As of April 2016, 57 investigations of We are spending a further $30 million over Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) the next three years to ramp up quality have been undertaken, 15 contracts were checks and investigate providers who terminated and $39.9 million in funding Victorian students the skills aren’t giving has been identified for recovery they need to get jobs. More importantly, there are signals within We have introduced stricter funding the 2015 Training Market Report data that contracts in 2016 as part of our plan to students and industry are showing clean up the sector. They include renewed interest in our training market mandatory performance reviews, closer – albeit from a very low base. scrutiny of high risk providers and a new Victorian Training Guarantee Quality In 2015, there were more than 15,000 new Charter. apprenticeship commencements – representing a five per cent rise the Reform will take time, and the response to – highest in three years. the recommendations in the VET Funding Review will be being rolled out But there is much more work to be done. progressively from 2017 but the changes – The changes required to restore public will be worth it. Every Victorian deserves confidence are complex, and reform will the chance of a stable, secure, fulfilling take time. To help inform our reform job. A quality, sustainable training system agenda, we will ask students, employers, one that has our trust and confidence - – teachers and the broader community what can help deliver that chance. We will work is working, what is not. We will investigate with industry, students and quality the impact the massive growth in the providers to strengthen our training VET Commonwealth’s scandalous system and keep our future certain. scheme has had on people making good decisions. We need to do all we can to stop students enrolling in Commonwealth funded courses that often result in qualifications that are not worth the paper they are Hon. Steve Herbert MP written on and leave students with – nothing but a hefty fee debt. Minister for Training and Skills
As of April 2016, 57 investigations of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) have been undertaken, 15 contracts were terminated and $39.9 million in funding has been identified for recovery More importantly, there are signals within the 2015 Training Market Report data that students and industry are showing renewed interest in our training market – albeit from a very low base. In 2015, there were more than 15,000 new apprenticeship commencements – representing a five per cent rise – the highest in three years. But there is much more work to be done. The changes required to restore public confidence are complex, and reform will take time. To help inform our reform agenda, we will ask students, employers, teachers and the broader community what is working, what is not. We will investigate the impact the massive growth in the Commonwealth’s scandalous VET scheme has had on people making good decisions. We need to do all we can to stop students enrolling in Commonwealth funded courses that often result in qualifications that are not worth the paper they are written on – and leave students with nothing but a hefty fee debt. We are spending a further $30 million over the next three years to ramp up quality checks and investigate providers who aren’t giving Victorian students the skills they need to get jobs. We have introduced stricter funding contracts in 2016 as part of our plan to clean up the sector. They include mandatory performance reviews, closer scrutiny of high risk providers and a new Victorian Training Guarantee Quality Charter. Reform will take time, and the response to the recommendations in the VET Funding Review will be being rolled out progressively from 2017 – but the changes will be worth it. Every Victorian deserves the chance of a stable, secure, fulfilling job. A quality, sustainable training system – one that has our trust and confidence - can help deliver that chance. We will work with industry, students and quality providers to strengthen our training system and keep our future certain. Hon. Steve Herbert MP Minister for Training and Skills