains commercially viable in the marketplace. This includes supplying them during teach out periods after a new or revised training package is endorsed.  To see which new titles are scheduled to be published (if not already) this year for Semester 1 2014 click here...

John Bailey Resources - Update

It would appear that the authorities are being hampered in their attempts to catch up with John Bailey to issue a please explain. John has recently issued an email alert to industry advising of his new telephone contact details (a new mobile number) in preparation for his 'Road Trip' across the country.  If you are contacted by John or his company or receive a visit from him during his 'Road Trip', let the authorities in your State/Territory know as they are trying to track him down.

WA Training Awards

Congratulations to all finalists in the 2013 WA Training Awards. One of RTO Doctor's clients Kimberley Training Institute was named WA Large Training Provider of the Year, and one of their trainers and assessors Jackie Cheng was named WA Trainer of the Year! Both Kimberley Training Institute and Jackie have now finished the final stages of the Australian Training Awards where they are representing WA and the in particular the beautiful Kimberley region of Australia.  Kimberley Training Institute has excelled in recent years in particular in achieving some amazing outcomes for Indigenous people across the Kimberley, providing them with opportunities for personal and professional development that was previously not possible.  Ms Karen Dickinson, Managing Director of Kimberley Training Institute was thrilled with the win, “Four years ago we made a number of changes to better position the Institute for future growth. Since that time we have grown a phenomenal 70%. We are delighted this has also translated to more Aboriginal students studying with us at the higher levels. KTI is a model for engagement with Aboriginal people and closing the gap.” For Jacky Cheng, WA's Trainer of the Year, over the last seven years Ms Cheng’s art training, along with the support from Kullari Regional CDEP has contributed to the Bidyadanga community through the development of a community art centre. The art centre has captured the hearts of the Bidyadanga community, with young and old alike engaging in art to tell their stories. For more information about the win, see the Kimberley Training Institute website.  Congratulations to Jacky and the team at Kimberley Training Institute and we look forward to seeing you and supporting you at the Australian Training Awards on 22 November 2013!

RTO Doctor Streamlined Training Package Workshops

Due to an incredibly busy workload supporting our clients, we have had to postpone the RTO Doctor Streamlined Training Package Workshops that were scheduled for Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. RTO Doctor hopes to be able to provide these workshops again soon, most likely via a webinar format so that if we get too busy, we can still run the workshops no matter where we are.  All participants who had registered and paid their attendance have been provided with a choice of a full refund or a credit to use for future workshops.  RTO Doctor apologises for any inconvenience caused and we look forward to seeing you at one of our webinars soon.

Training Package Updates

While the spreadsheet maintained on the RTO Doctor website has not yet needed to be changed too much, we wish to remind everyone of the following training package changes. The following training packages have been updated since the last newsletter:

• SIF Funeral Services Training Package
• SIT12 (version 2) Tourism, Travel, Hospitality Training Package
• RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package
• CUV Arts and Culture Training Package
• CUA Live Performance and Entertainment Training Package
• ICA11 (version 2) Information and Communication Technology Training Package
• MAR Maritime Training Package