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Executive UpdateJosephine AndersenExecutive Branch Manager, Skills Canberra
SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE Josephine Anderson Executive Branch Manager Skills Canberra
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION? • Personal development • Social development • Citizenship • Preparation for the world of work
THE WORLD OF WORK IS CHANGING • AI • Digitalisation • Automation • The Internet of Things
THE ROBOTS ARE COMING (FOR OUR JOBS) …OR ARE THEY?
THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE, AND THE FUTURE OF WORK IN AUSTRALIA
…AND QUITE A FEW THINGS WE DO KNOW • Exponential technological development • Growing impact of climate change • (Increased?) globalisation • Changing demographics • Changing nature of organisations • Structural changes to employment • Inter- and multi-disciplinary skill base
VET-TRAINED WORKERS WILL BE NEEDED TO FILL UP TO 2/3 OF JOBS Source: LMIP (Department of Jobs and Small Business), 2017
THE RELATIVE VALUE OF UNIVERSITY DEGREES IS DECLINING Median starting salaries for bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 in full-time employment, relative to the annual rate of MAWE (1977-2015) Source: Graduate Careers Australia, 2015
THE ACT’S ECONOMY IS UNIQUE IN AUSTRALIA Source: ABS, 2018
LEARNERS NEED THE BROAD CAPABILITIES TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Australian Government Reviews • Australian Qualifications Framework Review • Whether micro-credentials and skill sets should be formally mapped to the AQF, • Whether the AQF is avenue for embedding so-called ‘social and enterprise skills’, • Whether and how the concept of ‘volume of learning’ could be expressed by the AQF, and • Whether and how to embed school qualifications. • VET Review • 71 recommendations around six areas
ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement 2019-2028 • Skills Canberra is committed to respectful interaction with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to find ways our programs may be better utilised to: • maximise opportunities for employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ACT Government employees in their journey of lifelong learning • support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the transition from study to employment.
ACT Government Grants Programs • Adult Community Education (ACE) Grants Program • 2019 ACE Grants Program: Round 2 • 2020 ACE Grants Program • Women in Trades Grants Program • A second round of grant recipients was announced on 28 March 2019, including; • National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) Training, • Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen (SALT), • LJS Constructions, • Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), and • Unions ACT.
AVETMISS • 2018 VET Provider Collection submitted • AVETMISS coding changes for Skilled Capital training activity for 2019.
on Day 1 of Guaranteed Enrolment Periods Feb 2018 & Feb 2019 by Hour Skilled Capital Accumulative Enrolments
Skilled Capital Enrolments by Calendar Year (at 15 March 2019)
Skilled Capital Average Subsidy per Qual by Qual Level and by Financial Year
User Choice Average Subsidy per Qualby Qual Level and by Financial Year
Student Satisfaction with Quality of Training (ACT Completion Survey Responses within 12 Months before 18 March 2019)
Students Employed After Training (ACT Completion Survey Responses within 12 Months before 18 March 2019)
Skill Sets Trial Evaluation • Skills Canberra commenced a trial of Skill Sets funding under its Skilled Capital initiative in August 2017. • Skills Canberra is planning to undertake an evaluation to- • determine the effectiveness of the Skill Sets trial, • identify program strengths and weaknesses, • recommend improvements to current structure of Skill Sets funding, and • recommend direction for program continuity. • The evaluation will comprise of data analysis, consultation, and analysis of student survey responses. • The evaluation will be conducted during April 2019.
2019 Skilled Capital & User Choice Key Dates Early July Interim ACT Skills Needs List open for User Choice Enrolments Early July Skilled Capital Midyear Release open for Nomination Early June Interim ACT Skills Needs List 2019 Released Late June Skilled Capital Midyear Released June July
2019 Skilled Capital & User Choice Key Dates Early November ACT Australian Apprenticeship Qualification Subsidy Amounts Release List Released Late November Skilled Capital Feb 2020 Release (for nomination and enrolments in early 2020) Early August Draft ACT Skills Needs List open for Consultation Early August Skilled Capital Midyear Release open for Enrolments Mid September Draft ACT Skills Needs List Consultation close Late September Final ACT Skills Needs List Released August September November