VET in Changing Times

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VET in Changing Times

• Meeting the Challenge

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About Government Skills Australia

• One of eleven Industry Skills Councils funded by
  the Australian Government through the Department
  of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
  to address the training and skills needs of the
  Government and Community Safety industry
• Represents the training interests of over 1.5m
  workers and volunteers in the Australian
  Community

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Government Skills Australia

• Incorporates the sectors below

Water Industry
Correctional Services
Public Safety
Local Government
Translating and Interpreting
Public Sector
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COAG Agenda for Change Policy and reform
directions

• Reforming training products, services,
  information systems and regulation to meet a more
  demand and client driven system
• Driving further competition in current training
  arrangements and strengthening capacity of
  providers and businesses to build the foundation
  and deeper and broader skills required by the
  21st century labour market
• Creating an investment environment and settings
  that optimises investment from all sources
  (governments, individuals, businesses and
  industry) including funding for delivery, tax
  policy, employment programs and incentives

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Coag agenda for change

• Renewal of governance framework to reinforce the
  role of industry and maximise effectiveness and
  efficiency in intergovernmental relations
• Identifying barriers and implementing changes
  needed in the structure and operation of the
  training system (both nationally and locally) to
  improve qualification completions and
  participation in higher level qualifications by
  Indigenous Australians and
• Ensuring that skills are fully utilised and
  wastage of human capital is reduced

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Industry Skills Councils key roles

• To provide accurate industry intelligence to the
  Vocational Education and Training sector about
  current and future skill needs and training
  requirements
• To support development, implementation and
  continuous improvement of quality,
  nationally-recognised training products and
  services, including industry Training Packages
• To identify training needs and allocate training
  places under the Productivity Places Program

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GSA strategic objectives

• 1.1 Influence and respond to changing political,
  government and economic policies.
• 1.2 Provide information and expert advice on
  industry sectors and their skills development
  needs.
• 1.3 Engage with Industry to foster ownership and
  commitment to the vocational training system.
• 1.4 Develop quality Training Packages and
  products based on consultation and research.
• 1.5 Promote and market our services and products.
• 1.6 Develop and execute strategies to promote
  industry occupational and career opportunities

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Influence and respond to changing political,
government and economic policies

• Representing GSA industries through ISC chairs
  and CEO forum
• Responding to COAG reform discussions
• Meeting with Senior VET officials to further GSA
  issues ie removal of funding for PS.

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Provide information and expert advice on
industry sectors and their skills development
needs

• Develop Environmental scan to direct both
  continuous improvements of training packages,
  and
• Provide advice to Skills Australia on skilling
  needs
• Engaging with industry and universities in
  research activities
• NICS and MAP (Career advice a guidance
  information and tools for schools)
• Need sound data and collection systems.
• We need input from industries at a local and
  system wide level

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Engage with Industry to foster ownership and
commitment to the vocational training system

• Development of Work Force Develpment activities
• Training needs analysis tools
• Skill Sets project
• Reviewing our IACs structures and rules to ensure
  they are efficient in providing voice of industry
  

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Develop quality Training Packages and products
based on consultation and research.

• Cert 4 in Local Government
• Public sector Qualifications in Radiation,
  Trading Standards, Courts Administration
• Review of Public Safety Training Package and work
  in dementia
• Develop Hydrology qualifications in water
  industry and suite of resources to support the
  Water Training Package
• Develop ethics videos for entry level training in
  Corrections
• Develop Translating and Interpreting
  qualifications.

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Promote and market our services and products

• Reviewing our web site
• Sponsoring conferences and events
• Upgraded our issues register ( feedback
  register)
• Place products on our e-shop
• Seeking access to Public Sector learning
  resources from QLD and Commonwealth

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Develop and execute strategies to promote
industry occupational and career opportunities.

• Established new division of Work Force
  Development
• Undertaking Training Needs Analysis
• Recommend allocation of PPP when available
• Develop new videos in NICS
• Involvement in National Skills Strategy working
  party in Water Industry

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