Brisbane (AU), April 2009 - More than 145 projects have been awarded a share of $5.3 million to develop innovative eLearning training solutions in all states and territories in 2009 and $1,070,000 has been awarded to develop six new Flexible Learning Toolboxes that will support the delivery of nationally endorsed training packages in critical industries.
The funding in both cases is provided by the national training system's eLearning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework). The projects will be developed and led by registered training organisations (ROTs).
This year's ELearning Innovations projects will focus on:
The projects have the potential to benefit the national training system by creating personalised eLearning solutions for learners and providing targeted workforce development through partnerships between businesses and RTOs.
The Series 12 Toolboxes will be developed to provide flexible and high-quality support for learning on the job, in the classroom, and in remote locations. They will cover the following industry areas Forestry, Retail, Community Services, Electro-technology, Plumbing, and Spatial Information Services. They will be developed throughout the year and released in early 2010.
Toolbox resources can be downloaded freely as self-contained 'learning objects' through LORN or purchased on CD-ROM as a program covering several units of competency. Toolbox Champions are employed in every state and territory to provide advice and support on Toolbox use, implementation, and customisation.
