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Frequently Asked Questions and Examples. Neighbourhood Houses and Adult Community Education Centres Collective Agreement 2010.

Sally — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:11:35 +0000

During the life of this Agreement, questions have asked and examples provided to centres. In collaboration with Jobs Australia, ANHLC, NTEU and Penny Sara, we have collated the frequently asked questions with responses that may help your centre in with implementing the 2010 Collective Agreement. Tutor Pays – Examples and FAQs281010

ACEVic’s Key Policy Position on Victorian Adult Community Education needs

Sally — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:41:09 +0000

In the lead-up to the 2010 Victorian Election, ACEVic has developed a series of papers highlighting what ACEVic’s members want to guide reform on the key issues facing Victorian Adult Community Education. The key policy is One Vision, One Voice through:

ACE providing Victorian learning that is client-focused and competitive.
ACE, a provider of choice that delivers high quality cost effective education, training and lifelong learning.
Valuing the significant contribution by ACE to social inclusion for disengaged and vulnerable Victorian learners.
Diverse communities strengthened through adult community education.

ACEVic’s Key Message is to remain competitive and we need renewed commitment from the next State Government to raise the profile of ACE and resourcing to make ACE providers more competitive to actively engage and strengthen Victorian communities.

Distribute and forward One Vision, One Voice widely. If we do not take the opportunity to have our message heard then we may miss the opportunity to remain competitive.

ACE Leadership Coaching

Sally — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:09:11 +0000

The ACE Leadership Coaching Program has now finished and will not be run for 2010. We will look to provide further professional development throughout 2010 and will advertise this through our regular e-newsletters.

Should you have any questions please contact the office on office@acevic.org.au.

2011 ACEVic Conference

Sally — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:41:29 +0000

We are starting to plan for the ACEVic’s 36th Annual Conference

to be 6 May 2011 at

Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne

ACEVic has held a conference for the past 35 years with average attendances of between 150 and 200 people. The people who attend the ACEVic conference are CEO’s, Managers and Coordinators from a broad range of ACE providers. In short: the people who make decisions about purchases in their centre. If you would like to be involved in the 2011 conference and facilitate a workshop or as a key presenter, then please contact ACEVic at office@acevic.org.au.

If your organisations wants to sponsor or exhibit please contact this office on (03) 9315 2610 or email: office@acevic.org.au

You can download a sponsorhip pack at: Sponsorship Information

COAG Ministerial Declaration on ACE

Sally — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:17:19 +0000

First Some History:

In 1997, MCEETYA (the Ministerial Council for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs) released the National Policy on Adult and Community Education to provide a framework for government activity to recognise and support adult community education. In July 2001, Ministers asked the Adult Community Education Taskforce to review this policy to ensure that the ACE sector is well placed to maximise its contribution to the national education and training effort.

The taskforce developed a Ministerial Declaration on Adult Community Education, which was endorsed by State, Territory and Commonwealth ministers at the 13th MCEETYA meeting in July 2002.

The 2002 Ministerial Declaration on ACE was reviewed in 2007. ACEVic

provided a response to this review on behalf of its members.

2008 COAG Declaration on ACE

This new statement supercedes the previous 2002 Declaration. It is designed to inform the policies and actions of all Australian State and Territory governments and the Commonwealth Government. A full copy of the Declaration is available here.

ACE is a unique field in that it sits in both the education and training and the community sectors. It is concerned with not just supporting individuals with skill development, but with empowering and developing communities. ACEVic values the recognition in the Declaration of this dual role. The Declaration identifies that ACE contributes to COAG’s productivity and workforce skills agendas and also to the Federal Government’s Social Inclusion policy.

The Declaration identifies the unique opportunties for ACE to deliver vocational education and training to individuals, while at the same time acknowledging the important role of ACE in building community capacity and encouraging social cohesion.

ACE varies widely from state to state with Victoria frequently acknowledged as the leader in fostering its development. Despite different approaches, the COAG Declaration indicates a shared view of its value and potential amongst all Australian governments, which bodes well for the future development of the sector.

ACEVic Position on Securing a Job for Your Future: Skills for Victoria

Sally — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:17:04 +0000

The Victorian Government’s Review of the vocational education and training system has now been announced. This is one of the most radical shake-ups of funding to hit the sector in a long time. Please read ACEVic’s response to the package as well as our media release.

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Review of the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program

Sally — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:46:39 +0000

ACEVic recently prepared a response to the Discussion Paper on the Language, Literacy and Numeracy program. While only a small percentage of ACEVic members are involved in the delivery of this program, in earlier incarnations, this was a major source of activity for many providers. The introduction of price based competitive tendering, and the huge size of the regions covered by the program, has meant that less and less ACE providers have taken part in a program which is closely aligned to our core business of providing training to educationally disadvantaged people. Read our submission below.

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ACE Leadership Coaching

Sally — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:42:54 +0000

ACEVic has been funded again in 2009 by the ACFE Board to provide business coaching to selected ACE Coordinators and Managers across Victoria.

How to apply

The 2009 program is aimed at those ACE organisations who are facing a significant new business challenge, or who will need to change their business practices to survive in the new contestable environment. Expressions of interest are open and ongoing and will close in August or when the program is fully subscribed (whichever occurs first). There are only 10 places to be offered across the state. Email Sally Thompson at the ACEvic office to lodge your expression of interest. Please include your name, your position within the organisation and the ACFE region you are based in. We will be consulting with Regional Offices to ensure that the places go to those organisations who need them the most. Once you have been accepted into the program, you will be able to choose your own coach from amongst the trained coaches.

How much will it cost?

The program is fully funded by the ACFE Board. The provider is expected to cover the costs of phone communication.

The Coaches

The business coaches were nominated by their peers as people with high levels of business and communication skills. Most have come into the program with previous experiencing in either coaching, consulting, or professional supervision. In addition, they have recently undergone a three month accredited coach training program which included peer coaching and assessment.

View these biographies to learn more about the coaches and to choose the coach who best matches your requirements.

What is Coaching?

Coaching is individual professional development provided, in this case, over a 3 month period. A coach works with a client to develop a set of goals, and then supports him or her in their attainment of those goals. A coach is a sounding board, an accountability partner and a source of support.

Why coaching?

Coaching is an ideal methodology for the ACE sector because it:

Builds on adult learning principles. A coach assumes that the client is autonomous and resourcesful and that he or she learns best when the training is practical and targeted.
Operates across distances. Most coaching occurs using phone based sessions. This eliminates the need for travel and means that you can be coached by someone outside your region with whom you are less likely to have a competitive relationship or a potential conflict of interest.
Overcomes isolation. Many Coordinators and Managers answer to volunteer committees of management, making it hard to get the collegiate support and feedback that you need. Coaching can provide these.

How does coaching differ from mentoring or professional supervision?

Coaching is very similar to these traditions and incorporates some of the practices of each. Coaching differs from mentoring in that it is a more equal relationship. A coach assumes that the client is the expert in his or her life and has the answers to the challenges of their work, if supported to find them. Coaching is different to professional supervision, in that the focus in on the whole of the Coordinator or Managers work, not just on their interactions with clients. Coaching is also more goal oriented than either of these traditions.

Committee of Management Resources

Philip — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:20:15 +0000

The following Tip Sheets have been put together for Committees of Management to support them with their governance and HR responsibilities. If members would like information on a specific issue contact the ACEVic Office on 9315 2610 or office@acevic.org.au.

Managing Conflict of Interest

Managing Conflict of Interest is one of the key governance responsibilities of a committee of management. This tip sheet provides new committee members with information about Conflict of Interest and how it can be effectively managed.

Managing the Manager

How to Conduct Staff Appraisals

Also, many people who call the ACEVic office are not familiar with the wonderful Board resources available at www.ourcommunity.com.au If you haven’t used them yet, check them out. If you have found any other sites with good Board and Committee resources, we would love to hear about it! Post your comments below.