MPSP Priority 1: Quality Teaching and Achieved 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 Planned from July 2016 onwards Leadership Western Sydney Institute ( WSI) (50 words max) (50 words max) 1.1 Build the capacity of teachers and Multicultural Community Engagement Stage 2 of the online Cultural Awareness leaders to deliver high quality Officer (MCEO) developed a Cultural training resource to be developed and education and training for a Awareness online training resource which delivered to teachers, assessors and culturally and linguistically diverse has been updated to version 2 for all staff in customer service staff. community Western Sydney Institute (WSI). The to continue to provide high level strategy enables staff to access the Cultural strategic advice on the training needs of E.g. qualifications and training Awareness Wiki site for an introductory unit. CALD people and support teachers to including cultural competency training The unit has been updated with 2015 data. deliver appropriate training and teaching The MCEOs continue to liaise and provide resources and methodology. information and support to: all business lines and Head Teachers on multicultural provision and the training needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) students. MCEOs, Counsellors and Senior Counsellors conduct assessment and recognition of overseas qualifications. Teachers delivering English for Academic Purposes attended a workshop in October 2015 facilitated by Western Sydney University to prepare TAFE students for university. 1.2 Collect and analyse data on WSI’s Workforce Capability Unit (WCU) Explore the possibility of conducting a professional learning needs of staff research project to ascertain the impact of regularly assesses the training needs of all to support education and training for and Skilled on CALD people and to staff and organises appropriate training to cultural and linguistic diversity identify measures to address gaps. meet those identified needs. Records are kept within the unit of all activities. The unit also responds to staff requests for internal or external training as deemed necessary for their positions.
MPSP Priority 1: Quality Teaching and Leadership Western Sydney Institute ( WSI) Achieved 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 (50 words max) Planned from July 2016 onwards (50 words max) 1.1 Build the capacity of teachers and leaders to deliver high quality education and training for a culturally and linguistically diverse community E.g. qualifications and training including cultural competency training Multicultural Community Engagement Officer (MCEO) developed a Cultural Awareness online training resource which has been updated to version 2 for all staff in Western Sydney Institute (WSI). The strategy enables staff to access the Cultural Awareness Wiki site for an introductory unit. The unit has been updated with 2015 data. The MCEOs continue to liaise and provide information and support to: all business lines and Head Teachers on multicultural provision and the training needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) students. MCEOs, Counsellors and Senior Counsellors conduct assessment and recognition of overseas qualifications. Teachers delivering English for Academic Purposes attended a workshop in October 2015 facilitated by Western Sydney University to prepare TAFE students for university. Stage 2 of the online Cultural Awareness training resource to be developed and delivered to teachers, assessors and customer service staff. to continue to provide high level strategic advice on the training needs of CALD people and support teachers to deliver appropriate training and teaching resources and methodology. 1.2 Collect and analyse data on professional learning needs of staff to support education and training for cultural and linguistic diversity WSI’s Workforce Capability Unit (WCU) regularly assesses the training needs of all staff and organises appropriate training to meet those identified needs. Records are kept within the unit of all activities. The unit also responds to staff requests for internal or external training as deemed necessary for their positions. Explore the possibility of conducting a research project to ascertain the impact of and Skilled on CALD people and to identify measures to address gaps.