Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The VET Development Centre (VDC) in partnership with the International Specialised Skills Institute (ISS Institute) is offering one (1) desktop learning Fellowship in 2023 valued at $7,500.
The VDC works in partnership with the International Specialised Skills Institute by funding The VDC Desktop learning Accessibility Fellowship on the topic of Sustainability in the VET Sector. This desktop learning Fellowship focuses on developing opportunities within the VET sector to suport sustainable practices and innovation.
The VDC Sustainability Fellowship for VET Practitioners [travel] looks to support and enhance sustainable practices in the Vocational Education and Training sector. This involves researching what innovations are occurring overseas and what products, services or processes are being adopted to generate long term social and environmental benefits.
This Fellowship provides the opportunity for VET Practitioners to learn international best practice without travel. The ideal candidate has a strong research agenda that can be conducted online and/or within Australia. The Fellowship can be completed through online conferences, short-courses, zoom interviews or meetings with national / international experts, and/or use the funds to assist desktop learning and research.
Priority: Innovation in sustainability in the Vocational Education and Training Sector, with specific attention to what has been implemented within Australia.
Funding Information
- $7,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- An Australian Permanent Resident (PR or citizen) over the age of 18.
- Applicants living in any state or territory in Australia.
- VET practitioners who are employed within a national Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), including TAFEs and private RTOs.
Conditions of Entry
- A Fellowship application, including the attachments (curriculum vitae, one (1) letter of support, one (1) employer endorsement letter) must be received by the ISS Institute by the closing date.
- Successful applicants will enter into a contractual agreement with ISS Institute to ensure that all Fellowship requirements are met.
- Fellows must prepare both a brief and a detailed Fellowship report outlining their research, findings and recommendations.
- The Fellowship, including publication of the final Fellowship report, must be completed within 12 months.
- Fellows agree to disseminate their Fellowship learnings, findings and recommendations to peers, industry leaders and other relevant bodies and report back to the ISS Institute about these.
- Their Fellows agree to be ambassadors of ISS Institute throughout their Fellowship and into the future.
- Their Fellows agree to take part in periodic evaluation, generally via surveys, so they can capture the impact that a Fellowship has had at a personal, professional or industry level over time.
- While Fellowship applicants can be undertaking tertiary studies, the Fellowship cannot be used to gain a tertiary qualification.
- The selection panel’s decision is final and binding.
- Unsuccessful Fellowship applicants are welcome to reapply for a Fellowship in the future.
Selection Process
- Each submission will be evaluated by the VDC and ISS Institute team members, who may draw upon specialist experts when evaluating applications.
- Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel, made up of the VDC representatives and ISS Institute team members.
- Interviews may be conducted by video conference.
- Given the number of applications, individual applications will not receive feedback.
- Each applicant will be advised of the outcome of their application.
For more information, visit VDC.