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COAG

COAG Skills Recognition Action Group. COAG. Plumbing Occupations Action Group. COAG Council of Australian Governments. C’wealth. OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS. IMPROVING WORKFORCE MOBILITY. MORE RAPID SKILLING. Apprenticeship duration Enabling school-based apprenticeships

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COAG

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  1. COAG Skills Recognition ActionGroup COAG Plumbing Occupations Action Group

  2. COAGCouncil of Australian Governments C’wealth

  3. OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS IMPROVING WORKFORCE MOBILITY MORE RAPID SKILLING • Apprenticeship duration • Enabling school-basedapprenticeships • New entry and exit points in training • Better skills recognition EXAMINING NEXT STAGES OF REFORM • STRENGTHENING REGIONS • New collaborative initiative IMPROVING TRAINING QUALITY BETTER SKILLS INFORMATION COAG Skills Agenda Skills Shortages

  4. Improving Workforce Mobility • Workers’ mobility is restricted by licensing differences between jurisdictions • This is despite • a longstanding Mutual Recognition Agreement and supporting legislation across jurisdictions • a national vocational education and training (VET) system

  5. Restrictions on Mobility • Mobility Restricted by • Inconsistent use of the VET system by jurisdictional regulators • Partially regulated occupations • Significant differences in the licensing arrangements between jurisdictions • Duplication of skill requirements betweenlicensing and national qualifications systems

  6. COAG Decision • Governments will cooperate to develop more effective mutual recognition arrangements across jurisdictions for occupational licenses • This will be achieved through • Licence rationalisation and harmonisation • Removal of duplication of skillsrequirements • Focus is on occupational licenses • Does not include pure business licenses

  7. Competency Standards Skill & KnowledgeRequirements Industry Regulators VETSector Assessment Process Assessment Process Training DeliveryControls Registration & Audit Licence Responsibilities Removing Duplication Customer Product Supplier Training Packages

  8. Mapping Training Package Development Training Package Training Package Industry Required Competencies Industry Required Competencies Competency Based Regulatory Requirements Regulatory Requirements

  9. Recognition of Overseas Skills • COAG Agreement also involves recognition of overseas qualifications • Streamlined system to be developed • Will use the national skill standards determined through the mutual recognition initiative • Will result in “single” assessment of skills

  10. Implementation • Governance • The COAG Skills Recognition Steering Committee • Occupation Action Groups • Timetable • Action Groups to develop Action Plans by August 06 • Ministerial Agreement on Action Plans by September 06 • Full implementation by 30 June 07

  11. Quality Certified

  12. Baseline Report • Purpose is to • Outline COAG initiative • Describe current licensing environment • Describe current status of Training Package • Identify current regulator use of Training Package

  13. Licensing • Large number of licenses • 93 across 8 jurisdictions • Most jurisdictions have single regulatory body • Broadly common licensing model • Contractor licences • Can contract directly with public • Operates unsupervised • Trade • Cannot contract with public • Operate under supervision of contractor

  14. Broad Licence Classes

  15. Licensing Variations • Key licensing variations • Number of licence types/classes • Personal versus entity licensing • Restricted licensing options

  16. Licensing Eligibility • Trade licenses involve • Competency based eligibility requirements • Experience requirements • Contractor licenses involve • Competency based eligibility requirements • Non-competency based eligibility requirements • Experience requirements

  17. Mutual Recognition • Incomplete information on approaches by jurisdictions under Mutual Recognition arrangements • Status of Mutual Recognition of license types/classes between jurisdictions needs to be clarified

  18. Regulator use of VET system • Plumbing and Services Training Package has been endorsed • Significant progress achieved through NPRF • National agreement on inclusion of regulator requirements in Training Package • Implementation strategies • National training and assessment resources • Implementation stage underway

  19. Issues for Action Group • Validating baseline information • Solution for improving mutual recognition • Model for licence rationalisation and harmonisation • Removal of duplication of skillsrequirements • Validation/communication of outcomes • Implementation plan • Managing risks • Stakeholder • Legislative and industrial • New system / old system • Equivalence and multiple pathways

  20. Open Discussion

  21. Questions ?

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