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The national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework ([|Framework]), provides the vocational education and training system with the essential e-learning infrastructure and expertise needed to respond to the challenges of a modern economy and the training needs of Australian businesses and workers.

The Framework conducts leading e-learning [|benchmarking] and [|research] to measure the use, impact and uptake of e-learning throughout Australia, and to help inform future directions.

As part of this activity, the Framework’s Copyright Officer, Vanessa Tuckfield, provides  expert policy advice on copyright and IP as it specifically relates to the VET sector and maintains the Copyright Kitchen, an online resource offering associated educational, promotional and support services.

Vanessa has a long history of providing copyright and IT support to the VET sector, including four years as the Framework’s Copyright Officer from 2003 to 2007, and as the Assistant Director Curriculum Resources and Copyright for the Broadband Infrastructure Taskforce, Digital Education from 2007 to 2009. Now again the Framework’s Copyright Officer from 2009.

This wiki will be updated regularly with events, news and issues relevant to copyright and IP for the VET sector. Vanessa can be contacted on 02 6207 3158 or at Vanessa.Tuckfield at cit.act.edu.au (replace " at " with @ to use this address)

2010 Copyright sessions
The Framework is again offering session on copyright to States and Territories. Please see the page 2010 sessions to see what sessions are possible, then check calendar below for availability of the Copyright Officer. The 2009 sessions can also still be run.

Calendar of availability for 2010
Just use the arrow keys to move through the months until December.

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Copyright Kitchen
As a teacher and/or manager you are affected by copyright. The digital environment has given teachers unprecedented access to a wealth of information that is protected by copyright. Whether online or 'in class' materials, these resources are given automatic protection by copyright law. Without a statement to the contrary, if anyone wants to use these materials, they need the copyright owner's permission. If you find and use an article, photo or other resource that you did not create, and use it as a resource, it is highly likely that you are using a work protected by copyright law and you will need the copyright owner's permission to use the material.

The Copyright Kitchen recipes will walk you through when you need permissions and how to obtain them. It covers issues of copyright management, and it includes information on copyright exceptions and licences and how to apply them.

You can use the Copyright Kitchen to create your own Recipe Book containing the questions and answers to your particular questions. It will also refer you to a number of related copyright resources on the Internet.