Engaging and Supporting Students from CALD Backgrounds

Prepared by MDS Training May 2016

CALD Profile of the South West Sydney Region

Identifying variances of CALD groups and the barriers faced

Share our stories and strategies

Requirements and best practice in the VET Sector

Definition of CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse)

Culturally and linguistically diverse is a broad and inclusive descriptor for communities with diverse language, ethnic background, nationality, dress, traditions, food, societal structures, art and religion characteristics.

This term is used broadly and often synonymously with the term ‘ethnic communities’. CALD is the preferred term for many government and community agencies as a contemporary descriptor for ethnic communities.

CALD people are generally defined as people born overseas

Source: Ethnic Community Council of Victoria – Glossary of Terms

http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Research-and-Demography/Demography/Population-Projections

Families, 24588, 56%

Humanitarium, 8915, 21%

Other, 12, 0%

Skilled, 10084, 23%

SETTLERS MIGRATION STREAM 12TH JAN 2008 TO 4 JUNE 2013

43569

Based on 2011 Census South West Sydney Residents born overseas: Vietnam Iraq Lebanon United Kingdom New Zealand

CALD

Established Communities

Highly skilled

Migrants

Refugees / Asylum Seekers

New and Emerging

Communities

Women

Anja

• 56 year old woman from a Polish background

• English is 2nd language

• Left school at age 15

• Works as a direct community support worker

• Enrolled in Certificate lV in Disability

Leticia

• 41 year old woman from Pilipino background

• Leticia completed Nursing Degree in the Philippines

• Gained extensive experience in one of main hospitals

• Moved to Australia with family

• Expensive to convert Degree to Australian Standards

• Works as direct care worker

• Enrolled in Certificate lV in Disability

George • 20 years of age born in

Australia Vietnamese descent

• Currently works as a support worker

• Identified literacy issues

• Completed Certificate lV in Disability

• Wants to complete Diploma level qualification

Source: The Effect of Culture on Learning and Development by Tanisha Penn

Good Practice is based on the gathering of evidence, for example a teaching method that has been proven to work well and produce good results and outcomes for both teachers and learners, and is therefore recommended as a model

Source: Good e-practice guidelines for disadvantaged learners in VET 2013

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3. Department Of Education and Training. (2014). Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Program. Retrieved from Department Of Education and Training: https://www.education.gov.au/workplace-english-language-and-literacy-well-program

4. Ethic Communities Council of Victoria. (2010). ECCV Draft Glossary of Terms. Retrieved from ECCV: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WjYOnkdQO0UJ:www.eccv.org.au/library/file/document/ECCV_Glossary_of_Terms_23_October.docx+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au

5. Flexiable Learning Advisory Group. (2013, May). Good E-Practice Guidelines for disadvantaged learners in VET. Retrieved from National VET E-Learning Strategy : http://flexiblelearning.net.au/about/research/good-e-practice-guidelines-for-disadvantaged-learners-in-vet-final-report-2/

6. Funded by ACFE Board and Managed by AMES. (2012). Responding to CALD Learners : Cultural Diversity in Action. Retrieved from NCVER: http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv%3A54438

7. Regional Development Australia. (2015). Population, Household & Dwelling projections for the South West Subregion. Retrieved from NSW Government Planning and Development: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Research-and-Demography/Demography/~/media/CDC80D3376524C2CB146BF2D9022B903.ashx

8. The Effect of Culture on Learning and Development by Tanisha Penn