Page 2152 - Week 06 - Thursday, 7 June 2018
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the high quality advice and real outcomes that school students and their parents need to assist their understanding of what apprenticeships can offer.
We have also proactively targeted a number of key groups in our community to take up apprenticeships and traineeships, in particular more mature Canberrans looking to re-skill and change careers, and women in traditional trades. We have a framework in place to provide ongoing advice and support to both apprentices and their employers once the apprenticeship journey has commenced. We also provide considerable support to those registered training organisations who work with employers to deliver the training they need.
I will now outline some specific initiatives. The Australian apprenticeships user choice program provides subsidies to training organisations to train students employed as an Australian apprentice. Responding to the declining apprenticeship commencements, the ACT revised its approach to funding training, and significantly increased subsidies in areas of skills shortage.
This followed significant ACT government investment in the development of an outside modelling tool which informs the ACT skills needs list, ensuring the ACT continues to make well-informed decisions about where we direct VET funding.
The ACT skills needs list is constantly refined through good use of data analysis and industry consultation. The list identifies the VET qualifications more likely to improve an individual’s employment outcomes by identifying which skills the territory needs to meet industry demand and get people into these jobs. It is by having this comprehensive understanding of the local labour market, specifically as it relates to apprenticeships and traineeships, that we can target our funding to encourage training in the right areas.
The ACT government is committed to ensuring that all vocational training in the ACT is of the highest quality. The ACT quality framework continues to underpin the delivery of government-subsidised training in the ACT and promote excellence and transparency. The quality framework is about making sure our registered training organisations are well placed to provide the quality training that meets trainee and employer needs.
Ongoing support throughout an individual’s apprenticeship is also a vital contributor to success. Additional support funding is available to training organisations to provide any assistance that may be needed.
Our Skills Canberra field officers are a critical aspect of the support provided to apprentices in the ACT. They visit apprentices and employers in their workplaces and on their worksites to provide support throughout the training process. Establishing good practices early is crucial to ensuring safe and successful training, and how important it is for apprentices, and their employers, to know their rights and understand their obligations.
Getting through the early part of an apprenticeship is often the biggest challenge. So it is in these early stages of an apprenticeship that our field officers focus their visits.
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