Overview VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM

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1 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM ENERGISING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SINCE 1992

2 Part of the new VET structure includes the introduction of the following key bodies: THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY AND SKILLS COUNCIL (AISC) This is a National Committee. Members are industry leaders who have been nominated by Commonwealth and state and territory ministers and peak bodies. Peak body representation will rotate annually between Australian Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of Australia and Australian Industry Group. 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 Assign or reassign IRC s, representative committee drawn from all jurisdictions, work assign work to IRC s work will be completed with support from SSOs. The AISC will be supported by the Department of Education and Training, and reports to the COAG Industry and Skills Council. INDUSTRY REFERENCE COMMITTEES (IRC S) Industry reference committees under the new model will become the formal point through which industry requirements for skills are considered and defined in training packages. The committees, which comprise individuals who are nonstatutory appointments, will be formed, activated and supported as required to direct skills service organisations in the review, development and implementation of training package content relevant to the industry sectors they cover. Each industry reference committee will perform the following functions (supported by their skills service organisation as required): gather industry intelligence for their industry sectors to inform advice on training product development and review; direct the work of its skills service organisation in the development of industry proposals, business cases and case for endorsement; oversight the development and review of training packages in line with the requirements of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee; provide sign off for industry proposals, business cases, cases for endorsement and other submissions for consideration by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee; direct the work of the skills service organisation in preparing the support materials where funding for additional activities is provided; report, through the skills service organisation, to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee on progress of its work; and promote the use of VET in the sectors they represent. 1

3 SERVICE SKILLS ORGANISATIONS (SSOS) The core role of skills service organisations is to provide enabling activities to a range of industry sectors to ensure training packages reflect the skills needs of industry. Skills service organisations will support a range of industry reference committees. Skills service organisations are accountable for providing technical, operational and secretariat activities to enable their industry reference committees to undertake their industry engagement and training product development and review activities. All decisions about the content of training packages are the responsibility of the industry reference committee. Skills service organisations will provide the full range of activities to industry reference committees to support them to develop, review and implement training packages and other products for the national training system. These activities include, but are not limited to: facilitating engagement across industry and the training sector; facilitating the development of training packages for consideration by their industry reference committees; providing technical writing skills to support the industry reference committees in preparing technical specifications for training package and other product development, ensuring, where applicable: - compliance with national and international quality standards; - compliance with international agreements; and - alignment with international standards to enable international mobility; managing the training packages through the endorsement process on behalf of industry reference committees, including but not limited to: - developing cases for endorsement for consideration by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee; and - managing the endorsement process; uploading training packages and other materials, including procedural information, onto training.gov.au and/or a central website; providing negotiation and dispute resolution to mediate and arbitrate between conflicting industry views and between members of industry reference committees to achieve outcomes; providing a communication mechanism for feedback; maintaining a website and publication of materials to support industry engagement and implementation of training packages; updating the national register and/or a central website with draft and endorsed training packages; preparing submissions for grants for the industry reference committee to undertake additional activities, for example, the development of curricula; and preparing support materials and undertaking additional activities as agreed with their industry reference committee, to help with quality training delivery. 2

4 INDUSTRY SKILLS FUND (ISF) AND ISF SKILLS ADVISER NETWORK The Industry Skills Fund (fund) is a key element of the Australian Government s strategy to boost business productivity and increase competitiveness across the economy. The fund will provide over 250,000 training places and support services for industry. The Fund prioritises SMEs, including micro businesses, and is delivered through the Single Business Service, which streamlines access to essential information for all Australian businesses. The ISF Skills Adviser Network will provide advice to businesses in all industry sectors across all parts of every state and territory. The six organisations that will make up the new Industry Skills Fund Skills Adviser Network have been announced.. The six organisations that make up the new Industry Skills Fund Skills Adviser Network are: the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group); MAX Solutions Pty Ltd (MAX Employment); Navitas Professional Pty Ltd (Navitas Professional); Chisholm Institute (Chisholm Institute); Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd (CITT); and QMI Solutions Ltd (QMI Solutions). For access to ISF advice and funding please visit or call TRAINING PACKAGE QUALIFICATIONS Training packages are developed by Industry to meet the identified training needs of specific industries, industry sectors or enterprises. Units of competency are combined into meaningful groups aligned to qualifications within the Australian Qualifications Framework. The Health (HLT) and Community Services (CHC) training packages have been reviewed as part of a major National overhaul. WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS THE ENDORSED QUALIFICATIONS To view the full list of endorsed qualifications please visit HOW YOU CAN ACCESS MAPPING INFORMATION For detailed information on mapping of units and qualifications for the CHC Community Services Training Package view the CHC Community Services Implementation Guide and for the HLT Health Training Package view the HLT Health Implementation Guide. 3

5 ACCREDITED COURSES A new accredited course can be developed where no relevant training package exist. Units of competency from one or more training packages can be combined into an accredited course. Units of competency may also be developed where these do not already exist and these can be combined with training package units of competency into an accredited course. The units of competency are combined into meaningful groups aligned to qualifications within the Australian Qualifications Framework. Accredited courses are accredited by a state or territory course accrediting body. COURSES AND QUALIFICATIONS There are many pathways for professional development and skilling. Vocational Education and Training offers a range of qualifications from a Certificate I through to a Graduate. Table 1 outlines qualifications and gives an indication of those that are achievable while undertaking secondary education and those that are achievable through the VET and Higher Education programs. For more information, refer to Back to Basics Edition Access the full document here: access/services/download/ngv:27405/source2 Table 1: Australian Qualifications Framework SCHOOLS SECTOR VET SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR Doctoral Degree QUALIFICATION LEVEL Senior Secondary Certificate of Education Graduate Graduate Certificate Advanced Certificate IV Certificate III Master s Degree Graduate Graduate Certificate Bachelor s Degree Associate s Degree, Advanced Certificate II Certificate I FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AND TRAINING VISIT OR CALL TO SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR CONSULTANTS. 4