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Hello and welcome to VET News,
I hope you are all well. You would be aware that the Federal Budget was released on Tuesday this week. I have to admit that I am one of those tragic’s that rushed home from a meeting to sit down and watch the budget. It looks like business as usual with the skills funding retained in the Contingency Reserve (estimated at $3.7 billion) for the 5 year National Skills Agreement which is currently being negotiated with state and territory governments. The new National Skills Agreement is scheduled to commence on 1 January 2024. Under this agreement, an additional “300,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational education training places” will be provided.
Notice the change in language in these announcements. They now refer to “TAFE and vocational education training places”. Maybe they are listening? One interesting fact that I dug up last month when considering the Government’s commitment to ensure that at least 70% of funding be allocated to TAFE. In NSW, in 2020, TAFE received 84.33% of the funding anyway and in 2021 they received 83.88% of the funding. The new skills agreement will be interesting to watch out for but I feel that it will be business as usual. With the high intake of migrants expected to continue and the unemployment rate expected to rise, there should theoretically be more students looking for training.
For those providers waiting on the outcome of your Smart and Skilled application, Training Services have advised that they anticipate being able to issue advice on the outcome of these applications from mid-May 2023. So maybe the next few weeks.
Good training,
Joe Newbery
Check out our most recent article on: Guide to ASQA Audit Process
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Compliance & Regulatory News
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Submit your Annual Declaration on Compliance by 17 May 2023
The Annual Declaration on Compliance closes this month – all RTO CEOs need to submit their declaration by 17 May 2023 via a unique weblink sent via email last month. The requirement to submit your declaration is set by the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015.
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2023 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey
Keep an eye out for the 2023 ASQA Provider and Course owner Survey.
This annual survey will help ASQA understand the quality of our interactions with your organisation, measure our performance and inform our continuous improvement. This year ORIMA Research will manage the survey on our behalf, and you will receive an invitation from them to participate. Thank you in advance- we value your confidential feedback.
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Important Alert for ESOS Providers
ASQA have published a reminder for all ESOS (CRICOS) Providers that the return to compliance requirements referred in this month’s CEO message apply to continuing students as well as new commencements from July. Should your delivery locations need updating, you’ll need ASQA’s approval to deliver courses at new locations through an asqanet application.
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RTO Annual Registration Charge – Time to clean up your scope!
The Annual Registration Charge (ARC) will be invoiced in July, so now is a good time to ensure your scope of registration is up to date. The ARC is calculated using both the total number of qualifications and courses on your scope at 1 July and the number of unique students enrolled in the preceding calendar year. It’s important to note that superseded non-equivalent and deleted training products will be included in your ARC calculations if they remain on scope.
Reviewing your scope now and removing training products you don’t deliver will ensure you are not charged in a higher bracket than you expect.
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Other VET News
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Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Qualification Update
View the latest updates to the Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Qualifications.
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Articles and Papers
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Enabling better VET delivery in regional Australia requires diverse and flexible approaches
Making sure the VET sector serves regional, rural and remote Australia remains an ongoing policy priority. But what are the barriers and how can these be addressed?
Latest research provides insights on how various stakeholders in the VET system perceive local skills requirements and the barriers faced by RTOs while delivering training in regional, rural and remote locations.
Three main sets of barriers were identified, including trainer shortages, distance, and literacy and numeracy issues for students.
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Machine learning enables projection of completion rates
NCVER have recently explored the use of machine learning techniques and compared it with a current approach using Markov chain stochastic methodology.
This technical paper provides a summary of the findings and the limitations of the current approach.
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Employment outcomes improve for international VET students
In 2022, a higher proportion of international onshore VET students were employed after training compared with 2021.
Our latest report shows that in mid-2022, 83.0% of international onshore VET qualification completers were employed after training, up 7.5 percentage points from the same period in 2021. A total of 81.3% were employed in Australia, which was 8.5 percentage points higher than in the previous year.
Overall, 73.0% of international onshore VET qualification completers had an improved employment status after training, an increase of 8.9 percentage points from 2021.
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Clean Energy Capacity Study
The Australian Government has commissioned Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) to undertake a capacity study on the workforce needs for Australia’s transition to a clean energy economy. The capacity study will build on existing research and deepen our understanding of the clean energy sector.
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Training Package Updates
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Extended transition period
PSP40116 Certificate IV in Government.
ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for the qualification AHC30916 Certificate III in Landscape Construction for all ASQA registered RTOs with scope for delivery for continuing students only.
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Extended transition period
CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability
ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for the qualification CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability, for delivery to currently enrolled students only.
The extended training, assessment and certification issuance period for this qualification ends on 31 July 2024.
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Opportunities
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Business Opportunities/ATMs
ATM ID: APSC2179
Agency: Australian Public Service Commission
Category: Education and Training Services
Description: Deputy Secretaries Talent Council – Professional Talent Assessment 2023-2025
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AusTender materials are released by the Department of Finance. AusTender materials are subject to change and should be verified on the AusTender website to ensure the information is up to date and correct: www.tenders.gov.au.
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Business Opportunities/ATMs
ATM ID: APSC2179
Agency: Australian Public Service Commission
Category: Education and Training Services
Description: Deputy Secretaries Talent Council – Professional Talent Assessment 2023-2025
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AusTender materials are released by the Department of Finance. AusTender materials are subject to change and should be verified on the AusTender website to ensure the information is up to date and correct: www.tenders.gov.au.
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Business Opportunities/ATMs
ATM ID: RFT PRN 5010
Agency: Department of Education
Category: Education and Training Services
Description: This RFT is seeking one o r more suppliers to design and deliver professional learning microcredentials to teachers, at no cost to participants, in threeareas of identified need.
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AusTender materials are released by the Department of Finance. AusTender materials are subject to change and should be verified on the AusTender website to ensure the information is up to date and correct: www.tenders.gov.au.
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Business Opportunities/ATMs
ATM ID: ESE22-4937
Agency: Departmentof Employment and Workplace Relations
Category: Education and Training Services
Description: The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is seeking a supplier todevelop a suite of training resources for use by training providers deliveringqualifications and skill sets relating to electric vehicles and renewables, aspart of the New Energy Training Pathways Initiative.
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AusTender materials are released by the Department of Finance. AusTender materials are subject to change and should be verified on the AusTender website to ensure the information is up to date and correct: www.tenders.gov.au.
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Business Opportunities/ATMs
ATM ID: ADFA 34916
Agency: Department of Defence -DSRG
Category: Education and Training Services
Description: Development and delivery ofan outdoor adventure training activity in support of the 2023 ADFA Leadership Challenge II.
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AusTender materials are released by the Department of Finance. AusTender materials are subject to change and should be verified on the AusTender website to ensure the information is up to date and correct: www.tenders.gov.au.
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Upcoming Events
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New webinar – Accessing VET equity data
Tuesday 30 May at 1:30pm – 2:00pm Adelaide Time
Join the team at the NCVER for the upcoming webinar, hosted by Senior Research Officer Joanne Waugh. Joanne will introduce the wide range of VET data and self-service tools available from NCVER, as well as discuss the findings of NCVER’s report Student equity in VET 2021: participation, achievement and outcomes.
Learn how to access and create tables of equity data from various collections and surveys, including Total VET Students and Courses, National Apprentice and Trainee Collection, and the National Student Outcomes Survey.
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2023 National VET Conference
Gold Coast – 2nd and 3rd November 2023
The 2023 National VET Conference hosted by Velg Training will be delivered over two days on the 2nd and 3rd November 2023 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will include an exciting range of presentations, providing attendees with the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of plenary and elective sessions.
This is our 16th annual National VET Conference, and promises to provide a fantastic opportunity for delegates to undertake professional development that is meaningful to them, to meet with product and service providers, and network with peers from across Australia.
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32nd National VET Research Conference – 2023
Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 July 2023
RMIT University Melbourne City Campus (Storey Hall).
‘No Frills’ is a well-known annual national conference and a key part of NCVER’s engagement with the VET sector. It is an opportunity to showcase research to VET practitioners and build the capacity of researchers. It provides participants with a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge and be a part of an event that encourages thought-provoking presentations and opportunities to network in a relaxed and friendly environment
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Observatory on Digital Technologies in Career Guidance for Youth (ODiCY).
16 May,14:30-16:00 (Paris time)
Since the pandemic there has been a huge explosion of digital technologies in school career guidance. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and more have the capacity to make career guidance activities more effective, efficient and equitable.
Join us for a discussion on the role of digital technologies for career guidance and introduction to the new OECD Observatory on Digital Technologies in Career Guidance for Youth (ODiCY).
ODiCY is an open-access repository that makes it quick and easy to see how education systems around the world are using innovative techniques to help young people approach their working lives with confidence and choice.
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Admin in Support of Compliance
This webinar is a pre-recorded video that is accessed by purchasing a registration. The webinar can be viewed at your convenience in the next seven days following your purchase.
This webinar focuses on Clauses of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations directly relevant to the administration of training. The admin team perform a critical role in the RTO to process applications, assist in quality control and undertake student engagement. The webinar unpacks just some of the responsibilities of the admin team in contributing to maintaining the compliance of the RTO.
Duration: 64 minutes
Cost: $25.00
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