Water Operations Certificate III Training Opportunity with funding support from Australian Government 'User Choice' program.

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1 12 April, 2013 Water Operations Certificate III Training Opportunity with funding support from Australian Government 'User Choice' program Take Advantage Public Course FNQ starts 1 July, 2013 Proposal for Certificate III Water Operations - Public Course - Cloncurry Potentially Government Funded through User Choice S&B No.: P Certificate III Simmonds & Bristow have scheduled a Certificate III Water Operations (Water and Wastewater) public course in FNQ for We are an approved supplier of Cert III Water Operations on the Australian Government User Choice program. This allows both government and private enterprise to access training funding for new and current employees. This support is generous and Certificate III Water Operations has been allocated a Priority One level of funding. To take advantage of this available funding as an employer please. Call either MEGT or Skill 360 Australia to locate your nearest service outlet. Register your employees (or new starts) with MEGT or Skill 360 and they will assess the level of funding you can access for each Certificate III nominee. Levels will vary depending on the background and role of the student. Enrol your employee/s in the upcoming S&B course in Cloncurry The details of the course are included in the attached proposal. Please feel free to discuss variations to the elective competency units offered, to enable us to best meet your training needs. Terms and Conditions for User Choice and Simmonds and Bristow are located on page 7 Yours Sincerely, Helen Simpson Business Development NQ/FNQ

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3 Proposal/Service Agreement for Public Course in Certificate III in Water Operations Submitted 12 April, 2013

4 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 4 of 9 SCOPE OF WORKS CERTIFICATE III IN WATER OPERATIONS The Certificate III course training provides operators with: Skills and technical knowledge to assist with efficient and effective plant process operation; Troubleshooting skills & knowledge; Awareness of occupational health and safety issues, and skills which promote safe work habits. The course will be a customised, competency based, hands on approach to training, focussing on water and sewage treatment across the range of participating students' sites. Your Certificate III course in Water Operations (WO) includes the successful completion of 11 units being: Three core units from Certificate III, and Eight elective units (which may include up to three units from Cert II, Cert IV or other relevant industry packages). Based on our experience, below are the most commonly selected Units of Competency (UoC) for Cert III in Water Operations course (Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation stream) and will be the units that will be delivered during the proposed public course. Should alternative units be required please feel free to discuss with us. Core Units of Competency NWP301B BSBWOR301A BSBOHS303B Implement, monitor and coordinate environmental procedure Organise personal work priorities and development Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment Elective Units of Competency NWP210B NWP218B NWP268B NWP345B NWP346B NWP347B NWP348B NWP363B Perform basic water tests Perform and record sampling Monitor, operate and report chlorine disinfection systems Monitor, operate and control water treatment processes Monitor, operate and control wastewater treatment processes Monitor, operate and control coagulation and flocculation processes Monitor, operate and control sedimentation and clarification processes Monitor performance and control maintenance of treatment plant assets B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 4 of 9

5 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 5 of 9 DELIVERY & DATES Our delivery formats, which include a specific Student Training Plan, allows flexibility to meet trainee and employer requirements. We believe the following format would most suit your trainees' need. An initial training block of 5 days at a site suitable to the group will cover a number of the units of competency. This method enables the development of a rapport between trainer and trainees, as well as developing a networking environment. It also allows for our trainer to assess and discuss individual trainee requirements. A second 5-day block would be completed at a later date, followed by an assessment visit. Each assessment involves the trainer working with the student in a one-on-one session. The assessment visit (WRA - Work Readiness Assessment) takes approximately one half day per student. Each student will have a specific assessment visit to assess their work readiness on their own plant. Our next Cert III in Water Operations (Water and Wastewater stream) public course will commence on 1 July, 2013 with enrolment closing on 17 May, Dates scheduled for Cloncurry delivery are: Course Date Location Block One 1-5 July 2013 Cloncurry (venue TBC) Block Two 2-6 Sept, 2013 Cloncurry (venue TBC) WRA Following receipt of completed assessment material Enrolment closing date: 17 May, 2013 ASSESSMENT Onsite at the student s treatment plants (which need to have suitable facilities for the assessment) Assessment is competency based and uses Question and Answer, demonstration, role-play, field assignments, written exam, and workplace documents as assessment tools. We also conduct a Work Readiness Assessment (WRA) in the workplace, to ensure trainees have successfully translated the training in the workplace. Student assessment material must be submitted by the agreed date. Should this not occur the student may be withdrawn. In some circumstances this may affect external funding. The proposed delivery covers both water and wastewater stream Units of Competency. To be able to found competent in both streams, students need to have significant experience working on both types of plant (as a guidance, at least 20 days on each type of plant) and have access to related plants (i.e. a Water Treatment Plant & a Wastewater Treatment Plant) for final Work Readiness Assessment. If the student is unable to meet above practical experience or assessment requirement, we will talk to the student and their employer to substitute other more relevant UoC. RECOGNISED PRIOR LEARNING & CREDIT TRANSFER We offer a RPL procedure that ensures an individual's prior learning, achieved through formal and informal training, work experience or other life experiences, is approximately recognised. We also recognise all Nationally Accredited Units issued by any recognised RTO as a credit transfer for attainment of the Qualifications. B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 5 of 9

6 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 6 of 9 COURSE DURATION As the course is competency based, timing is dependent on the trainee. Typical completion times range between 3-12 months. TRAVEL EXPENSES All trainer travel expenses, accommodation and facility expenses incurred by Simmonds & Bristow in delivering externally will be charged at cost plus 10% excl. ex. Brisbane. Trainer travel time, and training delivery or site induction etc. outside business hours (8.30am-5pm Monday - Friday) will be charged at $150/hr. Trainer travel time to perform Work Readiness Assessment will be charged at $150/hr irrespective of day or time. PRICING The prices outlined below may be offset by funding under User Choice funding available through Queensland Apprenticeship Services. In this case the funding arrangements defined in User Choice and S&B terms and conditions below need to be in place prior to the completion and assessment of any training. Certificate III Water Operations Price per student Ex GST Course Fee Certificate III in Water Operations - Water and Wastewater $5,400* * Students approved for will incur a student contribution fee. Please see Terms and Conditions for User Choice and Simmonds and Bristow are located on page 7. EXCLUSIONS These prices do not include: GST Freight Trainer travel time (at $150/hr), travel, accommodation and meal costs ex Cairns for training blocks and WRA's Trainee travel expenses B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 6 of 9

7 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 7 of 9 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USER CHOICE FUNDED STUDENTS Enrolling employers will pay the full amount indicated in this proposal up front as per our standard terms and conditions. The funded portion will be refunded when User Choice funding is received by S&B. The student contribution is additional and will not be refunded. An invoice of $1.60 per nominal hour (or official rate announced by User Choice authority) as applicable per funded student, for a student contribution fee must be charged to each student. This is a legal requirement of the User choice funding based on the nominal hours required to deliver the course and the amount cannot be varied or refunded, unless it may cause extreme financial hardship to the student. These invoices can be sent to, administered by and paid by the enrolling employer but must be in the student's name. The invoice will be raised when the trainee s Training Contract is registered and appear in the official database (DETConnect). Based on the suggested Units of Competency in this Proposal, the Student Contribution Fee will be $736. Some students may not be approved for funding. The funding arrangements are independent of the commitment made by enrolling employers to pay the amounts listed above. No student contribution fee will be charged for non-funded students. Enrolling employers must organise the funding independently through Queensland Apprenticeship Services, nominating Simmonds & Bristow as the training provider. Students who do not complete assessment material will be considered "withdrawn" and therefore the Department of Education and Training will withdraw a portion of the funding, on individual Unit of Competency basis. User Choice funding is payable to the RTO at a rate of 50% of nominal value for competency units from which the student withdraws. Should a student withdraw from training, without completing the training delivery and assessment process, the client shall be liable for the balance of that particular individual student s course fee which has not been covered by the sum of the initial employer contribution for that student received prior to the student's withdrawal. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRADE Fees are due for payment 14 days prior to commencement of the course. Full refunds are made for cancellations received in writing 14 days prior to program, with 50% refund for cancellations made within 14 days and prior to 7 days of commencement of course. No refunds 7 days or less prior to commencement. Participant substitution before the commencement of the course is welcome, just let us know the details. Multiple substitutes for one participant are not accepted. All work will be carried out in accordance with the Terms and Conditions document available from our website: This training qualifies for GST exemption. You should contact your financial advisor to confirm your eligibility to claim GST exemption. All work will be carried out in accordance with the attached Consultancy Terms of Trade. Simmonds & Bristow holds the rights to cancel or postpone in-house courses if there are not enough students enrolled in the course. Any actual & reasonable costs incurred by Simmonds & Bristow prior to the cancellation of courses will be deducted from the refund. B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 7 of 9

8 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 8 of 9 QUALITY ASSURANCE Simmonds & Bristow Pty Ltd is a NATA accredited, quality assured organisation and holds third party certification to Quality Assurance Standard AS/NZS ISO & ISO We trust our proposal meets your immediate needs and we look forward to our being of service to you in the very near future. When you are ready to proceed with your project, please quote the Ref No. P on your order. This proposal is valid for 60 days, from date of issue. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. Helen Simpson Business Development NQ/FNQ Liz Millan Training Services Manager Tel: Fax: sales@simmondsbristow.com.au B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 8 of 9

9 P Public Cert III FNQ Page 9 of 9 PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE The Client Company Name:... Proposal No.: P Cert III Public Course FNQ... Address:... Contact Persons:... Contact Phone/Fax/ ... Signed:... Date:... Purchase Order No:... Name of Student/s:... Where the proposal does not state a fixed fee or specific hourly rates for the work, or the work is varied by the client, the work will be undertaken on an hourly basis, the consultant will charge fees based on the following rates. Managing Director / Principal Engineer $400 per hour Chief Trainer $220 per hour Chief Engineer $250 per hour Senior Trainer $180 per hour Senior Engineer $180 per hour Experienced Trainer $150 per hour Experienced Engineer $135 per hour Trainer $150 per hour Engineer $115 per hour Project Manager $220 per hour Chief Scientist $250 per hour Plant Operator - Remote/Mining $120 per hour Senior Scientist $180 per hour Plant Operator - Metro/Regional $90 per hour Experienced Scientist $135 per hour Field Officer $90 per hour Scientist $115 per hour Admin Support Clerk $75 per hour The consultant will charge for all time spent performing the work, including, but without limiting the types of activities for which the consultant may charge, time spent drafting and perusing letters and enclosures, making and receiving telephone calls, perusing documents, meeting with you and other people, attending upon regulatory authorities, on other professionals and advisors, attending to inspect and make enquiries, undertaking investigations, researching legal issues, travelling, time spent waiting for appointments, administering a matter and reviewing your file, conferring with other practitioners and other staff within the consultant's office, preparing memoranda, technical drawings, specifications, reports, attending conferences, mediations, and all forms of dispute resolution, preparing for conferences and meetings, attending at government departments and registries, undertaking searches and enquiries, supervising support personnel, preparing summaries, schedules, chronologies and other memoranda to assist in performance of the work, drafting sending and perusing s. The consultant may increase the hourly charges set out above but shall not increase fees more than twice in any calendar year or increase fees by more than 10% per annum. B3.0-FM018 Version:08 Next Review: Nov 2014 Page 9 of 9