ABC LabSkills VETiS Emerald

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Academic Vocational Skills
For Schools
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VET but not as you know it.
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Accreditation is
Broad application
not about learning
of units
The whole vocational system is
designed around not what you
have learned but what you can do !
VET does not have
to be prescriptive
Specifically for MSL
qualifications, the U.O.Cs are
very broad in their application.
Packaging and electives
are your friends
Most programs are developed
for compliance purposes.
Don’t be defined by the RTO.
Choose what is best for the
Packages and qualifications are
developed typically in a
structural hierarchy via
Ironically, it is the inverse of how
qualifications are developed.
outcomes.
NB. MSL952002 Handle and transport
samples or equipment
Development of a occupation
profile and Functional Analysis.
These are never done in
isolation and hence 98% of
Special note to Specialisations
qualifications have electives.
Used correctly you can save
time and get better outcomes
and significant efficiencies

VET but not as you know it.
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Unlimited foci

Delivery does not have to be standard
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It is simply economics and mechanics
Intensive Models
Timetabled Models
Integrated Models
Project based
integrated curriculum
2 -3 week block sessions
which are project based
to cover practicals
supplemented with
online learning to cover
Knowledge
Programs are timetabled
at regular intervals
typically as elective
lessons
Where programs are
integrated into another
subject and taught as a
part of that curriculum.
e.g. chemistry, biology,
science in practice
Our programs can form a
part of and integrated
curriculum package
including
• Mathematics
• A science
.
• English
• Geography

Our Industry
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Partnerships
This is our 5 th Year working with SeaWorld
ABC has been working with SeaWorld on these
programs for four years and have developed bespoke
processes for Lab Courses
Partnership with local industry
We even have partnerships with breweries,
distilleries, construction, mining, health and even the
military. We can work with any major local industry
Partnerships with Universities
We have 3 Partnerships and are working on another
7 with universities where we have complementary
programs. E.g. Torrens for Nursing and natural
medicine, JCU for Environmental, Griffith for Medical
Science.
Embedded University Microcredentials
In 2023 we will have the opportunity to add
university micro-credentials into our program

Example of Intensive Model
Timeline
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E-learning Conducted 1 hour per week
Can include SeaWorld Excursion
Students enroll online Term 1
Intensive Practical
Either 6 days, 2 x 1 week, 8 x
1 Day
Certificate Issued and Registered

Vocational Programs for Academic Students
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20%
30%
20%
30%
Pure Academic
STEM skills-based programs with Microcredentials
articulations and credit at Uni
Academic Pathway
Academic pathways with direct entry with
ATAR Backups.
ATAR/Vocational Options
ATAR Eligible but would benefit from
Backup ATAR Alternatives
Vocational/Work Pathway
Further Vocational pathways or Direct
Employment
Our programs are tailored for
any student cohort but is
typically aimed at students on
an ATAR pathway allowing
non-ATAR students to use
their VETiS funding for
vocational pursuits.

Flexible Options to Provide Maximal Student Outcomes
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99%
1:20
1:8
5
6 68
QCE Points
ATAR Score
equivalent
Completion
Rates
99.8% over 4000
Students
Free student
Ratios
For Larger cohorts we
can do 1 student free
for every 8 funded
students ) for students
ineligible or who have
used their funding)
Trainer to
Student Ratios
5 different
delivery
Models
The programs can be
delivered 5 different
ways .

What Does an Integrated
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Model Look Like
MSL30118 and QCAA Senior Biology
Mandatory practical: Investigate the effect of surface area
to volume ratio on cell size.
Mandatory practical: Prepare wet mount slides and use a light microscope to observe
cells in microorganisms, plants and animals to identify nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wall,
chloroplasts and cell membrane.
MSL913004 – Plan and conduct laboratory/field work.
Mandatory practical: Investigate the effect of an antimicrobial on
the growth of a microbiological organism (via the measurement of
zones of inhibition) — laboratory or virtual.
MSL973016 – Perform aseptic techniques
Mandatory practical: Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate
of reaction of an enzyme.
MSL973020 – Perform Histological Procedures
Mandatory practical: Investigate the effect of temperature on the
rate of reaction of an enzyme.
MSL973013 - Perform basic tests
Mandatory practical: Compare the distribution of stomata and guard cells
in plants adapted to different environments (aquatic, terrestrial)
as an adaptation for osmoregulation in plant tissue.
MSL973019 – Perform microscopic examination
Mandatory practical: Prepare wet mount slides and use a light
microscope to observe cells in microorganisms, plants and animals
to identify nucleus, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts and cell
membrane. The student is required to calculate total magnification
and field of view.
MSL973019 – Perform microscopic examination

What Does a Project-based
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Integrated Curriculum Look Like
Example: Environmental Science
Science in practice, Earth & Environmental Science
or Marine Science
Geography
Planning sustainable places
Base for Tests • MSL973013 Perform basic tests
• MSL943004 Participate in laboratory or field workplace safety
• MSMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work
practices
English or essential English
Report Writing – Language that works, Textual connections
• MSL922001 Record and present data
• MSL913003 Communicate with other people
Essential Mathematics or Mathematical Methods
Statistics and Data
• MSL922001 Record and present data
• MSL972001 Conduct routine site measurements
• MSL952001 Collect routine site samples
Marine Science and Aquatic Practices
Marine systems — connections and
change
MSL913004 Plan and conduct laboratory/field work

Things to Consider
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We can provide F.O.C students
Not advantageous
to do it yourself
Pre-defined pathways
Any Variety of Models
While largely based on scale
We get paid 300% more to do it.
• Universities
• Excellence programs
we can generally provide 1:6-
1:8 F.O.C. students so that
they can use their VETiS
Funding for other programs
• No compliance
• No downtime
• No Vocational Competence
• Everything provided
• Further studies
• Jobs
• Whole cohort programs
• Permanent Staff available
• Industrial Chemists,
Medical Scientists,
Phlebotomists,
Pathologists on staff.

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Badges, Micro-Credentials
and Open Skills
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Why did they come about?
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Degree Inflation
Specifically in Western economies,
this higher-level demand has led to
significant skills shortages in
demonstrable technical skills,
resulting in inflation of the value in
these areas.
The Credentialing Club
The dependence on degrees as the primary
means by which we collectively judge what
someone knows and can do has posed
significant risk to organisations who use this
as evidence of competence.
Rapid Shift
it appears that we’re experiencing a shift away from
the gold standard of degrees and toward a more
inclusive credentialing world that embraces microcredentials
and is based on a market-driven floating
exchange rate.

What is happening Globally?
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• there are significant movements from traditional institution-based
credentials towards a more dynamic, person-centric approach
whereby an individual develops, records and presents their
achievements independently from the issuing institutions.
3 primary developments
• Capability of immutability and validation of certifications outside of
the issuing institutions via Blockchain
• The movement towards the collection and accreditation of skills and
capabilities evidence through the collection and presentation of
verifiable micro-credentials.
• The dynamic nature of future skills requirements that are
incommensurate with traditional education models
• The Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) is a technical
specification that is designed to support traditional
education programs
• CLR is designed to be used, curated, and controlled by
the learner

Open Ecosystem
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What are Micro-credentials?
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• A certification of assessed skills and knowledge that
learners have demonstrated or acquired through a
short course of study or training.
• Indicate competency of a skill found in a particular
industry area.
• May stand alone or be additional, or complementary,
to other certificated training. They may also be a
component part of a formal qualification.
National Framework Definition
3.1.1 A micro-credential is a certification of assessed learning or
competency, with a minimum volume of learning of one hour and
less than an AQF award qualification, that is additional, alternate,
complementary to or a component part of an AQF award
qualification.
VET skill sets or units of competency.
Modularized, assessed components of existing higher
education curriculum or subjects.
Industry learning that is assessed (such as vendor
certifications, professional learning).
Other forms of assessed learning or competencies (e.g.
Vocational Education/ Higher Education /Industry courses not
currently accredited by a regulatory authority, and those by
other providers).
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What’s Happening in VETiS Nationally
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3 Key Reports
(The Joyce Review 2019, The Firth Review 2020, Shergold Review 2020)
• Harmonisation of VETiS Programs Nationally
• Creating pathways through the traditional curriculum
• Critical of QCAA Delegation of ASQA for Schools
• Promotion of VET to non-vet students
• all students have access to a high-quality vocational pathway that
includes VETiS options with the most appropriate provider. (NSW/VIC)
• Strengthened Collaborations between industry and schools (n.b. CSIRO)
by 2023, all secondary students must be enrolled in a VET
By 2025, the VET sector should be a highly regarded pathway for students seeking
qualification in Victoria!
applied training for a range of careers, and for employees seeking to upskill or transition
to new occupations.
• Credentials for the partial completion of identified subjects in some
qualifications.
• Students should leave school with a Learner Profile that incorporates not
only their ATAR score (where relevant) but also captures the broader range
of evidenced capabilities
• encouraging the use of short-form credentials such as skillsets or microcredentials
to provide more flexible training options to industry,
• design a Digital Education Passport for lifelong learning

How Skills Data is Reshaping Workforce Development
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National Framework Vs International
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National Framework
Title
Provider
Content
Outcomes
Delivery Mode
Date of Delivery
VOL
resources
price
assessment
Certification
Credit
QA
Prerequisits
Expiration
Jurisdiction
Stacking
Industry Alignment
OSN and Blocksure
Title
Provider
RSD Owner
Description
Outcomes
Skills
Skill Clusters
General Catagories
UOCs
Digital Specific Skills
Delivery Type as per avetmiss
Date of Delivery
Earning criteria
Can be added but inherited in VET
Price
Earning criteria
Conditional Assessment
Blockchain secured
5 x additional criteria
inherited in VET and Pathways
Only QA assured issuances
inherited in VET and Pathways
Expiration
Inherited Via Credentials
Unrestricted Pathways
Industry
Standards
Articulations
individual Company
Unlimited articulations
Occupational Profiles
Skills Profiles
Live Job links

Open Badges

Claim Your Badge
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There is more than just issuance.
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O p e n B a d g e Pa th w a y s
A learning pathway is the chosen route individuals complete as they progress through a range of specific courses, academic programs, and learning experiences. It is a roadmap describing the landscape of a field, program or specialization.
Pathways are made of steps that represent requirements, competencies, or other "real-world" experiences and take the form of a hierarchy of nested steps. Equating this to the Australian context it can be equated to an evidentiary and
defined recognition of prior learning process utilising the attributes of digital credentials and badging.

Pathways with Multiple Vendors

Skills Pathways and progression extensions
Live Jobs Board
with API to indeed, linkedin or seek,
a live jobs board could be
developed for that occupation
Job 1
Position Name
apply
Job 1
Position Name
Job 1
Position Name
Live Jobs

Blocksure App
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Store Share Credentials Share Badges Share physically Verify

6 functions 1 APP
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Review
• MSL20118 and MSl30118 are Highly versatile and customizable
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• They can be incorporated into traditional curriculum
• There are many models we can develop
• Schools are in control
• SeaWorld Programs can be integrated
• VET has had a bad name but that is changing
• Huge focus on Vocational pathways coming
• National changes to VETiS coming
• QCAA as ASQA regulator unlikely to continue
• Diplomas in schools under the microscope
• Co-provider agreements are on the out.
• Digital Skills are going to be a focus
• Microcredentials are here and will be the standard
• You can work under our platform
• ABC has an app coming (Jan) that will be able to store and share both
Credentials and Badges.
• We are here to help if you have any questions

Any questions ?
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