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Participation in VET

• 11 of the general working age population
  participates in VET, compared to 2.4 of people
  with disabilities (a shortfall of 178,000)
• VET students with disabilities are less likely to
  be enrolled in higher-level courses (Certificate
  III and above) than other students
• VET students with disabilities arent
  experiencing the same training outcomes, progress
  or satisfaction as other students
• participation of people with disabilities in
  apprenticeships and traineeships is significantly
  lower than other students
• less than half of VET graduates with disabilities
  find employment within six months of graduating
• if VET graduates with disabilities do find
  employment, their wage levels are no higher than
  those of people with disabilities in unskilled
  positions

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Group training has been a key feature of the
landscape in the Australian apprenticeship and
traineeship system for more than two decades.
Group trainings contribution to the growth of
Australias apprenticeship and traineeship system
is particularly important for giving
opportunities to specific groups in the
community, including .. people with a
disability.

(NCVER, 2001)
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National Research Project (2001-02)

• 23 GTOs responded that they were currently
  supporting New Apprentices with disabilities
• all States represented amongst respondents
• 8,652 (376 per GTO) New Apprentices employed
• 214 New Apprentices with disabilities (9 per GTO)
  employed
• 1.6 of workforce were apprentices with
  disabilities
• 3.3 of workforce were trainees with disabilities
• completed a 1-2 hour telephone survey

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Findings on Disabilities Represented

• intellectual/learning disability
• dyslexia
• deaf/hearing impairment
• blind/vision impairment
• multiple sclerosis
• cerebral palsy
• musculo-skeletal
• autism
• amputee
• haemophilia
• brain tumour
• epilepsy
• psychiatric disability
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Findings on Apprenticeships being Undertaken
chef carpenter plumber pastry cook auto
repairer electrician heavy vehicle
mechanic diesel mechanic painter welder horticultu
re fabrication engineering plasterer coach
builder locksmith boilermaker mould and core
maker printer radio mechanic turf management auto
mechanic cabinet maker refrigeration
mechanic spray painter
Respondent GTOs rated 65 of their current
apprentices with disabilities as making good to
very good progress.
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Findings on Traineeships being Undertaken
hospitality retail rural textile small
business information technology office
administration media aged care horticulture wareho
using child care building engineering
production agriculture business
administration spare parts aquaculture sport
and recreation
Respondent GTOs rated 85 of their current
trainees with disabilities as making
satisfactory to very good progress.
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Tips for Group Training Organisations

• develop formal partnerships with the right DEAs
  (ie, like-minded, shared philosophies, similar
  levels of professionalism, and shared commitment
  to work closely together and maintain contact)
• develop a Memorandum of Understanding with
  clearly documented the roles and responsibilities
  of each party
• appoint an Access and Equity Co-ordinator or
  develop disability expertise amongst the GTO
  staff or utilise external disability consultants

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Tips for Group Training Organisations

• send existing staff to disability-specific
  training
• lose fear of marketing and supporting New
  Apprentices with disabilities
• treat New Apprentices with disabilities as
  individuals, get to know their abilities and
  functional limitations
• match New Apprentices with disabilities carefully
  to the right host employer
• promote New Apprentices with disabilities to host
  employers as part of a well co-ordinated support
  package

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DEST Partnerships Project (2003-08)

• DEST provided funding to Group Training Australia
  and Edge Training Solutions to select, train,
  support and evaluate 10 partnerships between GTOs
  and DEAs
• at least half of the newly formed partnerships
  are in regional areas
• each partnership member received a start-up
  payment of 8,000 to establish the partnership
  and send management and staff to one-day training
  course
• each partnership member receives an incentive
  payment of 1,000 for each New Apprenticeship
  that they commence through the partnership (up to
  a maximum of eight) before 30 September 2004

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DEST Partnerships Project (2003-08)

• At least 50 of the placements must be
  traditional apprenticeships involving 3-4 year
  programs
• Edge Training Solutions is providing a help desk
  service during the recruitment period and
  placement period
• partners will complete annual survey returns on
  the ongoing status on New Apprentices placed
  through the partnerships until 2008

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Partnership Recruitment (Feb - April 2003)

• applications received from 30 prospective
  partnerships around the country
• GTA and EDGE selected 10 partnerships that best
  satisfied the advertised selection criteria and
  that, between them, offered a broad spread of
  metropolitan and regional localities.

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Successful GTO Partners

• Maxima Group Training, Adelaide
• ATEL, Wodonga
• Ballarat Group Training, Ballarat
• SERTEC, Bega
• ITEC, Brisbane
• CRGT, Cairns
• ApprenticeshipsPlus, Melbourne
• WA Group Training Scheme, Perth
• EVGT, Sale
• WSROC, Sydney

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Partnership Training (April - June 2003)

• one-day training course developed delivered by
  EDGE
• Course content included
• previous research findings
• establishing partnerships between GTOs and DEAs
• recruiting new apprentices with disabilities
• marketing new apprentices with disabilities
• supporting new apprentices with disabilities
• training courses attended by 167 participants
• Feedback from course participants
• 80 rated the amount of information provided just
  right,
• 93 rated the course well organised,
• 90 rated the course as well presented.

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Partnership Sign-up (July - August 2003)

• following the training course, each partnership
  was required to formalise a Memorandum of
  Understanding based on a template provided to them

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MOU BETWEEN GTO AND DEA

• OBJECTIVES
• We, the undersigned, jointly commit to
• Establishing a partnership to make more effective
  use of our combined resources and specialist
  expertise to place and support New Apprentices
  with disabilities.
• Placing increased numbers of people with
  disabilities assessed as having the pre-requisite
  skills and attitudes needed to gain employment
  and complete a course in VET.
• Reducing the attrition rate of New Apprentices
  with disabilities through the application of more
  effective and appropriate processes that address
  specific disability employment and training
  issues.

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MOU BETWEEN GTO AND DEA
RESPONSIBILITIES The GTO will support the
objectives of this MOU by

• Being the co-ordinator of employment and training
  support matters.
• Conducting the selection procedures and providing
  constructive feedback.
• Employing the New Apprentice for the duration of
  the Training Contract.
• Inducting the New Apprentice.
• Jointly marketing New Apprentices to prospective
  HEs
• Monitoring compliance with Industrial Relations
  and OHS provisions.
• Sourcing the appropriate RTO for each position.
• Facilitating and monitoring the training for
  duration of the Training Contract.
• Maintaining all relevant records and
  documentation.
• Providing back-up care and support as required.
• Providing advice about post-training employment.

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MOU BETWEEN GTO AND DEA
RESPONSIBILITIES The DEA will support the
objectives of this MOU by

• Being the referral interface between the GTO and
  eligible people with disabilities.
• Connecting the GTO with candidates for New
  Apprenticeships who have been properly screened
  and assessed to be able to sustain employment and
  complete a course in VET.
• Jointly marketing New Apprentices to prospective
  HEs
• Assessing the need for workplace modifications
  and/or specialised equipment and making the
  necessary arrangements.
• Providing on-the-job training and support to the
  New Apprentice.
• Supporting the New Apprentice, the host employer
  and GTO field staff in resolving
  disability-related issues in the workplace.
• Liaising with the RTO to ensure that course work
  is learned and transferred to the workplace.

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Partnership Placements (Sep 2003 - Feb 2004)

• APPRENTICESHIP PLACEMENTS (11)
• hairdresser (3)
• automotive mechanic (2)
• cabinet maker
• cooper
• commercial cook
• boilermaker
• panel beater
• carpenter

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Partnership Placements (Sep 2003 - Feb 2004)

• TRAINEESHIP PLACEMENTS (22)
• business administration (5)
• hospitality (5)
• horticulture (2)
• furniture production (2)
• sport and recreation (2)
• asset maintenance
• rural operations
• retail operations
• paint and panel preparation
• parks and gardens
• warehousing

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Partnership Challenges
Most common Help Desk enquiries

• clarifying partner roles and responsibilities
• joint marketing to host employers
• securing DNAWS funding

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And here are the winners of the competition

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and the WINNER is..
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