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SUMMARY OF REVISED TRAINING PACKAGE WORK PLAN OUTCOMES
Outcome 1: An effective communication strategy is in place to ensure that changes to
Training Packages are understood, achievements and changes are visible,
and the roles of all key stakeholders in Training Package development and
review are defined and agreed
Outcome 2: Minimised duplication and inconsistencies and maximized cross-industry
commonalities
Outcome 3: As part of rigorous and inclusive development and review processes, ensure
a strengthened, clear and agreed role for providers and equity specialists in
developing Training Package content
Outcome 4: Improved evidence guides, clear advice on conditions for assessment and on
packaging clusters of skills to underpin stronger training and assessment
services
Outcome 5: An agreed position on employability skills, with advice incorporated in the
Training Package Development Handbook, and an ongoing program
developed to ensure implementation
Outcome 6: Capability of ISCs is built to enable implementation of the High Level Review
findings, and processes are in place to ensure that revised Training
Packages submitted for endorsement have addressed the findings.
Outcome 7: Training Package storage and access is streamlined to support efficient
development, maintenance and access by relevant stakeholders
Outcome 8: AQF VET descriptors provide clear guidance in design of qualifications and
there is a better alignment of Training Packages to the AQF
Outcome 9: Rules for national qualifications’ titles are revised to enable providers to
customise national qualifications’ titles for marketing purposes within agreed
boundaries
Outcome 10: Strategies have been developed to strengthen teaching, learning and
assessment
Outcome 11: Organisational constraints affecting Training Package delivery are identified
and rectified
Outcome 12: Entry level cross-industry qualifications and articulation arrangements
between VET and higher education provide improved pathways for individual
clients
Outcome 13: Mechanisms are established to significantly increase the take-up of RPL by
VET clients
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Outcome 14: Training Package competencies and qualifications are designed to maximise
harmonisation with regulatory and licensing requirements nationally
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Outcome 1:* An effective communication strategy is in place to ensure that changes to Training Packages are understood, achievements and changes are visible, and the
roles of all key stakeholders in Training Package development and review are defined and agreed
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Use existing well-trafficked high level review of Ongoing
Training Packages web page on ANTA web site as
focal point for all information
2. Use existing ANTA and VET networks and free Article for December Australian Training Magazine.
VET and ANTA media – FastFacts, Australian
Training Magazine, Training Packages @ Work, state Further communiqués will be posted on the ANTA website
and territory authority publications, peak body as milestones in this plan are reached.
publications eg. Australian TAFE Teacher, ACPET
News to draw attention to changes and direct traffic to
ANTA web site.
3. Provide customisable resources to state and As major
territory agencies eg. fliers, brochures, PowerPoint outcomes are
presentations, which can be amended with local achieved and
terminology and contact details. require
communication.
4. Clarify, agree and document roles of all players in March 2005 Draft discussion paper will be ready for consultation in
design, development and review December.
5. Training Package Development Handbook is December 2004 Training Package Development Handbook has been
updated as changes occur and a process is put in for stakeholder revised and released. New material emerging is being
place to advise stakeholders of changes advice process recorded for the next release. A modification history
developed to inform users of changes has been
Changes to incorporated in each section of the Training Package
Training Package Development Handbook.
Development
Handbook
ongoing
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: A new settlement
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Outcome 2:* Minimised duplication and inconsistencies and maximized cross-industry commonalities
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Develop agreed principles and provide advice on Advice in Training Policy for Training Packages already specifies duplication
dealing with duplication of units, qualifications and Package requirements.
Training Packages and cross-industry implications. Development
Incorporate advice in Training Package Development Handbook by
Discussions have taken place with ISCs at technical
Handbook. February 2005.
workshops to seek co-operation for maximising cross-
industry use of competencies.
Timeline for implementation of rationalisation agreed.
Parameters and criteria agreed with ISCs.
2. Through collaborative action across ISCs, identify Ongoing Shared technology report published for consultation in
and incorporate emerging common areas, such as November 2004.
those driven by converging technology. Work underway on environmental sustainability and
workforce diversity.
3. Documentation of experience to date and scope May 2005 Scoping projects developing options underway in Services Complete rationalisation by end 2006.
for further rationalization of qualifications and Training and Innovation and Business Industry Skills Councils and
Packages. other ISCs.
Technical workshops developing strategies for categories
of Training Package rationalisation.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Better Training Package design
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Outcome 3:* As part of rigorous and inclusive development and review processes, ensure a strengthened, clear and agreed role for providers and equity specialists in
developing Training Package content
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Complete review of Equity Advisory Service and End June 2005 Recommendations for revised Equity Advisory Service will
establish revised guidelines for its operations and be available by the end of April 2005.
incorporate in Training Package Development
Handbook.
2. Work with ISCs and Equity Advisers and establish End June 2005 This work will be carried out in conjunction with the work to
agreed implementation plan. implement new Training Package development and review
processes.
3. Establish principles for enhanced provider March 2005 Consultation to date:
involvement in Training Package development and - ISCs
review, specify actions to deliver this and to support - STAs & DEST
implementation and incorporate advice in Training - Industry
Package Development Handbook on steering group - Training Package Development consultants
and consultation requirements (note – include equity,
TAFE and private providers and include examples) Outcomes of consultations:
- Draft principles/protocols for enhanced role of providers
in Training Package development and review based on
exemplars.
Next Steps:
- Draft principles/protocols tested with above stakeholders,
peak provider groups and equity managers/advisors.
* Major area for action from Training Package Workplan: Better Training Package design
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Outcome 4:* Improved evidence guides, clear advice on conditions for assessment and on packaging clusters of skills to underpin stronger training and assessment
services
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Develop advice for Training Package developers May 2005 Revised at Technical Workshop in October 2004 and Implementation will need to occur post
on identifying clusters of skills that can be separately ongoing work by ANTA and ISCs to clarify how skills sets June 2005.
presented in Training Packages. are identified in Training Packages.
2. Using implementation experience and good Ongoing These enhancements have commenced as Training
practice examples: Packages come up for review.
- Strengthen guidance in evidence guides.
- Strengthen advice on specifying conditions for
National Assessment Resources Kit under examination as
assessment and incorporate in Training Package
a source of additional advice to ISCs in the Training
Development Handbook.
Package Development Handbook.
- Revise Assessment Guideline Training Package
template.
* Major area for action from Training Package Workplan: Better Training Package design
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Outcome 5:* An agreed position on employability skills, with advice incorporated in the Training Package Development Handbook, and an ongoing program developed to
ensure implementation
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Position on employability skills put to NTQC. December 2004 See NTQC paper at Agenda Item 5(a) Needs strong ongoing activity to support
implementation in VET system. Also to
reinforce best practice in ISCs.
2. Paper proposing an agreement on an approach to December 2004 See NTQC paper at Agenda Item 5(a)
incorporation and advice developed for the Training
Package Development Handbook.
3. Explanatory materials developed for key April 2005
stakeholders explaining what Training Packages will
include.
4. Advice on incorporation of employability skills May 2005 Project brief developed and consultant appointed to
developed and placed in Training Package consult with stakeholders and develop material for
Development Handbook. insertion in Training Package Development Handbook.
5. Propose to MCEETYA, through MINCO, that the June 2005
key competencies are no longer be used.
6. Develop a communication plan June 2005
7. Develop a QA mechanism Plan for materials and PD to assist
providers
Support materials developed and
distributed
PD of VET workforce commenced
Employability skills incorporated are
delivered, assessed and reported
* Major area for action from Training Package Workplan: Better Training Package design
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Outcome 6:* Capability of ISCs is built to enable implementation of the High Level Review Findings, and processes are in place to ensure that revised Training Packages
submitted for endorsement have addressed the findings
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Continue implementation of ISC Collaboration By December 2004 there will have been two CEO Continue implementation of Collaboration
Program: meetings and two technical workshops. More on relevant Program and its cycle
Technical Meeting Dec 2004 & Apr topics scheduled for 2005.
ISC CEO/ ANTA Meeting 2005
December 2004
2. Revise ISC Funding Agreement for 2005-2006 to April - May 2005 Seeking confirmation of DEST support for ISC status and
reflect incorporation of HLRTP policy development funding post June 2005.
3. Develop operational policy and procedures for December 2004 Quality assurance process being developed and refined.
stakeholder notification of amendments to Training
Package Development Handbook
4. Finalise template for NTQC out-of-session paper December 2004 A template has been developed, which provides a clearer
for Training Packages which includes how HLRTP indication of stakeholder and client support. The paper
recommendations have been addressed also provides details of take up, quality issues arising from
the implementation of the Training Package and how the
Package has met the findings of the HLR of TP
requirements.
The template requires further refinement and testing.
5. Develop guidelines for the ISC Training Package February 2005 A draft Training Package endorsement submission
endorsement submission which accompanies the template is currently being developed for use by the ISCs.
Training Package and documents how HLRTP This will provide a consistent approach for submitting
recommendations have been addressed via a Training Packages for endorsement.
checklist.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Rigorous and inclusive development and review processes
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Outcome 7:* Training Package storage and access is streamlined to support efficient development, maintenance and access by relevant stakeholders
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Rebuild of NTIS and communication with
developers:
STA links Links with STAs established and final testing about to NTIS Management Committee to be
- Phase 1 – builds links with State/Territory
completed, commence (30 November). MOU between ANTA and confirmed.
Training Authorities, migrate data on RTOs STAs drafted – to be forwarded to ANTA CEOs during
Contract
and development of contract management data migration period. MOU with DEST to be developed.
Management
system.
System – end
- Phase 2 – public website available, data December 2004. NTIS Steering Committee expanded with further Ongoing hosting, maintenance,
migration on Training Packages and representation from ISCs. administration and regular update reviews
development of packaging rules system. will be required post June 2005.
Data migration ISC update briefings commenced.
- Phase 3 – distributed authoring system for ISC TP and
development of Training Packages. Packaging Rules ANTA project team and industry skills team working on
Systems – end development of contract management system.
NB: Current National Register (NTIS1) will be April 2005.
maintained until NTIS2 is fully operational and fully
tested. Public web
access – April
2005.
NTIS rebuild
complete by July
2005.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Rigorous and inclusive development and review processes
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Outcome 8:* AQF VET descriptors provide clear guidance in design of qualifications and there is a better alignment of Training Packages to the AQF
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Agree terms of reference with AQFAB and develop December 2004 Draft Terms of Reference Developed
project brief.
Commission work to review AQF VET descriptors
including consultation processes
2. Advice finalised and received by NTQC May 2005 AQFAB progress to MCEETYA
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: An effective qualifications framework
Outcome 9:* Rules for national qualifications’ titles are revised to enable providers to customize national qualifications’ titles for marketing purposes within agreed
boundaries
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
Paper to NTQC for referral to AQFAB. March 2005 Consultation conducted with targeted RTOs.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: An effective qualifications framework
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Outcome 10:* Strategies have been developed to strengthen teaching, learning and assessment
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Development of a suite of practical guides focusing May/June 2005 Indigenous guide has been published and distributed. Promotion and professional development.
on teaching and learning, including: cross-industry; Cross-industry guide is underway.
contextualisation; indigenous learners.
2. NCVER research and evaluation project on VET Underway Research and evaluation scheduled to
providers and workforce – including teaching practice. continue to December 2006
3. Development of new models of professional December 2005 Partnership underway. Partnership with NSW scheduled to
development to support practitioners in the knowledge complete in December 2005.
era.
4. Revised National Project bid for Reframing the December 2004 Revised bid submitted for VET Planning Working Group in
Future based on implementation of outcomes from the December.
strategic evaluation and aligned to Training Package
workplan.
5. Development of a set of practical resources to December 2004 Resources developed. Will be available December 2004. Development and implementation of
increase industry involvement in assessor networks. national capability strategy.
6. Strategies to support the implementation of the Ongoing WA and Queensland are already managing relevant
Training and Assessment Training Package via the national projects.
ISC and a range of national projects.
The ISC will be promoting the TAA Training Package
through a series of workshops and information sessions.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Supporting teaching, learning and assessment
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Outcome 11:* Organisational constraints affecting Training Package delivery are identified and rectified
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. NCVER research and evaluation project on VET Underway Research and evaluation scheduled to
providers and workforce – including organizational continue until December 2006.
capability building.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Supporting teaching, learning and assessment
Outcome 12:* Entry level cross-industry qualifications and articulation arrangements between VET and higher education provide improved pathways for individual clients
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Entry level cross-industry qualifications for four March 2005 See NTQC paper at Agenda Item 5(b) Implementation issues arising from
ISC’s endorsed by NTQC, after consultations on draft endorsed qualifications identified and
models. guidance materials developed.
2. Commence development of entry level cross- April - May 2005 Implementation of issues arising from the
industry qualifications for the other six ISC’s. other six endorsed qualifications
3. Identify strategies to enhance articulation June 2005
arrangements between relevant Training Packages
and higher education qualifications which can be
advanced and a timeline developed for achieving
these.
Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Improving pathways
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Outcome 13:* Mechanisms are established to significantly increase the take-up of RPL by VET clients
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. RPL Industry Partnerships and Queensland February 2005 Final Industry Partnerships workshop 19 November 2004.
projects finalized Queensland / ANTA final report drafted, RPL resource
completed and published.
2. Advice prepared for ANTA MINCO re. strategies to March 2005 Targets established associated with the
increase take-up of RPL. Five Point Blueprint.
Further develop policy and strategies to
increase the take-up of RPL in vocational
education and training.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Improving pathways
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Outcome 14:* Training Package competencies and qualifications are designed to maximize harmonization with regulatory and licensing requirements nationally
Actions to June 2005 By When Progress to Date Suggested actions post June 2005
1. Host a national roundtable with national industry, February 2005 State forums held throughout 2004 to inform national Ongoing incorporation in Training
regulator and VET stakeholders to discuss ways in roundtables on key licensing/regulatory issues across Packages.
which various industry sectors can harmonise jurisdictions and regulators.
licensing and VET
Plumbing and gas-fitting regulators agreed on Training
Package qualifications for licensing purposes.
2. Joint working group between ANTA and the Ongoing Working Group established and work underway.
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
to focus on occupational health and safety
competencies with Training Packages.
3. Focus on harmonising licensing with VET in the Ongoing Real Estate licensing group formed, preliminary report
real estate industry. developed.
ASIC continuing to support financial regulatory
requirements through Training Packages.
4. ISCs required to embed competency outcomes Ongoing Many complete, eg. Finance, Electrical. Others will occur
mandated by specific industry-sector licensing during scheduled reviews.
regulations in Training Packages during development
and review.
* Major area for action from Training Package workplan: Improving pathways
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