Transcript Keddie - Victorian Tafe Association

The HR implications of key OTTE policies
for the delivery of VET
Patricia Neden
Deputy Secretary, Office of Training and Tertiary Education
Department of Education and Training
Victoria
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Victorian TAFE workforce
Age profile of TAFE teachers (2004) - by percentage
40
4 5- 54 year s
35
30
3 5- 4 4 year s
25
20
55- 6 4 year s
15
2 5- 3 4 year s
10
5
15- 2 4 year s
0
6 5+ year s
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Victorian TAFE workforce
Gender profile of TAFE teachers (EFT) - by percentage
60
males
males
50
40
females
females
30
20
10
0
2000
2005
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Diversity of Victorian TAFE workforce
Diverse TAFE workforce environments…
Institute
Institute
Institute
Institute
Institute
Institute
supported by…
OTTE
TAFE Development Centre
Victorian TAFE Association
…with Institutes working together on common workforce issues.
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
OTTE support: Professional development programs
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Professional development funding programs ($7.5m per year)
 Professional Development Grant
 E-learning Grant
 Other special purpose grants.
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TAFE Development Centre programs ($2m+ per year)
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jobs@tafe e-recruitment system ($250,000)
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HR Initiatives Program ($0.5m)
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Reframing the Future Scheme ($0.5m per year).
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
OTTE support: Review of TAFE workforce
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Preferred Arrangements for a proposed TAFE Industry Exchange
Scheme (2003)
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TAFE Industry Skills Scheme
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Workforce Planning Review Project
($0.7m per year)
(State Services Authority, 2006).
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Victoria’s VET agenda
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Inquiry into Vocational Education and Training (Feb 2006)
 Value of investment into lifelong education
 Raising Victoria’s skills and qualifications profile
 Increase Year 12 participation and completion rates
 Focus on value of apprenticeships
 Skills needs of the future: need for high level qualifications
 Focus on priority industries.
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Victoria’s VET agenda
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Maintaining the Advantage: Skilled Victorians (March 2006)
Four key actions:
 Starting earlier
 Learning longer
 Getting smarter
 Making it easier.
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Victoria’s VET agenda
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Moving Forward (November 2005)
 $15.5m over four years - commencement 1 July 2006
 “to significantly increase the providion of vocational education and
training in areas that are critical to future regional economic
growth”
 All regional TAFE Institutes
 Variety of delivery – apprentices/trainees, pre-aprenticeships and
existing workers as listed in Statement
 Other priority areas as negotiated with each Institution.
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
HR implications
 Youth participation
 Increasing number of young people entering TAFE
 Growing need for professional development opportunities for the
younger cohort
 A Second Chance – ways to engage early school leavers
 Establishment of Victorian Technical Education Centres (TECs).
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
HR implications
 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
 Relevance to Skills Statement initiatives
 Australian Qualifications Training Framework, Standard 8
 COAG agreement on RPL
 Plans for a Victorian RPL strategy.
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
HR implications
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Accelerated apprenticeships
 Guaranteed reductions in duration of wider range of
apprenticeships
 No operational impact on TAFE staff
 Skills Statement to provide $33m over four years to expand
pre-apprenticeship delivery
 Competency-based completions: apprenticeships vs
traineeships
 OTTE to provide advice on quality assurance aspects of
competency-based completions.
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Comparison with Commonwealth VTA agenda
 Broadly similar goals and objectives
 Victorian-led National Reform Initiative
 Links to social and economic well being.
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
International context
 Workforce development issues include:
 Leadership development
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 Ageing workforce
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Key challenges
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HR priorities – link to Government requirements and
support
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HR priorities – link to organisational planning and
goals
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Address change management issues
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Awareness levels of:
 best HR practice
 current HR policy and practice issues inside and outside of the
VET industry
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The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
Key challenges (cont.)
 Integrate local and regional HR practices
 Confirm future expectations of Government/OTTE
 Forecast and address skills shortage areas.
The HR implications of key OTTE policies for the delivery of VET
In conclusion…
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Questions?