Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses

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The Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, is undertaking a full review of training packages and accredited courses in the VET system.

The Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses Discussion Paper has been released to start the conversation with industry, employers, training providers and students about whether these training packages and accredited courses are meeting their needs and the needs of the Australian economy more generally.

The paper seeks views on a range of possible approaches to addressing the issues that have been raised, and provides examples of alternative models from overseas for consideration.

This feedback will help to inform the development of reform options for training packages and accredited courses for further public consultation in the first half of 2015.

Review of Training Packages and Accredited Courses Discussion Paper (PDF 389KB | DOCX 1,286KB)

This discussion paper and other avenues for feedback are intended to be accessible for all stakeholders. Those who would like to be involved are encouraged to provide their feedback through the Department of Industry’s Consultation Hub – consult.industry.gov.au

Feedback may also be provided through the VET Reform LinkedIn Group. The department can be contacted via email – VETTaskforce@industry.gov.au or phone 13 38 73.

Consultations will be open from 31 October 2014 to 18 February 2015.

In addition, the department is looking to organise a series of webinars and face-to-face meetings to enable interested people to provide feedback that way. Further information will be available on this page soon and stakeholders will be notified – register for VET Reform updates.

This discussion paper accompanies the Industry Engagement in Training Package Development – Towards a Contestable Model Discussion Paper which seeks views about the best approach to implementing a more contestable approach to the development and maintenance of training packages. The two papers are linked, but have a different purpose. The move to a more contestable funding model is about the “how” of training packages and this paper is about the “what”.