Victoria University is proud to be a cornerstone sponsor of the inaugural SpArt conference and the SpArta awards.

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SpArta Training Awards 2006

Don’t miss out!

Nomination forms are now available from the Verve website. http://www.verve.org.au/spart/noms.html

This year we have a very tight deadline of the 21st April 2006 for nominations. The reason, well we would like as many of you to enter the State Awards as well as ours.

The SpArt sectors are currently being showcased in Melbourne at the Commonwealth Games and Melbourne Festival and we need to capitalise on this and highlight what goes behind the scenes to make a vibrant skilled SpArt community. The best way to do this is by entering the SpArta Training Awards

Easy to do, all the criteria is exactly the same as the State Awards. We apologise if this seems a bit complicated but it needs to be.

Let’s follow in Ty Menzies footsteps – he won the SpArta Awards, the State Awards and National Awards. Help the SpArt sectors clean up at the State and National Awards by entering the SpArta Training Awards now.http://www.verve.org.au/spart/noms.html


The Manager of the 21st Century

Innovation & Business Skills Australia (IBSA) commissioned The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to undertake a study into how the role of Australia’s senior managers is likely to change between now and 2020. The result was a report titled 2020 Vision, The Manager of the 21st Century.

The report is a must read for those involved in skilling our nation for the future. I believe it bodes well for those in the SpArt sectors as we are already skilled in dealing with a diverse, multi-generationally workforce with lots of contractors and part-time workers. We already work creatively and run dynamic organisations cost effectively and are aware of conflicting stakeholder demands, all of which are important skills going forward.

The report has concentrated on exploring 3 key areas of the future. They are the changing world, workplace and mindset. Some trends identified include the continuing shift to services in the economy, greater focus on people performance, the ageing workforce and managing a multi-generational workforce.

The report indicates that the workplace of the future will be more dynamic and less structured. There will be a demand for flexible working in response to the changing requirements of Baby Boomers and the preferences of Generation Y. Problem solving and creativity skills will become increasingly important as will managing a environment which includes greater numbers of contractors and part-time workers.

The full report is available for download http://www.ibsa.org.au/content/latestnews/21st_century_manager.html