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Reform and change in Australian VTE and implications
for VTE research and researchers
By Aurora Andruska20 April 2006
Overview
• Setting the scene• The new national training system
– what has changed– why it changed– more changes ahead
• the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agenda
• The role and challenges for research
Recent reforms in the national training system
Demand driven
• Education/training must provide the skills that industry and business need
Recent reforms in the national training system
Strengthened industry role– More flexible and responsive training
provision– Greater competition in the training market– Institute of Trade Skills Excellence
• Improved performance from training providers
• Federal system• Multilateral agreement• Bi-lateral agreements
Skilling Australia’s Workforce Act 2005
Agreements under the legislation are leveraging change
• Skills shortages• Responsiveness and flexibility• Outcomes, high quality• Mature age workers • More private provision • Specific reforms targeted
The national governance and accountability framework
Ministerial Councilof
Australian and State/Territory Governments
National Industry Skills
Committee
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
National Senior
Officials Committee
National Quality Council
Industry skills boards
MinisterialCompany
NATIONAL SKILLS FRAMEWORK
NATIONAL GOVERNANCEAND ACCOUNTABILITY
FRAMEWORK
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
National Qualifications
Online Product Support
Quality Assurance
National Quality Council
Public Reporting onProvider Performance
Legislation
Commonwealth-StateFunding Agreement
Ministerial Council
National Senior Officials Committee
Planning andReporting
Client AdvisoryMechanisms
Research
High level advice toMinisterial Council
National Industry
Skills Committee
Policy development and monitoring performance
Development and review ofNationally recognised
Qualifications,including Training Packages
Representation on ActionGroups
and Advisory Mechanisms
Participation in setting research priorities
Bilateral Funding Agreements
Industry plays a key role in the new system
In the new system the Australian Government has a leadership role
The Australian Government provides national leadership on VTE policy.It also provides:
• One third funding for the public sector
• Funding for specific programs in particular apprenticeships
Next Stages of Reform
• Higher level skills • Lifting educational participation and
attainment • Making system more responsive to
demand • Increasing Australia 's investment in VTE• Enhancing user choice• Regulation of training providers• Building stronger relationships between
firms and training providers
There are national imperatives
• Strong economic growth• Globalisation of the economy• Need for skilled employees • Ageing population• Changes to work structures and patterns• Value of education exports
….. and issues for the VTE system
• University qualifications do not meet the needs of all industries
• Young people need options for work and training• Existing employees need new, different skills• Assistance is needed by
– Adults re-entering the labour market– Young people at risk of not getting jobs– Indigenous Australians and people with disabilities
More jobs may need VTE skills than university qualifications
Qualification
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
The recent reforms will
• More effectively address industry skills needs– including skills shortages
• Attract more young people into VTE– Australian Technical Colleges– Extra financial support for New Apprentices
Research has a vital role in the national training system
It supports: • Quality assurance by measuring success• Informed evidence based policy
development• Better understanding of our system• Innovation in training delivery and
content
How to make research relevant
To support the national training system in meeting the needs of business and industry research must be relevant:• Practical• Local• Timely• Applied • Flexible
What that means for research The challenge is to:• Engage with industry to identify research
needs• Think GLOBAL – act LOCAL!• Conduct action research, which is
practical, local, timely, able to be applied, flexible and fully evaluated
What that means for industry
• Industry gets relevant research to identify local training needs
• Education providers align their training provision to industry needs
• Industry has the skilled workforce it needs to support Australian prosperity
Will industry engage?• Industry are currently successfully
engaging across the national training system
• Industry will engage if they know that research will lead to real outcomes
• There are many examples of industry using it’s own research to drive innovative partnerships with government, training providers and the community
A successful partnership…
Mining Industry – the XTRATA example
Xtrata:• identified a projected skilled labour
shortfall• engaged with key stakeholders • two phase innovative solutions
developed and implemented
Another successful partnership…
NCVER consortium – A well skilled future. Partnership between researchers and business
Aim of research: • Understand how the labour market is
evolving• Understand how VTE system can
maximise its contribution to skills needs