Annual Report 2006 - TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute

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Our Customers – Exceeding ExpectationsOutcomes and Initiatives for Students with a Disability(SWD)NSI recruited two new teacher consultants, specialising inhearing impairment and psychiatric disability, to furthersupport students and help the growing number of studentsreporting serious psychological difficulties.In 2006 NSI teacher consultants expanded a project thatfocused on ‘hidden disabilities’. The consultants developed aDVD and online resources to help teachers provide learningand assessment strategies for students with mental healthissues. They also trained customer service staff, providingthem with appropriate strategies to meet the needs ofthese customers.In 2006 NSI developed and delivered the Mental Health FirstAid Course, a program to help staff to support students andcolleagues who may have metal health issues.NSI teacher consultants provided training workshops forinstitute managers, teachers and non educational staff,focusing on removing the attitudinal, communication andphysical barriers that impact on students with a disabilityand the development of skills to help these customers. Astaff-development resource titled the ‘NSI Note-TakersManual’ was updated to include strategies for use withstudents who have psychiatric or learning disabilities.NSI conducted workshops for students with AutismSpectrum Disorder, focusing on developing communicationand social skills.Outcomes and Initiatives for the Unemployed andMature AgeNSI commenced delivery of a Certificate II in ComputerApplications through the VET Priority Places Program, whichis designed to increase VET opportunities for low-incomeearners who have a disability, are mature-aged, or areparents reentering the workforce.The Institute was successful in obtaining NSW Boardof Vocational Education and Training (BVET) EmergingPriorities Funding to deliver training that targeted matureage people (aged 45–65) in a range of areas, includingretail, educational support, computing, financial services,children services, aged care and trades.Several Basic IT Enabling Skills courses for mature workerswere conducted, including an extension course thatresulted in completion of the Certificate I in InformationTechnology.Under the Partnering –Training for Older Workers funding,NSI delivered training courses to two groups of unemployedor mature age workers in the Certificate III in Aged Care andAccess to Nursing.During 2006, NSI expanded provision of the Pathwaysto Employment Education and Training (PEET) program,focusing on literacy, numeracy and employability skills tomaximise participation and employment outcomes for theunemployed.A new model for providing support to TVET students witha disability, and enhancing collaboration with regionalschools, was developed. This model was based on astandardised reporting form to help with equity placementand ensure consistency in the provision of support. In 2006,135 TVET school students were supported by NSI teacherconsultants.A group of deaf and hearing-impaired students undertookan innovative program titled ‘Introduction to Film Making’,in which they learned basic film-making skills. They alsoproduced a short film titled ‘The Find’ which was launchedin the Director’s Suite at Fox Studios. This film will be enteredin Tropfest 2007.Teacher consultants participated in several communityexpositions that promoted vocational training and supportservices for people with mental-health issues, joining forceswith Club Speranza and Northern Area Health.TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute
Our Customers – Exceeding ExpectationsOutcomes and Initiatives for Youth at Risk (YAR)NSI expanded the delivery of programs for young peopleand the proportion of 15–19 year old students at NSI hasincreased from 27% in 2005 to 29% in 2006.TAFE Taster programs were conducted at Meadowbankand North Sydney colleges in collaboration with regionalschools for students at risk or disengaged from education,having recently left school. The programs focused on theskills-shortage areas of carpentry and joinery, hairdressing,engineering and panel beating.NSI - Hornsby College conducted the ‘Break Through’Program in collaboration with community organisationssuch as the Police Citizens Youth Club, designed to developproblem-solving and leadership skills among youth in thejuvenile justice system and those who are geographically orsocially isolated.Helping Young People at Risk (HYPAR) programs conductedthrough NSI Outreach sections, which targeted youth at risk,included Graphic Design, Hair and Beauty, Electrotechnology,Car Detailing and Automotive Spray Painting. Employerssuch as Target helped students to develop practical retailskills.Crows Nest College students participated in an innovativedigital-music program, conducted by internationallyrecognised composer and sound artist, Colin Black.A group of NSI Youth at Risk students had the opportunityto develop screen and film making skills, culminating in theproduction of a short film titled ‘Hansel and Gretel’, whichwill be entered in the Sony Tropfest Film Festival in 2007.As a result, a number of students intend to pursue a careerwithin the industry.The Strategic Skills Training Program provided fundingfor training of two groups of disadvantaged people aged15–24 years in the Certificate II in General and VocationalEducation at Meadowbank College.Programs were conducted at NSI colleges to help studentswith Aspergers Syndrome to develop their social andcommunication skills.NSI submitted and subsequently won a tender to delivercourses under the Commonwealth Connections Programdesigned to re-engage youth at risk, commencing in 2007.Annual Report 2006
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