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Thursday, January 28, 2010


Industry e-learning

$75,000 funding to embed e-learning in industry

Industry sectors, in partnership with a registered training organisation (RTO), can apply for $75,000 in Industry Integration of E-learning funding and support for 2010. The national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), is providing the funding to help one new industry sector meet workplace skills needs through the use of e-learning.The successful industry sector will need to:

be in a position to begin its proposed plan at the end of February 2010
develop a two year plan, although funding for 2010 only is available at this stage.

Funding submissions for the remaining industry sector close at 12.00 noon (AEDST) Monday 15 February 2010. For more information, including selection criteria, download the 2010 Industry Guidelines.Commencing in 2008 and 2009, nine industry sectors have received ongoing funding and support to embed e-learning in workplace development. These industry sectors will receive continued combined funding of $575,000 in 2010.Case studies of the funded industry sectors are available:

dairy and stainless steel industries
housing and child and family welfare industry sectors
aviation industry.

If you would like to discuss your application, please contact:

Jenny Dodd, Industry Integration of E-learning Business Manager, on (02) 6207 4955 or jenny.dodd@cit.act.edu.au

Kerry Manikis, Industry Integration of E-learning Senior Project Officer, on (02) 6207 6267 or kerry.manikis@cit.act.edu.au

For information about E-learning for Industry visit the website: http://industry.flexiblelearning.net.au. This website provides rich resources, such as the online Practical guide to e-learning for industry where employers can discover how to make e-learning work in their business. You can also access the 2009 Guidelines for supporting learners using e-learning in workplaces report which investigates a range of e-learning strategies used by businesses that have received Framework funding over the past few years.


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