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VISTA Association of VET professionals proudly supports the skill and career development of Vocational Education and Training (VET) professionals in Victoria.
VISTA membership base is cross sectoral with VET professionals, practitioners, managers and leaders, from across the entire VET sector - RTOs (TAFE, private RTOs) industry-based trainers, educators in Adult and Community Education (ACE) sector, VET researchers and finally, VET & Career Educators in the secondary sector.
VISTA also supports the raising the status of the VET profession within the community and to promoting a deeper understanding of applied learning pedagogy.
VISTA provides the following primary services:
- Provision of an annual program of targeted professional development events
- Dissemination of information via the monthly newsletter and the web-site
- Facilitation of collaborative and networking opportunities
VISTA works to enhance VET professional practice in delivery and in management. The personal and professional development needs of members are met through at the provision of a range of timely, innovative and challenging seminars, forums and conferences and through the dissemination of information on policies and practices via an electronic newsletter and web-site. VISTA has forged inter-sectoral collaborative relationships with a range of VET sector organisations, including VET networks, VET research institutions, peak industry bodies and government agencies. Such links support the professional development of VISTA members and thus promote the quality of VET provision. The multi-sectoral membership places VISTA in an ideal position to develop VET professionals in ways which will meet changing community and education ethos and support the national training culture.
