Currency Capabilities Lead

Overview:

• Full Time, Fixed-term contract for two years

• HEW 8 + 17% of superannuation

• Based at the Melbourne City campus, however, may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University or other location.  The position requires to work three days on-campus

About the Position
As a crucial member of the Teacher Capability Team, the Currency Capabilities Lead will take charge of steering and supporting the design, development, and implementation of Currency activities for the College of VE. By meticulously tracking and analyzing data from various digital platforms and fostering collaboration with the Quality and Currency team and Vocational Education program teams, including teachers and program leaders, this role aims to drive the enhancement of Currency capability. This approach ensures that vocational programs consistently align with current industry practices and standards as outlined by the Standards for RTOs and ASQA.

If you have experience in Vocational Education, Capability uplift, Quality, and/or teaching, along with exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to adapt your communication for different audiences, we encourage you to apply.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:

• Ability to foster and maintain strong relationships with industry representatives, employers, professional associations, government agencies, and educational institutions.

• Experience in conducting ongoing research and analysis of industry trends, and technological innovations relevant to vocational education and training (VET)

• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to identify industry-relevant skills, and competencies into VET programs.

• Ability to lead regular reviews of existing VET teaching staff to assess their currency

• Experience in providing guidance and support to VET trainers and assessors to ensure trainers and assessors maintain current knowledge and skills aligned with industry best practices.

• Capability to collaborate with internal quality assurance teams to ensure VET teaching staff meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Ability to proactively identify areas for continuous improvement in VET programs

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders.

• Proficiency in integrating digital skills into vocational education and training (VET) programs, ensuring alignment with industry standards and ASQA requirements.

• High proficiency in the use of digital tools and platforms.

Qualifications:

• Relevant qualifications and demonstrated experience in capability development, maintaining and integrating current industry practices into programs, working directly within the relevant industry to stay abreast of trends, technologies, and practices, or experience as a teacher, trainer, and assessor.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

Teacher Capability

Guided by our student-centred approach, the College of VE empowers high-performing educators to deliver exceptional learning experiences by:

• Accelerating and embedding blended learning across all delivery

• Enabling a new and unique approach to practice-based learning

With a central focus on learning and teaching innovation, driven by a culture of lifelong learning, capability uplift, continuous improvement and underpinned by strong governance, the College of VE strives for excellence in quality, compliance and policy oversight

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and cover letter for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link below.

For further information about this position, please see Position Description below or contact Diana (Talent Acquisition) via email diana.ruiz@rmit.edu.au.

Position Description – Currency Capabilities Lead

Please note:  Due to the urgent nature of the role, we will be running a rolling recruitment process, contacting candidates as soon as they apply, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

RMIT reserves the right to remove this job posting at any time.

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