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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In following up I visited:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vff.org.au/index.php?id=70256">http://www.vff.org.au/index.php?id=70256</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I also met with Paul Weller the VFF President and Asher
Judah (Policy Adviser) today. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Aparently the roundtable is by invitation only. Some
teachers from the Ag and Hort area have been invited.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I gave them a copy of the new Agricultural and Horticultural
Study Design. I also discussed some of the issues – falling student
cohort, teacher training, school facilities and cost of running Ag/Hort etc. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They seemed to be quite focused on VET Ag and Hort programs
and wondered whether there has been a greater take-up of VET in lieu of falling
numbers of students doing VCE Ag and Hort. I explained the complimentary nature
of the VCE study and related VET programs. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
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Tran</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment
for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the
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