Feature Costs Benefits Single national body Costs of establishing and Consistent national standards, responsible for setting running the national body policy and operations will: policy, standards and Transition and - reduce the regulatory burden framework for operations implementation costs, in for businesses operating in more terms of office changes than one jurisdiction; and structures and -improve skills mobility and developing and agreeing reduce red tape for licensees; the policy and standards - provide more transparent for each occupational area. information for consumers on Education costs for skills held by licensees; regulators, industry and - provide greater alignment consumers. between regulatory requirements Short-term costs of and the national training system; aligning training - provide a single interface to requirements to deliver the the national training system and nationally agreed standard, a unified voice for regulators to particularly for those have input into the development occupational areas not of skill standards; fully implementing competency-based training - reduce training costs for State currently. governments/RTOs due to decreases in development and funding costs for different courses in each State; - provide a single point for business and consumer views on licensing; - facilitate regulator cooperation on key policy issues; - provide reduced policy and administrative costs due to need to provide for one system instead of eight; - provide long term cost efficiencies once established due to rationalisation and streamlining of policy development.
Feature Costs Benefits Single national body responsible for setting policy, standards and framework for operations Costs of establishing and running the national body Transition and implementation costs, in terms of office changes and structures and developing and agreeing the policy and standards for each occupational area. Education costs for regulators, industry and consumers. Short-term costs of aligning training requirements to deliver the nationally agreed standard, particularly for those occupational areas not fully implementing competency-based training currently. Consistent national standards, policy and operations will: - reduce the regulatory burden for businesses operating in more than one jurisdiction; -improve skills mobility and reduce red tape for licensees; - provide more transparent information for consumers on skills held by licensees; - provide greater alignment between regulatory requirements and the national training system; - provide a single interface to the national training system and a unified voice for regulators to have input into the development of skill standards; - reduce training costs for State governments/RTOs due to decreases in development and funding costs for different courses in each State; - provide a single point for business and consumer views on licensing; - facilitate regulator cooperation on key policy issues; - provide reduced policy and administrative costs due to need to provide for one system instead of eight; - provide long term cost efficiencies once established due to rationalisation and streamlining of policy development.
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