| SITE
Name |
SITE
description |
Australian
Centre
for Industrial Relations Research and Training (ACIRRT)
|
ACIRRT
is an independent, multi-disciplinary organisation that monitors
and analyses the changing nature of work. It helps others to
understand current workplace issues and the evolving labour
market in Australia |
Australian
National Training Authority
(ANTA) |
ANTA
is responsible for a national system of vocational education
and training in cooperation with State and Territory governments,
the Commonwealth government and industry. |
Australian
Qualifications Framework
(AQF) |
AQF
is a unified system of 12 national qualifications in schools,
vocational education and training (TAFEs and private providers)
and the higher education sector. |
Commonwealth
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
(DETYA) |
DETYA
is the source for Commonwealth government information on training
and post-compulsory education. |
DeLiberations
on Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education |
DeLiberations
offers general and specific learning and teaching resources,
and research. |
| Education
Network of Australia (EdNA) |
EdNA
has links to thousands of educational resources in Australia
and overseas.It is funded by the state/territory and national
governments and it aims to foster collaboration and communication
amongst the education sectors through communication links and
information sharing. EdNA plays an essential role in progressing
IT in education and training in Australia. |
| Electronic
Training Village (ETV) |
ETV
provides vocational training information and research in Europe
and includes information on "elearning", and policy
reports on VET in Europe. |
European
Council of Internation Schools
-technology planning/coordination |
The
Council provides links to a variety of plans, planning models
and reference material in relation to technology planning. |
| flexiblelearning.net.au
|
This
site is a gateway to national initiatives in flexible and online
learning in Australian vocational education and training. It
is funded by ANTA and produced by the EdNA VET Advisory Group
(EVAG). |
Guidelines
for Online
Materials Development Projects |
This
site links to numerous resources and articles on flexible delivery. |
| Learning
Circuits |
Learning
Circuits is an online magazine examining new technologies and
how they are being applied for workplace learning. |
National
Centre
for Vocational Education Research |
NCVER
is Australia's principal research and evaluation organisation
for the vocational and education training sector. |
National
Council for
Open Distance Learning |
The
National Council provides resources for developing flexible
learning packages. |
National
Training Service Information
(NTIS) |
NTIS
is a database on vocational education and training in Australia.
It contains detailed information on courses, qualifications,
training packages, competency standards and training organisations. |
| Office
of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE) |
PETE
links to a significant range of educational resources. It is
the source for Victorian Government information on post compulsory
education, training and employment. |
| Online
Assessment -Let's do it |
This
site examines the issue of online assessment and identifies
features which give opportunities for teachers to recognise
quality assessment strategies for the online medium. |
| Open
Learning Agency |
The
Open Learning Agency provides resources on the development of
instructional materials, and the educational use of technology. |
| Tafe
Frontiers |
TAFE
frontiers aims to facilitate strategic change to the provision
of vocational education and training in Victoria. Their main
objective is to foster innovative and flexible learning strategies
and technologies in our products and services, and through the
development of networks to support flexible delivery. |
| Toolbox
Central |
Toolbox
Central is a resource centre that provides tools for the development,
implementation and evaluation of online training. |
University
for Industry
(Learndirect) |
The
University for Industry is a UK initiative to provide flexible
learning to those who normally may not have the time or opportunity
to take up training /development opportunities. |
Victorian
Adult, Community
and Further Education Board (ACFEB) |
ACFEB
is responsible for the Adult and Community Education (ACE) sector
in Victoria and includes a network of over 460 learning centres
and neighbourhood houses run by locally elected committees of
management. |
| Vocational
Education in Schools |
|
Web-based
Training Information Centre
(WBTIC) |
WBTIC
is a resource for those developing and delivering web-based
training, online learning, or distance education. Features include
WBT primer, surveys, discussion forums, and resource links.
|
| WISE
Employment |
W.I.S.E.
provides transitional, vocational and employment services to
people who are disadvantaged, and quality employment solutions
to business. |
| World
Association for Online Education |
WAOE
evaluates online education through the "Online Course and
Resource Evaluation Workgroup". |