Skills Education

Every VET trainer needs digital literacy skills - and trainers of others must pass those skills on

To effectively work in the VET sector and ensure students are equipped with vital, future-workforce-ready skills, trainers must possess and be able to pass on essential digital literacy. This means they must have the necessary skills or acquire them during their TAE studies or other competency and currency activities.

This session is designed to outline the essential digital skills trainers need to facilitate and support the digital capability development of others.

It addresses the core questions facing VET trainers today, including:

• Why is developing digital literacy for Cert IV TAE students a priority?
• What are the essential digital literacy skills Cert IV TAE students need to graduate with?
• What technology skills must trainers possess to be effective?
• How can we proactively address digital literacy gaps in potential Cert IV TAE students?
• What proven strategies can we use to embed and develop digital literacy skills in our students?