JMA Analytics capability analysis tools (CATs)

JMA Analytics provides tools to measure the capability of people working in the vocational education and training (VET) workforce. Its latest tool, ADMINCAT®, is relevant to people in all sectors, as is its next tool, to be launched in February 2012, MANAGECAT™.

A core piece of research behind these tools is this major national report. This national research into the VET practitioner led directly to the development of two measurement tools, VETCAT®, the VET capability analysis tool, and CURCAT®, the tool for measuring the industry currency of VET practitioners.

The value of the VET capability analysis tools

Read interviews about the value of these tools:

• VETCAT® interview on the strategic value of VETCAT®

• VETCAT® interview: Tying together performance management, PD planning and skills updating

• VETCAT® interview: How to use strategically VETCAT® data about capabilities

• CURCAT® interview: Linking staff engagement, currency, motivation and professionalism

• CURCAT® interview: It isn't just about return to industry, there are a lot of other strategies

• VETCAT® and CURCAT® interview: on quality issues addressed by VETCAT® and CURCAT®

• VETCAT® and CURCAT® interview: Clarifying the workforce of the future

• VETCAT® and CURCAT® interview: Overtly marketing the skills of VET practitioners

• ADMINCAT® interview: Using ADMINCAT® results to change the culture of administration

• LEADCAT® interview: Using LEADCAT® to refresh leaders and change culture

See also this AVETRA national conference paper, Using VETCAT® and CURCAT® to reconceptualise and re-vitalise VET work and workers.

Access six artlces on the JMA Analytics VET Capability Development Model.

Click here for further information including about LEADCAT® and ADMINCAT®.

Second national forum October 2011

Following the successful first national forum in Sydney in December 2010, the second national forum was convened in Sydney in late October 2011. The 2011 forum for CAT users involved representatives from 18 organisations including 15 TAFE Institutes from QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA.

• Program for 2011 National Forum on Capability Analysis and Development

• Presentation on Using VETCAT® and CURCAT® to redesign the future workforce

• Presentation on Using ADMINCAT® to review and renew the skills of administration staff

• Presentation on Using CURCAT® to refresh teachers' industry currency

• Presentation on Using VETCAT® for teacher capability development

• Presentation on Using LEADCAT® to refresh leaders and change culture

• Presentation on psychometric insights: 'What else can we learn from the CAT data?'

CAT users

As of 1 September 2011, the 23 registered training organisations that have used one or more CAT are listed below.

Notably, one Institute has used three CATs and ordered a fourth for early 2012. Eleven have used two CATs. All 13 TAFE Institutes in QLD have used a CAT, and seven have used two. 7 of the 10 TAFE NSW Institutes have used a CAT.

1. Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE
2. Bremer Institute of TAFE
3. Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
4. Central Queensland Institute of TAFE
5. Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
6. Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
7. Mt Isa Institute of TAFE
8. SkillsTech Australia
9. Southbank Institute of TAFE
10. Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
11. Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
12. Swinburne University TAFE
13. TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute
14. TAFE NSW - New England Institute
15. TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute
16. TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute
17. TAFE NSW - Riverina Institute
18. TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute
19. TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute
20. TAFE SA Regional
21. Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE
22. Western College NSW
23. Wide Bay Institute of TAFE