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The Success of SA Reform. The Challenge for SA. Skills for All. Overview Focus on Training for Jobs Focus on increasing qualification levels (Productivity) Focus on those not in the labour market (Participation) Focus on quality Controls to target funding
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Overview • Focus on Training for Jobs • Focus on increasing qualification levels (Productivity) • Focus on those not in the labour market (Participation) • Focus on quality • Controls to target funding • Increase overall investment in skills development
Key Elements • Changes to public funding: contestability • Student eligibility • Entitlement • Approved providers and quality • Funded Training List • Payment of providers • Steerage and control measures • Access and pathways
Skills for All: Progress to Date
Training Take Up • Full year enrolments increased by 43%. An increase of 67% for private providers
Qualification Levels for 147,100 enrolments 1,454 1,976 1,454
Skills for All Shows change (in percentage terms) for enrolments under Skills for Allfor selected groups
Skills demand and Skills for All investment Source: DFEEST, TaSC
Higher level Qualifications ABS data indicates the proportion of working age South Australians with a Certificate III or above has increased 8.5% points from 44.5% in 2006 to 53% in 2012.
Consultation with stakeholders • Website refreshed • Approx 200 courses with no provider removed • New entrants restricted to courses with no or few providers • Simplified entitlement • Reductions in subsidies • Caps to 62 courses (6% of the FTL) • A new system of fundinglimits
Issues and Opportunities • Public VET v Total VET • Fiscal envelope • Market and system development • Provider quality and capability • Information and choice • The VET ‘product’ • Industry and Enterprise engagement