Date: Monday 1 July 2024
Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
Venue: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

About the Network

Engagement in Co-curricular activities empowers students to develop core capabilities and skills such as leadership, emotional intelligence, creativity and integrity that enable them to seamlessly navigate a changing employability landscape. With a reflective learning process on skill development at its core, co-curricular recognition provides the opportunity for students to identify how they have grown both personally and professionally and be confident articulating this outside of the University context.

The Co-curricular Recognition Network champions student engagement and formal recognition in activities that complement and extend students curriculum such as community engagement, volunteering, leadership development and professional development activities. The network meets quarterly to share knowledge and best practice and is open to any practitioners with a wealth of experience at all levels.

About the Session

The Australian Universities Accord calls for a more flexible and responsive skills system to help students accelerate the acquisition and recognition of their skills while also recognising the reality and importance of student part-time work.

In this session we will hear from Angela Hope from Jobs and Skills Australia on the Australian Skills Classification (ASC) which was developed to provide a common language of skills to increase understanding and recognition of skills across occupations, sectors, and contexts. Angela will also update attendees on work progressing to action the National Skills Taxonomy project as identified as a priority in the Accord Report.

Participants will then engage in small group discussions to examine the advancement of current co-curricular recognition initiatives in educational institutions. We will explore progressive strategies to ensure students are assisted in cultivating and effectively conveying fundamental competencies and skills that are clearly articulated and accessible, ultimately amplifying their employability prospects.

Presenter

Angela Hope
Assistant Secretary of the Domestic Skills System Branch
Jobs and Skills Australia

Angela is the Assistant Secretary of the Domestic Skills System Branch in Jobs and Skills Australia. For 20 years she contributed to complex social policy reform agendas across all levels of government with the sector. For the last 5 years she has built advanced data analytics capability to provide new insights on the current, emerging, and future skills needs of the labour market. Angela holds a Bachelor of Commerce, an Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Executive Master of Public Administration.

Convenor

Belinda Brear
Student Partnerships Coordinator
University of the Sunshine Coast

Belinda Brear is the Student Partnerships Officer at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC). With over 10 years’ experience in Higher Education student engagement, she is passionate about enhancing students’ employability and promoting authentic partnerships. Belinda leads the Students as Partners Team at UniSC including the co-curricular recognition program, student volunteers and the Student Governance Framework.