National Scene. David Miller

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1 National Scene David Miller 5 June 2015

2 National VET Governance Council of Australian Governments (COAG) VET Advisory Board COAG Industry and Skills Council (State and Territory Ministers for Skills/Training and Industry) COAG Senior Officials Meeting (Head of Service) Australian Industry and Skills Committee Industry and Skills Secretaries Skills Senior Officials Network Industry Reference Committees Skills Service Organisations

3 National Areas of Focus VET Reform priorities, Skills Reform NP + Roles of Governments Harmonise Australian Apprenticeships National RTO Standards + new legislation Australian Apprenticeships Support Network VET FEE-HELP

4 COAG ISC COAG Industry and Skills Council (COAG ISC): Decision-making council on areas of national importance for VET Meeting 8 May 2015 Split Industry and Skills portfolios Discussion on NP and consumer information

5 s New Arrangements for Training Product Development for Australian Industry The Australian Government s new model for training product development will place industry engagement at the centre of training package development. The model will support industry reference committees (IRCs) as the conduit for industry intelligence into training policy and practice and to guide the development of industry-based training products (including training packages and support materials). They will be supported by skills service organisations (SSOs) which will be funded by the Government to provide IRCs with administrative, technical and operational support to engage with industry. SSOs will be governed by professional boards with demonstrated independence and strategic and professional skills. Australian Industry and Skills Committee Advise on VET quality instruments (Provider Standards and Training Package Standards) Endorse qualifications Provide industry input to guide VET research Provide industry input to ministerial council Assess business cases from IRCs for training product review Allocate work to SSOs and quality assure results Consider need for additional materials to support training products (eg companion volumes) Assign new IRCs or re-assign IRC *Training Products = training packages and qualifications The national industry body responsible for overseeing the national training system, the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) will play New a central role in the new Arrangements approach to training product development by prioritising for and scheduling Training this work on the basis of industry Product demand and government priority. Development for Australian Industry Industry Reference Committee 1 Industry Reference Committee 1 Industry Reference Committee 1 Industry Reference Committee 1 ^ Each box represents different clusters of industries Industry Engagement Gather industry intelligence to inform training product review Training product development oversight Other support to VET sector Existing IRC may seek to change SSO on performance grounds or to align skills with other sectors New industry sector can apply for coverage by an SSO Skills Service Organisation Professional Board Skills Service Organisation Professional Board Skills Service Organisation Professional Board Skills Service Organisation Professional Board Skills Service Organisations are not limited to 4 Enabling Services Committee management Technical specifications for training product development Co-ordination services to support the work of IRCs

6 Australian Industry and Skills Committee National industry body responsible for overseeing the national training system: Full composition announced 8 May 2015 Meeting 9-10 June 2015 Quality assure and endorse training products Provide industry input to guide VET policy Provide industry input to ministerial council

7 IRCs and SSOs Industry Reference Committees (IRCs): Gather industry intelligence to inform training policy and practice Guide development of training products Skills Service Organisations (SSOs): Support IRCs with administrative, technical and operational support to engage with industry Develop training products on behalf of IRCs upload training products and other materials to training.gov.au

8 Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses Broader qualifications with job outcomes Rationalisation of Training Packages Consultation in January 2015 Reform options to be developed for consideration in late 2015

9 VET Reform Consultations Consultations around Australia on Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses and broader VET reform priorities Students, employers, training providers, industry associations, and others about what is working and what needs improving? Key themes: Quality, red tape, relevance of training, industry engagement, role of schools, status of VET career, are training packages broken?

10 Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) Will replace Australian Apprenticeships Centres from 1 July 2015 Organisations announced 27 April 2015 Government to invest $200m to establish Network services in 440 locations Providing universal and targeted services

11 VET FEE-HELP $18.2 million over four years Amendments to VET Guidelines 2015 Addressing improper use of the scheme Banning of inducements, prizes, cash payments Additional protections for students Consultations underway for VET-FEE HELP reform

12 NVETR Amendment Act 2015 The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Act 2015 was registered 9 April Measures intended to complement the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 and facilitate more effective and efficient regulation. Strengthening ASQA further to address poor RTO behaviour and also allow more generous terms for strong performing RTOs

13 Budget 2015 Reflection of commitments made in 2014/15 financial year Commonwealth investing approx. $6b to support VET Trade Support Loans of up to $20,000 $68m for ASQA to enforce new standards

14 What else? Total VET Activity reporting increased frequency commenced Expansion and potential tender for MySkills Training.gov.au, Unique Student Identifier Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform Reform of the Federation White paper issues paper released in December st Minister s retreat in July to discuss reform Industry Skills Fund

15 Thank You