New Arrangements for training Development for Australian Industry

New Arrangements for Training Product
forwillAustralian
Industry
The Australian Government’s newDevelopment
model for training product development
place industry engagement at
the centre of training package
New Arrangements for Training Product Development for Australian Industry
development. The model will support industry reference committees (IRCs) as the conduit for industry intelligence into training policy and practice
and to guide the development of industry-based training products (including training packages and support materials).
Industry
Skills Service Organisation
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will
be
supported
by
skills
service
organisations
(SSOs) which
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2 will be funded by 3the Government to provide IRCs with administrative,
Australian Industry
Professional Board
and operational support to engage
with industry
. SSOs will be governed by professional boards with demonstrated independence and
Committee
1
and Skillstechnical
Committee
strategic and professional skills.
• Advise on VET quality instruments
Industry
The national
overseeing the national training system, the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) will play
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Skills Service Organisation
2 by prioritising and3 scheduling this work
4 on the basis of industry
5
a central role in the new approach to training product development
demand and
Professional Board
Package Standards)
Committee 1
government priority.
• Endorse qualifications
• Provide industry input to guide
Industry
VET research
Skills Service Organisation
Reference
2
3
4
• Provide industry input to
Professional Board
Committee 1
ministerial council
• Assess business cases from IRCs
for training product review
• Allocate work to SSOs and quality
assure results
• Consider need for additional
materials to support training products
(eg companion volumes)
• Assign new IRCs or re-assign IRC
Industry
Reference
Committee 1
Skills Service Organisation
2
Professional Board
^ Each box represents different clusters of industries
Skills Service Organisations are not limited to 4
Industry Engagement
• Gather industry intelligence to inform training product review
• Training product development oversight
• Other support to VET sector
Existing IRC may seek to change SSO
on performance grounds or to align
skills with other sectors
*Training Products = training packages and qualifications
New industry sector can apply for
coverage by an SSO
Enabling Services
• Committee management
• Technical specifications
for training product
development
• Co-ordination services to
support the work of IRCs