Our course offerings have increased with the addition of an on-line events program for people working in the winery business.
Students study a Certificate 3 over the Sakai internet program backed up with regular web video meetings.
The program runs for a Semester and has so far attracted students from Victoria, South Australia and NSW.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Students out and about
Our 2011 batch of students will be seen around Sydney at some terrific events.
First up, a small group of Diploma students will be helping at the You-Tube symphony for the week at the Sydney Opera House.
Then, we have a team entering the 'Great Waiters Race' on the 27th March at the OPT Circular Quay.
Finally, all Diplomas will be involved in the Australian Tourism Exchange at the Convention Centre in April. This event is one of the big tourism related expos in Australia and students will act as Ambassadors of the country.
Say hi, if you see our students at these events!
First up, a small group of Diploma students will be helping at the You-Tube symphony for the week at the Sydney Opera House.
Then, we have a team entering the 'Great Waiters Race' on the 27th March at the OPT Circular Quay.
Finally, all Diplomas will be involved in the Australian Tourism Exchange at the Convention Centre in April. This event is one of the big tourism related expos in Australia and students will act as Ambassadors of the country.
Say hi, if you see our students at these events!
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Careers Connect
There is a new careers service available for students and alumni of Ryde College. Careers Connect is an on-line job placement service which replaces the previous JobPlace service.
Once registered, students are able to check vacancies on-line, 24/7. You select different types of jobs of interest, including full time, volunteer and work experience. Every fortnight they plan to send members an email with updates and also news of any positions that have been listed in the categories you have specified. This service could be particularly useful if you are looking for some volunteer roles to gain experience or pad out your CV
Talking of CV's there is a facility that can draw up your CV based on the info you have inputted. There are a choice of formats and once you have picked one, it will produce an editable word document for you to customise. Its a really professional look (having seen many dodgy CVs presented by prospective employees and as student assignments) which should get you a better chance of that elusive interview.
As the service gears up, we expect a greater take up from employers keen to employ our ever enthusiastic and skilled Ryde (and the rest of the Institute) students. Access is via the 'dreaded' DET Student Portal, and there are currently arrangements being made to enable alumni to have password access too.
Check out the Careers Connect website for more details and register today.
Once registered, students are able to check vacancies on-line, 24/7. You select different types of jobs of interest, including full time, volunteer and work experience. Every fortnight they plan to send members an email with updates and also news of any positions that have been listed in the categories you have specified. This service could be particularly useful if you are looking for some volunteer roles to gain experience or pad out your CV
Talking of CV's there is a facility that can draw up your CV based on the info you have inputted. There are a choice of formats and once you have picked one, it will produce an editable word document for you to customise. Its a really professional look (having seen many dodgy CVs presented by prospective employees and as student assignments) which should get you a better chance of that elusive interview.
As the service gears up, we expect a greater take up from employers keen to employ our ever enthusiastic and skilled Ryde (and the rest of the Institute) students. Access is via the 'dreaded' DET Student Portal, and there are currently arrangements being made to enable alumni to have password access too.
Check out the Careers Connect website for more details and register today.
Graduation 2010
Graduation for 2009/10 events students is set for Weds April 21. The event will be held in the Auditorium on Level 5 and is a great event to catch up with old college mates and Ryde team.
If you are expecting to 'course complete' and have not heard from the college admin about the procedures for graduation-now is the time to call and sort out any remaining issues.
Feel free to bring family and friends for the short presentation ceremony which is a nice thank-you to them for supporting your studies (particularly those who are still living at home!)
Monday, 16 February 2009
Sakai Access
All current Event students will have access to the new Sakai program. For existing students, this replaces Janison. Sakai is a 'learner management and content system' and allows you access to information, materials, downloads and assignments over the net.
The institute has adopted this as the site of choice for student resources and you will find that gradually, all electronic resources are switched to this format.
Access is pretty simple, just save this link: www.tafestudy.info/cle to your desktop or favourites and you will get straight to the entry point. From there you need to enter your tafe name (for example, mine is peter.seabrook2) and your initial password which is your date of birth-details are on your tafe invoice.
Once inside, you will have access to the units that your teachers have enrolled you into. Make sure that if a teacher is using sakai, that you are in their listings.
With this program you need never have to miss class notes, you can study when it suits you and you can even do class quizzes on-line.
The institute has adopted this as the site of choice for student resources and you will find that gradually, all electronic resources are switched to this format.
Access is pretty simple, just save this link: www.tafestudy.info/cle to your desktop or favourites and you will get straight to the entry point. From there you need to enter your tafe name (for example, mine is peter.seabrook2) and your initial password which is your date of birth-details are on your tafe invoice.
Once inside, you will have access to the units that your teachers have enrolled you into. Make sure that if a teacher is using sakai, that you are in their listings.
With this program you need never have to miss class notes, you can study when it suits you and you can even do class quizzes on-line.
Monday, 2 February 2009
New Year, New Course
Our Event course is changing to a new format from this year. Every 5 years the industry, government and educators get together to see how existing courses (or training packages) can be improved. The national events program has undergone significant change as a result of the SIT07 review and as a result, we are changing at Ryde.
The new Events program requires that students have a Certificate 3 before they can enter the Diploma. We have managed to co-ordinate things so students study the certificate in Stage 1 and move on to the Diploma in Stage 2. We have kept the overall course to 1 year in total.
Other changes include the addition of new units such as Provide Event Staging Support and Bump in and Bump Out. Other units, such as Management Fundamentals and T&H Law have been removed.
Another big change is that students no longer need to complete 80 hours of work experience to complete the Diploma-although we find that those students who get out and about doing lots of events really improve their chances of getting those great jobs.
Overall, there are fewer units to complete and you get a bonus, never to be repeated Certificate 3 too! We are offering our ever popular full time course and our flex workshop delivery for both stages.
We are eagerly awaiting the start of term to demonstrate our whizz bang new improved super deluxe fast track Diploma in Events.
The new Events program requires that students have a Certificate 3 before they can enter the Diploma. We have managed to co-ordinate things so students study the certificate in Stage 1 and move on to the Diploma in Stage 2. We have kept the overall course to 1 year in total.
Other changes include the addition of new units such as Provide Event Staging Support and Bump in and Bump Out. Other units, such as Management Fundamentals and T&H Law have been removed.
Another big change is that students no longer need to complete 80 hours of work experience to complete the Diploma-although we find that those students who get out and about doing lots of events really improve their chances of getting those great jobs.
Overall, there are fewer units to complete and you get a bonus, never to be repeated Certificate 3 too! We are offering our ever popular full time course and our flex workshop delivery for both stages.
We are eagerly awaiting the start of term to demonstrate our whizz bang new improved super deluxe fast track Diploma in Events.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
End of Year ICEL
Students from 5729 group finished the year on an international note by helping to organise and run the ICEL conference. The event which focussed on experiential learning was held at UTS and was attended by 200 guests. An action packed 4 day program included dinners, BBQs, multicultural food experiences, workplace visits, literally hundreds of presentations and 5 keynote speeches.
Students helped design the program and then worked on the logistical challenges. During the conference the team manned the information desk and made sure that all events ran like clockwork. Many terrific comments about our friendly knowledgable students were received from delegates. The conference was a huge success and delegates are looking forward to the next event in South Africa.
Students helped design the program and then worked on the logistical challenges. During the conference the team manned the information desk and made sure that all events ran like clockwork. Many terrific comments about our friendly knowledgable students were received from delegates. The conference was a huge success and delegates are looking forward to the next event in South Africa.
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
The End is nigh!
The clock is rapidly ticking down to the end of Semester at Ryde, and for many students the end of their course.
There are a few more assignments to go, but remember that most topics have been assessed as we go along so no HSC-like exam marathons are timetabled.
Ryde Events Alumni have access to a Facebook site and we encourage all students to join and stay in touch-check under the groups tab, Ryde College of TAFE event Management http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17476789836
Graduations are scheduled for May 2009 and we look forward to seeing you all back at Ryde full of Event stories!
If you have enjoyed your time with us, please tell your friends, if not, please tell us!
The Diploma course is changing next year so you leavers are the last to complete the current program. Good luck in your future travels and thank-you for choosing to study at Ryde College.
There are a few more assignments to go, but remember that most topics have been assessed as we go along so no HSC-like exam marathons are timetabled.
Ryde Events Alumni have access to a Facebook site and we encourage all students to join and stay in touch-check under the groups tab, Ryde College of TAFE event Management http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17476789836
Graduations are scheduled for May 2009 and we look forward to seeing you all back at Ryde full of Event stories!
If you have enjoyed your time with us, please tell your friends, if not, please tell us!
The Diploma course is changing next year so you leavers are the last to complete the current program. Good luck in your future travels and thank-you for choosing to study at Ryde College.
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Bring in the Experts
A new innovation this semester is to arrange a program of visiting industry experts. The objective of the exercise is to bring current experience into the classroom. Our Thursday morning mega class is the venue when all groups can come together to catch up on the latest industry news, trends and goss.
This semesters speakers have included:
Organiser of events for Hunters Hill council,
Event co-ordinator for Blackmores Marathon bridge-to bridge Operations manager of Bitecraft entertainment
Recruitment team from Manly School of Business
Convenor of the ICEL conference.
Principal of Humm events
Still to come:
Production director and Owner of Atmosphere entertainment
Director of Newtown Festival
Editor of Mice magazine
This semesters speakers have included:
Organiser of events for Hunters Hill council,
Event co-ordinator for Blackmores Marathon bridge-to bridge Operations manager of Bitecraft entertainment
Recruitment team from Manly School of Business
Convenor of the ICEL conference.
Principal of Humm events
Still to come:
Production director and Owner of Atmosphere entertainment
Director of Newtown Festival
Editor of Mice magazine
WorldSkills rules
Our graduating Stage 2 group, ably assisted by 'freshmen' stage ones, blitzed the WorldSkills Awards ceremony at the iconic State Theatre recently. 2000 guests witnessed a slickly organised and run evening which incorporated a number of innovations devised by EM students.
The CEO of WorldSkills Australia and Director General of WorldSkills Global bothe described the event as the best ever. Having sat through numerous awards ceremonies over the years i can certainly agree with that!
This is a great example of Events students getting the opportunity to test their newly developed skills in a real life and practical situation. All of the team benefited from the experience and I reckon some might have concluded that there is a bit more to organising sucessful events than they reckoned! From my perspective I was delighted that the team did such an exceptional job and I was also thrilled that my facilitation skills were put to good use (bring back laser-man!)
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