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The New National Training System
Mr Craig Robertson
Strategic Directions and Infrastructure Branch Manager
Department of Education, Science and Training
Overview
• Impetus for reform
• New arrangements for the National Training
System
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Guiding principles for reform
Agreements and legislation
National Governance and Accountability Framework
National Skills Framework
• Older learners in VTE
• A new focus on older VTE participants
The National Training System
• Industry leadership and engagement
• Training qualifications developed by
industry
• Industry determines competencies for
each qualification
Developments and challenges
• Australia has experienced a period of
economic growth
• New challenges for the economy include
– Ageing population and workforce
– Attracting young people to trades
– Addressing emerging skills shortages
There are national imperatives
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Strong economic growth
Globalisation of the economy
Need for skilled employees
Ageing population
Changing work structures and patterns
Importance of education exports
Priorities have emerged for the
VTE system
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Expanding the VTE system
Meeting industry skill needs
Re-skilling and retraining existing workers
Responding to emerging technologies
Increasing efficiency
More jobs may need VTE skills
than university qualifications
Current profile of
population
Potential pathway
for jobs
% of 15-64 population
% of employment
University
19.3
21.7
VTE
29.1
62.8
No tertiary
51.6
15.5
Qualification
Skills shortages: problem and
response
Traditional and emerging industries
National impact and response
Forecasting
and data
analysis
Industry
Governments
Users
and
participants
Students
Regions
and
communities
Guiding principles for reform
• Industry and business to drive training
• Quality training and outcomes be assured
• Processes simplified and streamlined
• Opportunities for people to gain a range of skills
• Increased training opportunities for skill
shortage areas
The new VTE system is now
embedded in national legislation
National Training System
Multilateral funding agreement
Bi-lateral agreements
Agreements under the legislation
are leveraging change
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Skills shortages
Responsiveness, outcomes, quality
Mature age workers
More private provision
Specific reforms targeted
The national governance and
accountability framework
Ministerial Council
of Australian and State/Territory Governments
National
Industry
Skills
Committee
National
Senior
Officials
Committee
National
Quality
Council
Individual
Industry Skills
Councils
National
Centre for
Vocational
Education
Research
The national skills framework
National Skills Framework
Quality Delivery (AQTF)
Registered
Training
Organisations
Registering
and Course
Accrediting
Organisations
Quality Training Products
Training
packages
Support
Materials
Industry plays a key role
GOVERNANCE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY
FRAMEWORK
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
AND ENGAGEMENT
NATIONAL SKILLS
FRAMEWORK
Advice to
Ministerial
Council
National Industry
Skills Committee
Determine basis for
training standards
– competencies
Input to planning
& policy
development
Input to national
research and
analysis priorities
National Quality
Council
Industry Skills
Councils
Action Groups
Input to Training
Packages
& qualifications
Input to recognition,
accreditation &
regulation
We are building engagement with
all key stakeholders
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Industry
Students
Governments
Communities
Older learners engage with VTE
VET Engagement by Age Group 2003
Percentage of total
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
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<15
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 59-59 60-64
65+
Older VTE participants are
increasing
In 2004:
•Approx 300,000 people aged
45 & over undertook publicly
funded VTE
•Approx 20% of the total VTE
population
•25,700 aged over 65 years
VTE provides opportunities for
older people
•Progress in current employment
•Retrain for a new job
•Re-engage with the workforce
•Keep up with changes in technology and work
practices
Representations of older learners
in VTE, 2004
Category
Secondary
Education
AQF Cert AQF Cert III Diploma
or non-AQF
I or II
or IV
or Above Total
Age 15-24
106,217
159,571
274,283
84,088
624,159
Age 25-44
305,274
149,345
314,603
93,374
862,596
Age 45-64
133,873
52,371
89,448
21,153
296,845
Other (inc
unknown)
47,435
14,808
9,861
1,434
73,538
490,680
330,917
597,730
Total
175,905 1,595,232
Percentage of students in the public VTE
system by age & AQF level, 2004
Age group
Secondary AQF
edn or
Cert
non-AQF
I or II
AQF
Cert
III or IV
Diploma
& above Total
No. of
Students
('000)
Age 15-24
17.0%
25.6%
43.9%
13.5%
100.0%
624.16
Age 25-44
35.4%
17.3%
36.5%
10.8%
100.0%
862.60
Age 45-64
45.1%
17.6%
30.1%
7.1%
100.0%
296.85
Other (inc.
unknown)
64.5%
20.1%
13.4%
2.0%
100.0%
73.54
Total
30.8%
20.7%
37.5%
11.0%
100.0%
1,595.23
No. of
Students ('000)
490.68
330.92
597.73
175.91 1,595.23
We support older VTE participants in
a number of ways
• New focus on engaging older VTE learners
– Agreement priority
– Target places for mature age
• New Apprentices Incentive Program (NAIP)
• Basic IT Enabling Skills (BITES)
• Mature Age projects from ANTA
New Apprenticeships Commencements
12
months
to June
2001
2002
2003
2004
Age 45
or over
21,500
26,800
37,100
28,300
Total
215,300
244,300
288,000
254,200
% of
Total
10%
11%
13%
11%
Basic IT Enabling Skills (BITES) for
Older Workers Programme
In 2003-04:
• 11,330 participants
• 306 locations
• 91% completion rate
Older worker projects from ANTA
• NCVER Systematic Review Research
Project – Mature Age Workers – 2004
• Development of a Code of Practice for
Mature Age Workers (SA)
• Valuing Older Workers website and
workshops (SA)
• Meeting Needs of Mature Age Workers (WA)
Older VTE participants can also
benefit from
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program
• Workplace English Language and Literacy
Program
Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Program
Jobseekers 15–64 years who have language
and/or literacy and numeracy barriers to
employment or further education.
• 60 providers, 340 locations
• 21,870 commencements in 2004
• $48.156m in 2004/05
Workplace English
Language & Literacy
(WELL) Program
$13.96m in 2004/05
18,143 in training
2004/05
Australian Adult Literacy Website:
Provides information about Australian adult
literacy:
•activity
•professional development opportunities
•resources and research sites
•www.dest.gov.au/literacynet/
Thank you