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TAFE NSW North Sydney Institute found SM2 to help the project team build, design and develop Phase 1 of the Virtual RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) project within a tight deadline.

The key areas of the project were custom design and development of Skills Recognition website interface design (Development of Phase 1 was completed by the TAFE NSW development  team), Flash tour, HTML Christmas Email template, HTML templates and CSS files.

The first release of a multi staged project for skillsrecognition.gov.au was launched in December 2007. This first reduced functionality version of the site provides information to encourage people to have their existing skills formally recognised via a qualification.

This is a starting point from which TAFE NSW will build and improve. Over time they will be rolling out additional information and services.

They are encouraging the site's primary audience - students and potential students - to give input to the changes they will make. Official promotion of the site will begin in early 2008.

Strategy

• Consultancy services to finalise functional and creative design requirements
• Create a project storyboard for the Flash tour
• Create in conjunction with the Virtual RPL project the overall ‘metaphor’ or conceptual basis for the website and the Flash  tour
• Site Design and Flash tour was easily integrated into the NSW Department of Education and Training Internet platform
• Ensure the project meets the requirements that the Phase 1 design interfaces are to be customer-friendly; agreed and uniform; include clear information about trade recognition processes; and should also provide access to self assessment tools for potential RPL candidates

Creative

• Creative Design services to produce website interfaces layout based
• Design, code and develop a guided tour  developed using Flash technology
• Design a Flash header for the site home page
• HTML Christmas card design based on site design and delivery
• Visual design elements and accessibility features complied with Departmental and government standards

Technology

• Web Development services to build the site and templates (all built upon the Joomla! Open Source framework – PHP, MySQL)
• SM2 to provide development and consultancy services to build the Virtual RPL static HTML website templates for delivery to Virtual RPL project to develop

• Training and Support services to up-skill and support TAFE NSW operational staff 

http://www.skillsrecognition.gov.au/
Launched December 2007.