Enterprise-based Productivity Places Program: A watershed in skilling Australia’s

January 9th, 2012 Posted by pcao in Article | Post a Comment »

A partnership between Government and Australian enterprises to up-skill existing workers and lift enterprise productivity has been hailed as a watershed by the nation’s 11 Industry Skills Councils (ISCs).

In strained economic times, one of the first areas of expenditure to come under scrutiny is often an organisation’s training budget. However early results from the Australian Government’s ‘Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program’ (EBPPP) are showing that where policy settings empower individual businesses to drive the ‘what, when and how’ of training, companies from right across the economy will secure their intentions and strongly invest.

ISCs are the industry led, not for profit bodies charged with driving the skills and workforce development agenda for their respective industries in Australia. In addition to developing and maintaining the nation’s vocational qualifications, ISCs also work on the ground with individual enterprises to build their capabilities in workforce development and planning. As coordinators of EBPPP, the ISCs commissioned ACIL Tasman to look into the early stage impacts of EBPPP.

The program works on the notion of co-investment with a sliding scale of support from Government according to business size. Focused on upskilling existing workers in priority occupations to Certificate III and above, the ACIL Tasman study confirmed EBPPP is delivering impressive results. As at 30 June, enterprises had contributed $18.9m to the cost of training places for existing workers with Government contributing a further $36.9m. Of the 13,715 workers enrolled since the program began, over 13,000 are either continuing in their training or have already completed their qualification.

As a program that has responded to all industry sectors, locations and with 48 per cent of learners being from small business, ISCs are keen to see its key features adopted systemically for the training of Australia’s existing workforce:

1. A demand-driven funding model which puts enterprises in the driving seat of negotiations with training providers;
2. A sliding scale of Government/ enterprise co-investment commensurate with enterprise size;
3. A broader workforce development context which enables holistic, evidence based solutions within an enterprise;
4. Recognition of Prior Learning which recognises workers’ existing skills and eliminates wastage of employees’ productive time and financial resources;
5. The role of ISCs as trusted, expert intermediaries;
6. The extensive goodwill and flexibility demonstrated by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in response to the evolving nature of enterprise requirements.

For more information visit: http://www.skillsdmc.com.au/News%20and%20Events.aspx

Workshops for new training package TAE10

January 8th, 2012 Posted by pcao in Article, Training Package | Post a Comment »

The National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) has endorsed version 2.0 of the Training and Education Training Package (TAE10).

The package includes the new Diploma of Vocational Education and Training which is significantly different, and not equivalent to the ‘old’ Diploma of Training and Assessment.

To help navigate the new package, professional workshops are being organised by Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) for early 2012.

 Workshop Program

1. Key features of TAE10 v2.0; its content and intent.
2. The new TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
• the qualification for experienced trainers and assessors
• how to gather evidence for the core units
• how to approach the elective choices.
3. The new TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development:
• for those wishing to develop skills in learning design
• how it is different from the Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
4. Developing learning and assessment strategies to meet the requirements of these new
   qualifications.
5. AQTF requirements for trainers and assessors, including recent changes by the NSSC.
   What do they mean for RTOs?
6. Next steps in TAE10.

http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/workshops-and-events/news/tabid/481/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/501/TAE10-Training-and-Education-Training-Package-Diploma.aspx

BSB07 Business Services Human Resources Qualifications

January 8th, 2012 Posted by pcao in Article | Post a Comment »

The completion date for the HR Review has been extended to the 30th September 2012 to incorporate the findings of a number of global research projects currently in progress, these include:

• HR Competency Study – release of the sixth round results of a global HR study conducted by Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank of the University of Michigan
• HR Capability framework review – a desk audit and literature review of HR competency frameworks globally including comparative models from US/UK institutes, other commercial and academic frameworks and current research on the topic

These projects will provide the opportunity to pull together a broader perspective around global HR competencies, which in turn should add significant value to the final outcomes of the review.

Feedback should be provided by no later than COB Friday 23 March 2012.

http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/current-projects/12-18.aspx

IBSA Project Management Qualifications

January 8th, 2012 Posted by pcao in Article, Innovation | Post a Comment »

Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has contracted Ability Associates Australia to undertake the review of the Project Management qualifications and units of competency within the Business Services Training Package.

The review aims to identify whether the qualifications and units of competency sufficiently address industry’s requirements. The project involves research, interviews and consultation with key stakeholders regarding the structure, demand and take up of the suite of qualifications.

A Discussion Paper will be available on the IBSA website in February 2012 with consultations taking place nationally from that date and continuing throughout the life of the project. The review is scheduled for completion by 30 June 2012.

 http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/current-projects/12-19.aspx

IBSA Skills for Sustainability Resource

December 19th, 2011 Posted by pbrain in Skills, Training Package | Post a Comment »

A suite of teaching and learning resources to support the Sustainable Practice Skill Set from the TAE10 Training and Education Training Package:

TAESUS501A Analyse and apply sustainability skills to learning programs

·         Facilitator and Participant Guides

·         Industry Supplements

 TAESUS502A Identify and apply current sustainability education principles and practice to learning programs

·         Facilitator and Participant Guides

 http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/free-downloads/skills-for-sustainability.aspx

Review and development of CAD (Metal and Engineering Training Package (MEM05) update)

December 19th, 2011 Posted by pbrain in Skills, Training Package | Post a Comment »

MSA is currently reviewing the coverage of computer aided drafting and design as well as other related drafting skills.

The review is examining the coverage in the Metal and Engineering Training Package (MEM05) and the Manufacturing Training Package (MSA07).

The coverage in other MSA Training Packages will be addressed as part of update and review projects for those Training Packages.

The current review covers the occupational outcomes in design and detail drafting as well as CAD and drafting skills that may be required by other occupations covered by the Metal and Engineering Training Package.

http://www.mskills.com.au/Projects.aspx?SectorId=70&ProjectId=10073

Support resources for the Foundation Skills Training Package

December 15th, 2011 Posted by pbrain in Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

Tackling inadequate foundation skills – a government and industry priority

In the May 2011 Budget, the Australian Government announced an investment of an additional $182.8 million over four years to improve the language, literacy and numeracy skills of Australian Adults. The Building Australia’s Future Workforce strategy includes:

• improving access to the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program
• expanding the Workplace English Language and Literacy program
• continuing the current levels of service for the Access Program from 1 July 2012

For more manufacturing industry-specific background information on the foundation skills challenges and activities – download MSA’s foundation skills background report

MSA commences review and redevelopment of the LMF02 Furnishing Training Package

December 11th, 2011 Posted by asin in Resources, Training Resouces | Post a Comment »

A research project undertaken by MSA during 2010-2011 identified a clear need for a full review of the Furnishing Training Package, with the report recommending that the review include consideration of how occupations and jobs have changed as well as recognising that many skills are used and applied across a range of jobs and industry sectors. This is evidenced by labour movements across the market where workers move from enterprise to enterprise and even sector to sector.

This redevelopment is needed to ensure that the furnishing qualifications and units of competency:

• meet industry skill needs without undue fragmentation and duplication of skills
• comply with the latest Training Package policy and design requirements
• are internally consistent
• take full account of development in complementary areas of skills application.

The findings of the report and the recommendation to proceed with the full review was fully supported by the MSA Board Furnishing Sub-Committee in June 2011, with the expectation that the review would commence following distribution of a discussion paper and project plan. However, since the committee’s decision, the project commencement was delayed while MSA discussed some aspects of the intended review with industry parties.

For research report, project plan and more details click here.

BSB07 Business Services Training Package (Version 6)

December 11th, 2011 Posted by asin in Resources, Training Resouces | Post a Comment »

Version 6 of the BSB07 Business Services Training Package was endorsed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) on October 26th and is now available on Training.gov.au.

The major changes include the revised Customer Contact units of competency and qualifications.
• Certificate II in Customer Contact (BSB20211)
• Certificate III in Customer Contact (BSB30211)
• Certificate IV in Customer Contact (BSB40311)
• Diploma of Customer Contact (BSB50311)

The qualifications have been reviewed to better address the dynamics of the industry including multi-channel communication, data interrogation, compliance requirements, achieving KPIs, scheduling requirements, and inbound and outbound customer contact.

Greater flexibility has been provided in the qualifications by reducing the number of core units and providing a larger choice of elective units. One of the major changes is the removal of the Advanced Diploma of Customer Contact which was due to the lack of industry demand and uptake of the qualification.

Kitchen & Bathroom Resources [DRAFT] available in 2012

November 29th, 2011 Posted by pbrain in Article, Resources | Post a Comment »

A glimpse of soon-to-be released Kitchen and Bathroom learning and assessment resources at the recent Furnishing Teachers’ Advisory Group (FURNTAG) conference held in Albury.

{Draft version}

http://www.kbcabinetmaking.com.au/