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Welcome to the voced-coord mailing list! This is a list 
for program co-ordinators, teachers, employers, workplace 
supervisors, careers advisors and others involved or interested 
in structured workplace learning programs in Australian 
Secondary Schools.

 AUSTRALIAN  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION  CO-ORDINATORS ONLINE COMMUNITY

                             VocEd-Coord@owl.qut.edu.au

This list is an early initiative in the development of an online
community to support  co-ordinators of structured workplace 
learning programs and initiatives in schools (VET in schools). 

The voced-coord list is the main communication vehicle and community 
building device of the VECO (Voc Ed Coordinators Online) community. 

ABOUT THE VECO PROJECT
The VECO project is a partnership between 
Australian Student Traineeship Foundation 
and Aussie Schoolhouse  (http://www.ash.org.au)

The project has a website which supports the online activity of
the VECO community.
http://www.ash.org.au/veco
 
This project will:
*  train coordinators in the use of telecommunications
*  provide  ways for workplace education and 
   Voc  Ed coordinators, teachers, workplace supervisors, 
   employers and others  to build a support network
*  connect  coordinators to industry groups
*  host professional development activities
*  provide online support and help
*  host curriculum projects and
*  provide information and support to teachers and 
   co-ordinators of vocational education programs.

WHAT IS THIS LIST ABOUT?
* Helping Internet-using VET in schools co-ordinators,
  teachers and others become involved in an online community
* Providing links between co-ordinators and teachers with the
  industries  students are  studying
* Seeking support and helping other co-ordinators and teachers
* Discussing issues of significance in Vocational Education
  trends in Australian Education
* Seeking partners for projects
* Sharing news, ideas, and  notices of events

The list is open and not moderated at this stage, though a list
manager checks addresses and traffic in case school students 
accidentally use the list. 

Currently the list manager is the VECO Project Officer,
Janine Bowes at email address:
boweja@asgard.clare.tased.edu.au

An online community of Australian Vocational Education 
coordinators will reach its potential if many co-ordinators,
teachers and others contribute to the dialogue and post regularly
to the list. Please use this list to talk with co-ordinators and 
others those involved in structured workplace learning vocational
education programs.

SENDING MESSAGES TO THE LIST
To mail to the list, address mail to    

voced-coord@owl.qut.edu.au

Give an appropriate subject heading as this really helps busy people.
It will also be an aid to searching the list archive.

YOUR FIRST MESSAGE TO THE LIST:
Please send an email introducing yourself to this list.  
Describe the kinds of access you have at your workplace and at 
home. Perhaps describe how you found out about the VECO community,
how you expect this list might help you and others.
This will help us think about ways of using this list and contribute
to our collective understanding  of the issues significant in 
vocational education.

REPLYING TO MESSAGES SENT TO THE LIST:
The voced-coord list is set up in such a way that when you "reply"
to a posting, the reply address is the individual rather than the 
list (if you check the "To:" part of your message you will see this). 

Please use your own judgement and post replies to the list address when 
appropriate. To do this just address your message:
To: voced-coord@owl.qut.edu.au) 

ARCHIVE OF THE LIST:
This list is archived and the archive can be browsed on the web at

http://owl.qut.edu.au/common-cgi-bin/forum/VOCED-COORD/

This is useful for checking past traffic. The archive can be sorted 
by date, by subject and by sender.

The list has also been archived by EdNA (Education Network Australia)
and through that archive it can be searched in a number of ways.
http://www.edna.edu.au
Click on the "discussions" section

NETIQUETTE OF THIS LIST:
The usual rules of netiquette apply to this list 
(refer Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette, by Arlene Rinaldi
http://www.fau.edu/rinaldi/net/dis.html). 

In addition, list members are asked to note the following:
* when posting to the list, please identify yourself 
 (either in the message or in your signature) by name and 
  by description.  This assists others in gaining a correct 
  impression. 
  Although the list is primarily for co-ordinators and teachers
  of workplace learning Vocational Education Programs, there will
  usually be other guests on the list from Industry, ITABs, 
  Government Departments,  ASTF, Dusseldorp Skills Forum etc

* please DO NOT send attachments to the list! This is wasteful of 
bandwidth  and also presents a potential risk of virus transfer.
 
* please keep in mind the objectives of the list and the project. 
 It is usually inappropriate to use the list for commercial purposes. 
 If in doubt please check by email with the list owner.  

* humour is appreciated!

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Please encourage other co-ordinators, teachers, career advisors, workplace
supervisors and employers to become part of this community by joining and
participating in this forum.

Janine Bowes

Project Officer: Voc-Ed Co-ordinators Online
http://www.ash.org.au/veco