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Last week deafConnectEd delivered a third Deafness Awareness webinar in partnership with the VET Development Centre to 161 participants. It has been a busy year for the team, with two earlier VDC webinars delivered to over 400 participants, and six additional sessions delivered throughout the year to over 170 participants. Attendees included TAFE teaching staff, … Read more
deafConnectEd is working with Cultivating Community and other key stakeholders in the community to support paid work experience opportunities for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. This unique social enterprise provides garden maintenance skills, cooking and a range of other important employability skills. … Read more
In late 2023, deafConnectEd and Deaf Victoria supported a funding application by the University of Melbourne for research looking at how we can improve support services for learners who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing and transitioning to TAFE. The first stage of this project is now starting, with a call for TAFE students … Read more
In 2024 we will continue to support learners, teachers and support staff working with learners who are Deaf or hard of hearing. We will also announce more information soon about two exciting new projects that we will be supporting in 2024: A pilot Auslan and English skills course for Deaf migrants which will be delivered … Read more
Lauren Fox delivered an outstanding Deafness Awareness webinar for deafConnectEd in July through the VET Development Centre’s professional learning program. The session was attended by a staggering 295 participants. Feedback about the session was also incredibly positive, with 99% of participants rating the session as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, commenting on how clear and well-organised Lauren’s … Read more
Our popular short courses for people interested in working as a notetaker for students who are Deaf, Deafblind or hard of hearing are now available from the VET Development Centre through their Professional Learning on-Demand pages. This is a free resource. The two modules were developed for anyone interested in or already working as a … Read more
In 2022, deafConnectEd developed two new videos to raise awareness about literacy and study skills because we know many learners are concerned about their English skills. We plan to do more work on this topic in 2023.
Earlier this year, deafConnectEd supported Melbourne Polytechnic with promotion and enrolment for another Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) specifically for Auslan users, with the aim of growing our Auslan teaching workforce. The course started in July with 13 learners who are now more than halfway through their studies. The course is delivered entirely … Read more
Have you ever wondered about how signs are organised in Signbank? Or what the difference between a variant and variation might be? Or how to best search for a sign in Signbank? Click on the following image to see a video by James with some useful information about the Auslan online dictionary: More videos and … Read more
In 2019, Melbourne Polytechnic was the proud recipient of a grant from the Victorian Department of Education and Training to enable several much needed projects. One of these projects was the tailoring of a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to meet the needs of Deaf people interested in becoming educators in the accredited education … Read more
deafConnectEd acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.
Level 4, Building K,
144 High Street
Prahran VIC 3181
Phone (03) 9269 8306
Email info@deafconnected.com.au
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