DOCUMENT RESUME CE 080 857 ED 446 255 Annual National Report of the Australian Vocational TITLE Education and Training System, 1999. Volume 1: National Overview and Volume 2: Commonwealth, State & Territory Achievements. Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. INSTITUTION ISSN-1324-9185 ISSN 1999-00-00 PUB DATE 183p.; For a related document from ANTA, see CE 080 856. For NOTE Volume 3, see CE 080 858. Australian National Training Authority, GPO Box 3120, AVAILABLE FROM Brisbane QLD 4001 Australia, Tel: 07 3246 2300, Fax: 07 3246 2490, E-mail: [email protected], Web site: http://www.anta.gov.au. Reports - Descriptive (141) PUB TYPE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Access to Education; Adult Basic Education; Adult DESCRIPTORS Education; Annual Reports; *Apprenticeships; *Corporate Support; Developed Nations; Disabilities; Educational Administration; Educational Change; *Efficiency; Females; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Job Training; Lifelong Learning; *Literacy Education; Marketing; National Programs; National Standards; Needs Assessment; Nontraditional Occupations; Numeracy; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education: Program Effectivenes; Program Evaluation; Secondary Education; *Vocational Education; Womens Education *Australia IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This three-volume report provides a comprehensive picture of the vocational education and training system in Australia, its key policies, initiatives undertaken and achievements during 1999. This publication is composed of volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3 is available separately. Volume 1, National Overview, describes the national vocational education and training system. The first seven sections each focus on one of the agreed annual national priorities and achievements in that area. The priorities are: implementing New Apprenticeships; achieving diversity and flexibility to meet client needs; improving language, literacy, and numeracy skills; implementing the National Training Framework; increasing industry investment in training; providing greater opportunities and improved outcomes for underrepresented clients; and achieving greater efficiency. A final section discusses national programs and allocations to them. Volume 2, Commonwealth, State, and Territory Achievements, contains reports from each jurisdiction of their achievements against the systems's agreed seven annual national priorities. The sections cover the Commonwealth; New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland; South Australia; Western Australian; Tasmania; Northern Territory; and Australian Capital Territory. 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A I OF THE AUSTRALIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYST PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 i._ OF EDUCATION U S DEPARTMENT and Improvement Office of Educational Research INFORMATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (RERIC) CENTER 2\"rthis document has bee-a-reproduced as son or organization °cowed from the person originating it made to Minor changes have been quality improve reproduction stated in this Points of view or opinions represent document do not necessarily policy official OERI position or n u_a 1 C6 VC 054412/JR081II WOUROCG180 RDN/RON /MD VG380MOGII@ 4VR? ue p o r 1999 "'",00,M111111111111, imp -,F ""111111111111111 """,00011111111111P National Overview Volume 1 Commonwealth, Volume 2 AUSTRALIAN State & Territory Achievements NATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITY 3 Enquiries regarding this report should be directed to: Australian National Training Authority GPO Box 3120 Brisbane Qld 4001 Australia Telephone: (07) 3246 2300 © Australian National Training Authority 1999 ISSN 1324 9185 2 About this report 6 The national vocational education and training system 6 Implementing New Apprenticeships 8 More New Apprenticeships, in more areas 8 Working together to address skill shortages 11 Steps to improve legislation 11 O Need for more action on national consistency 11 fD Group training 12 Achieving diversity and flexibility to meet clients' needs 14 More user choice about who provides what training, where and when 14 National marketing strategy for skills and lifelong learning 14 National Training Information Service 15 Communications 16 NACsinfo Service 16 Framing the Future 16 Spotlight on the provider 17 Adult and community education 17 20 Flexible delivery 20 Toolboxes 20 LearnScope 20 Flexible learning fellowships NET *Working '99 21 Flexible learning national plan 21 21 Strategy 2000 School to work transitions 21 Vocational education and training in schools 21 22 WorkSkill Australia Improving language, literacy and numeracy skills 24 24 Language, literacy, numeracy and Training Packages 24 Workplace communication in Training Packages project National Overview Volume 3 1 Workplace communication professional development for vocational education and training in schools 24 National Reporting System website 25 Adult literacy national project 25 Other 25 Implementing the National Training Framework 26 Training Packages 26 Training Package development, endorsement 26 Training Package implementation 27 Training Package review and continuous improvement 27 Evaluating Training Package support materials 28 Training Package advice 28 Use of common standards in Training Packages across industries 28 Better links between vocational education and training, higher education and school 29 Improved data 29 Assuring the Quality of Vocational Education and Training 29 National Training Framework Committee 30 Other issues to be addressed 30 Increasing industry investment in training 32 Case studies of the value to business of training 32 Industry forums 33 Improving business processes 33 Industry training advisory arrangements 34 Encouraging small business training 34 Provide greater opportunities and improved outcomes for under-represented clients 36 Taskforces for people with a disability, Indigenous people 36 Guidelines for Training Package developers 36 Equity demonstration projects 36 Sponsorships 36 Action for women 36 Action for people in correctional services 36 ANTA Disability Forum 36 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Training Advisory Council 37 Achieving greater efficiency 38 Growth from efficiencies 38 Infrastructure Program review outcomes implemented 38 Key performance measures 39 National programs 42 Equity development and training innovation 42 42 Adult and community education 42 Training innovation Industry training advisory bodies 42 42 Training package development Group training 42 National projects 44 Financial information 45 Appendix 1: System planning and policy mechanisms 50 System policy 50 50 ANTA Ministerial Council Australian National Training Authority 50 50 ANTA Board National Training Framework Committee 50 50 Advisory Committee on New Apprenticeships State and Territory training authorities 50 National industry training advisory arrangements 50 System planning 51 National strategy 51 State and Territory annual vocational education and training plans 51 Industry strategic plans 51 Annual national priorities 51 Appendix 2: Memberships 52 ANTA Ministerial Council 1999 52 ANTA Board 52 National Overview Volume 1 5 - Each year, the Australian National Training THE NATIONAL VOCATIONAL Authority coordinates the production of an EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM annual national report for vocational education and training. The report outlines the workings The national vocational education and training of the national vocational education and system in Australia comprises: training system and the system's achievements. I the people who use vocational education The report: and training services, including students of all ages (from those doing vocational I provides detailed information about the education and training in schools to adults operation of the national system to interested upgrading their skills and knowledge), businesses, students, apprentices, trainees, and enterprises of all sizes training organisations, representative organisations, government bodies and other I the enterprises and industry organisations stakeholders in the system which lead the system through the development of national Training Packages I meets the requirements of the ANTA Agreement, to report on the operation of I the service providers that are registered as the national system. training organisations. In 1999, there were 4524 registered training organisations, This report covers the 1999 calendar year. It which included TAFE institutes and private comprises three volumes in two publications: providers, and numbers of enterprises, Volumes I and 2 are in one publication, universities, schools and adult education Volume 3 in another. providers Volume 1: National overview describes the I the Commonwealth, State and Territory national vocational education and training Governments, that set policy direction, are system, and its achievements, against the responsible for the regulatory frameworks agreed annual national priorities. and provide funds for services Volume 2: Commonwealth, State and Territory It is called a 'system' because it operates achievements comprises reports from each according to shared principles and agreements, jurisdiction of their achievements against the including: system's agreed annual national priorities. I the ANTA Agreement (1998 2000) Volume 3: Vocational education and training performance contains detailed statistical and I the national strategy for vocational other information about the system's education and training performance. I annual national priorities The Australian National Training Authority I the National Training Framework, which also produces an annual report on the includes Training Packages and the performance of the Authority itself (Annual Australian Recognition Framework. report on operations). 6 Each year, the ANTA Ministerial Council reviews the achievements of the system against the strategy and determines the annual national priorities for the coming year. For 1999, those priorities, and organising framework for this report, were: implementing New Apprenticeships 1 achieving diversity and flexibility to meet 1 client needs improving language, literacy and numeracy 1 skills implementing the National Training 1 Framework increasing industry investment in training 1 providing greater opportunities and improved 1 outcomes for under represented clients achieving greater efficiency. 1 National Overview Volume 1 7 Implementing New Apprenticeships The national New Apprenticeships initiative Young People builds on the strengths of traditional The average age of New Apprentices has been apprenticeships and traineeships to provide increasing for some time. Retention rates in better services for the system's clients. secondary schools and increased participation New Apprenticeships give apprentices, trainees in higher education are contributing factors. and their employers: Also, it is not uncommon for young people i-1 P-1 to engage in a number of education, training, far greater say over what training is 1 employment and other activities before settling delivered, and how, where and when on a career choice. While New Apprenticeships it's delivered have expanded the opportunities for people structured training, combined with work, 1 aged 25 years and older to enter structured ACCI 4 in many more industries than before. training this has not been at the expense of younger people. MORE NEW APPRENTICESHIPS, There has been a significant increase in the IN MORE AREAS number of young New Apprentices. Between the end of 1998 and the end of 1999, the By the end of 1999, an estimated 259,880 estimated number of New Apprentices in-training Australians of all ages were doing New aged 19 or under increased from 66,750 to Apprenticeships. This was an increase of 40,896 76,610 (an increase of 14.8%). Over the same people, for the year. The numbers of Australians period the estimated number of New doing New Apprenticeships increased Apprentices aged 20 to 24 increased from significantly in all States and Territories. 90,390 to 105,700 (an increase of 16.9%). Table 1.1 shows the growth in New Apprenticeships between 1995 and 1999. Table 1.1 NEW APPRENTICES IN-TRAINING AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1995 TO 1999. 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 I I 1996 1995 1997 1998 1999 Source: NCVER New Apprentice Statistics Note: The figures represent the estimated number of New Apprentices In-Training 10 8