❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice examines the Productivity Places Program, focusing on qualification profiles, enrolment numbers, costs, and the involvement of RTOs and training councils. The response provides data on enrolments and clarifies eligibility criteria.
AnsweredQoN 2879Legislative Council
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I refer to the Productivity Places Program and the National Partnership Agreement, and I ask -
(1) Was the qualification profile under this program renegotiated with the Commonwealth at the end of 2009 to ensure it matched local requirements?
(2) If yes to (1), what was the outcome of the negotiations?
(3) Has the centralised admissions process shown an increase in full-time applications from school leavers for 2009 and 2010?
(4) If yes to (3), what was the increase in each of these years?
(5) Did the costs per course enrolment increase for 2009 and 2010?
(6) If yes to (5), what was the cost increase for each of these years?
(7) In relation to job seeker qualifications under this program, how many places were purchased in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(8) In relation to job seeker enrolments under the program, how many enrolments were there in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(9) In relation to existing worker qualifications under this program, how many places were purchased in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(10) In relation to existing worker enrolments under this program, how many enrolments were there in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(11) Are all RTOs eligible to deliver training under the program or is there a preferred provider list?
(12) What is the quarterly reporting process has the Department of Training and Workforce Development (the Department) established with training councils?
(13) How do the training councils evaluate areas of increasing industry and enterprise demands, and how do they ensure that the demand is matched by the allocation of the places?
(14) How many times has the Department held briefing sessions with Employment Service Providers to formalise the identification process of job seekers?
(15) How many times has the Department held briefing sessions with RTOs to formalise the validation process of job seekers by RTOs?
(16) Have data collection systems been adapted to enable the reporting of those data fields that were outside of AVETMISS?
(17) Have they been used for reporting in 2010?
(1) Was the qualification profile under this program renegotiated with the Commonwealth at the end of 2009 to ensure it matched local requirements?
(2) If yes to (1), what was the outcome of the negotiations?
(3) Has the centralised admissions process shown an increase in full-time applications from school leavers for 2009 and 2010?
(4) If yes to (3), what was the increase in each of these years?
(5) Did the costs per course enrolment increase for 2009 and 2010?
(6) If yes to (5), what was the cost increase for each of these years?
(7) In relation to job seeker qualifications under this program, how many places were purchased in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(8) In relation to job seeker enrolments under the program, how many enrolments were there in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(9) In relation to existing worker qualifications under this program, how many places were purchased in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(10) In relation to existing worker enrolments under this program, how many enrolments were there in the following qualifications, -
(a) Advance Diploma;
(b) Diploma;
(c) Certificate IV;
(d) Certificate III;
(e) Certificate II, -
(i) from state RTOs in 2009 and 2010; and
(ii) from private RTOs in 2009 and 2010?
(11) Are all RTOs eligible to deliver training under the program or is there a preferred provider list?
(12) What is the quarterly reporting process has the Department of Training and Workforce Development (the Department) established with training councils?
(13) How do the training councils evaluate areas of increasing industry and enterprise demands, and how do they ensure that the demand is matched by the allocation of the places?
(14) How many times has the Department held briefing sessions with Employment Service Providers to formalise the identification process of job seekers?
(15) How many times has the Department held briefing sessions with RTOs to formalise the validation process of job seekers by RTOs?
(16) Have data collection systems been adapted to enable the reporting of those data fields that were outside of AVETMISS?
(17) Have they been used for reporting in 2010?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
27 days
(1)No.
(2)Not applicable.
(3)Yes.
(4)There was an increase of 784 full-time applications from school leavers from 2008 to 2009 and 525 from 2009 to 2010.
(5)2009 was the first year that National Partnership - Productivity Places Program funding was available. The 2010 full year data will not be available until early 2011.
(6)Not applicable.
(7)For the purposes of reporting places, the Department of Training and Workforce Development uses course enrolments as a funding measure. This is answered in (8).
(8)The number of enrolments reported as contributing towards the job seeker targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program for calendar year 2009 is as follows -
(a)Advanced Diploma - The National Partnership agreement does not include a target for Advanced Diploma enrolments for job seekers.
(b)Diploma - 830.
(c)Certificate IV - 3,068.
(d)Certificate III - 6,608.
(e)Certificate II - There was a small decline of 243 against baseline levels of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program.
(i) The split between State Training Providers and private registered training organisations is not a reportable target in the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program. As a guide, in 2009 the proportion of total places including both job seeker and existing worker enrolments at State Training Providers reported as contributing towards the overall targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program was approximately 24 percent. Totals for 2010 will not be available until early 2011.
(ii)The split between State Training Providers and private registered training organisations is not a reportable target in the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program. As a guide, in 2009 the proportion of total places including both job seeker and existing worker enrolments at private registered training organisations reported as contributing towards the overall targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program was approximately 76 percent. Totals for 2010 will not be available until early 2011.
(9)For the purposes of reporting places, the Department of Training and Workforce Development uses course enrolments as a funding measure. This is answered in (10).
(10)The number of enrolments reported as contributing towards the existing worker targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program for calendar year 2009 is as follows -
(a)Advanced Diploma - There was a small decline of 348 against baseline levels of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program.
(b)Diploma - 634.
(c)Certificate IV - 6,364.
(d)Certificate III - 139.
(e)Certificate II - The National Partnership agreement does not include a target for Certificate II enrolments for existing workers.
(i)Refer question 8 (i)
(ii)Refer question 8 (ii)
(11)All registered training organisations with registration scope are eligible. There is no preferred provider list.
(12)The Department of Training and Workforce Development has a Service Agreement with each of the Training Councils, which outlines a number of deliverables. The Training Councils provide the Department with an Annual Business Plan, which identifies how they intend to achieve these deliverables over the forthcoming financial year. The Training Councils are required to provide the Department with six monthly progress reports which outline their progress against the deliverables set out in their Annual Business Plan.
In addition to this, the Department meets with each of the Training Councils quarterly. This provides the Department and the Training Councils an opportunity to discuss the Training Councils progress against their key deliverables.
(13)Each of the ten Training Councils is required to develop and maintain an industry specific workforce development plan. The Training Councils develop these plans after extensive research and consultation within their respective industry areas. The industry workforce development plans include a profile of the specific industries that each of the Training Councils represent, information relating to emerging trends in those industries, as well as industry and enterprise employment demands.
As part of this process of developing their plans, the Training Councils also provide the Department with information on industry critical jobs. The identification of industry critical jobs is used to develop the Department's State Priority Occupation List, which is a key input to the annual State Training Plan and is used to inform the purchasing priorities of the Department.
(14)The Department regularly attends the Job Services Australia (JSA) providers meetings to exchange information about referral arrangements for job seekers to publicly funded training programs. The Department has also worked with JSA providers, registered training organisations and DEEWR to develop a consistent referral process which will be implemented in 2011.
(15)Twice. Successful
registered training organisations were advised during the 2009 and 2010 Productivity Places Program information sessions of the requirements for validating job seekers. The Department has also advised
registered training organisations via e-mails and notices on RTONet of the correct validation processes.
(16)New State-based data fields have been established to enable the identification of job seekers claiming course 'fee free' training.
(17)Yes.
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(2)Not applicable.
(3)Yes.
(4)There was an increase of 784 full-time applications from school leavers from 2008 to 2009 and 525 from 2009 to 2010.
(5)2009 was the first year that National Partnership - Productivity Places Program funding was available. The 2010 full year data will not be available until early 2011.
(6)Not applicable.
(7)For the purposes of reporting places, the Department of Training and Workforce Development uses course enrolments as a funding measure. This is answered in (8).
(8)The number of enrolments reported as contributing towards the job seeker targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program for calendar year 2009 is as follows -
(a)Advanced Diploma - The National Partnership agreement does not include a target for Advanced Diploma enrolments for job seekers.
(b)Diploma - 830.
(c)Certificate IV - 3,068.
(d)Certificate III - 6,608.
(e)Certificate II - There was a small decline of 243 against baseline levels of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program.
(i) The split between State Training Providers and private registered training organisations is not a reportable target in the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program. As a guide, in 2009 the proportion of total places including both job seeker and existing worker enrolments at State Training Providers reported as contributing towards the overall targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program was approximately 24 percent. Totals for 2010 will not be available until early 2011.
(ii)The split between State Training Providers and private registered training organisations is not a reportable target in the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program. As a guide, in 2009 the proportion of total places including both job seeker and existing worker enrolments at private registered training organisations reported as contributing towards the overall targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program was approximately 76 percent. Totals for 2010 will not be available until early 2011.
(9)For the purposes of reporting places, the Department of Training and Workforce Development uses course enrolments as a funding measure. This is answered in (10).
(10)The number of enrolments reported as contributing towards the existing worker targets of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program for calendar year 2009 is as follows -
(a)Advanced Diploma - There was a small decline of 348 against baseline levels of the National Partnership - Productivity Places Program.
(b)Diploma - 634.
(c)Certificate IV - 6,364.
(d)Certificate III - 139.
(e)Certificate II - The National Partnership agreement does not include a target for Certificate II enrolments for existing workers.
(i)Refer question 8 (i)
(ii)Refer question 8 (ii)
(11)All registered training organisations with registration scope are eligible. There is no preferred provider list.
(12)The Department of Training and Workforce Development has a Service Agreement with each of the Training Councils, which outlines a number of deliverables. The Training Councils provide the Department with an Annual Business Plan, which identifies how they intend to achieve these deliverables over the forthcoming financial year. The Training Councils are required to provide the Department with six monthly progress reports which outline their progress against the deliverables set out in their Annual Business Plan.
In addition to this, the Department meets with each of the Training Councils quarterly. This provides the Department and the Training Councils an opportunity to discuss the Training Councils progress against their key deliverables.
(13)Each of the ten Training Councils is required to develop and maintain an industry specific workforce development plan. The Training Councils develop these plans after extensive research and consultation within their respective industry areas. The industry workforce development plans include a profile of the specific industries that each of the Training Councils represent, information relating to emerging trends in those industries, as well as industry and enterprise employment demands.
As part of this process of developing their plans, the Training Councils also provide the Department with information on industry critical jobs. The identification of industry critical jobs is used to develop the Department's State Priority Occupation List, which is a key input to the annual State Training Plan and is used to inform the purchasing priorities of the Department.
(14)The Department regularly attends the Job Services Australia (JSA) providers meetings to exchange information about referral arrangements for job seekers to publicly funded training programs. The Department has also worked with JSA providers, registered training organisations and DEEWR to develop a consistent referral process which will be implemented in 2011.
(15)Twice. Successful
registered training organisations were advised during the 2009 and 2010 Productivity Places Program information sessions of the requirements for validating job seekers. The Department has also advised
registered training organisations via e-mails and notices on RTONet of the correct validation processes.
(16)New State-based data fields have been established to enable the identification of job seekers claiming course 'fee free' training.
(17)Yes.
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