Education Agent Training Course EATC

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Education Agent Training CourseEATC
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Education Agent Training Course

• Where training began
• The Aussie Education Specialist Course
• Why Agent Training?
• Standardise basic education agent training
• Expand availability of training
• Change to skills based training

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Education Agent Training Course

• Delivering the training
• Online Education Agent Training Course (EATC)
• Skills based and interactive
• Registration Formal Assessment now
• available.

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Who is International Education Services (IES)?

• IES is a Registered Training Organisation
• IES provides a number of courses including the
  Professional International Education Resources
  (PIER) suite of courses
• www.pieronline.org/eatc

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The Australian Qualifications Framework
PIER Programs
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PIER CERTIFICATE III
CONTAINS 12 UNITS
EDUCATION AGENT TRAINING COURSE
OTHER UNITS
2 Units
10 Units
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Course content
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Course content cont
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Where is the Course and what does it look like?
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Example of Course user member homepage
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Example of the online learning page
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Example of a lesson page
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Example of a lesson page
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Example of a lesson page
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Example of a lesson page
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Self assessment for a unit
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Formal Assessment

• Cost is A400.
• Statement of Attainment recognised within the
  Australian Qualifications Framework
• Rolled out gradually from July 2006 all over the
  world.
• Formal Assessment is currently active in Perth,
  Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane India.

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Qualified Agent Counsellors Database
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More than 70 nations represented in the EATC
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Reasons for doing the Course

• The training is free
• Completes any gaps in skills set
• Training can be done anytime
• Multiple visits allowed
• Future pathways for further qualifications
• Access to up to date information

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Further information

• Visit the website at www.pieronline.org/eatc
• For queries and comments related to the course
  please contact the EATC Manager at IES Miss Amy
  Burton (eatc_at_pieronline.org )
• For queries and comments regarding this project
  please contact at AEI Ms Elaine McCauley
  (elaine.mccauley_at_dest.gov.au)

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• Thank you