Consulting with stakeholders Fact Sheet | Consulting with stakeholders | September 2015 Audience | Chairperson, all members This Fact Sheet outlines the consultation who uses or provides adult, community and further education and any other education and function of the ACFE Board (Board) and training organisation in its region, including the Regional Councils (Councils). board of any TAFE institute which provides or offers adult, community and further education in the region The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and the governing board of an adult education (the Act) is clear that the Board and the institution if it provides or offers adult, community and Councils’ method of operation must be built on further education in the region; consultation a matter of general practice’. ‘as Education and Training Reform Act, s. 3.3.18 (3) (a) The Board Who and what to consult For the Board the Act indicates that consultation The Act indicates that consultation is required is to be undertaken as matter of general ‘a with any organisation uses or provides ‘who practice’, with specific attention paid to its adult, community and further education and any relationship with Regional Councils. other education and training’ in its region. Organisations, providers and learners include The Act requires that, in carrying out its functions and but are not limited to: exercising its powers, the ACFE Board must: Learn Local organisations have regard to the advice of a Regional Council of adult, community and further education on any TAFE institutes and Boards matter relating to adult, community and further education in that region; and Adult Education Institutions and their Boards consult, as a matter of general practice, with registered training organisations the Regional Councils; and the governing bodies of adult education local councils institutions; and employers and businesses the boards of TAFE institutes; and industry bodies/associations any person or organisation providing or using adult, community and further education on any non-school senior secondary education matter of general concern about adult, community providers and further education; and higher education providers ensure that its actions are consistent with the arrangements for the provision of vocational learners education and training. learner cohorts with special needs Education and Training Reform Act, s. 3.3.5 disadvantaged learners The Councils community organisations Consultation provides the Councils with the other government departments. intelligence’ to undertake their ‘regional functions in the Act. In carrying out this function, Councils should familiarise themselves with the definition of Regional Councils must consult as a matter of general practice with any person or organisation
Consulting with stakeholders Fact Sheet | Consulting with stakeholders | September 2015 Audience | Chairperson, all members This Fact Sheet outlines the consultation function of the ACFE Board (Board) and Regional Councils (Councils). The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (the Act) is clear that the Board and the Councils’ method of operation must be built on consultation ‘as a matter of general practice’. The Board For the Board the Act indicates that consultation is to be undertaken as ‘a matter of general practice’, with specific attention paid to its relationship with Regional Councils. The Act requires that, in carrying out its functions and exercising its powers, the ACFE Board must: have regard to the advice of a Regional Council of adult, community and further education on any matter relating to adult, community and further education in that region; and consult, as a matter of general practice, with the Regional Councils; and the governing bodies of adult education institutions; and the boards of TAFE institutes; and any person or organisation providing or using adult, community and further education on any matter of general concern about adult, community and further education; and ensure that its actions are consistent with the arrangements for the provision of vocational education and training. Education and Training Reform Act, s. 3.3.5 The Councils Consultation provides the Councils with the ‘regional intelligence’ to undertake their functions in the Act. Regional Councils must consult as a matter of general practice with any person or organisation who uses or provides adult, community and further education and any other education and training organisation in its region, including the board of any TAFE institute which provides or offers adult, community and further education in the region and the governing board of an adult education institution if it provides or offers adult, community and further education in the region; Education and Training Reform Act, s. 3.3.18 (3) (a) Who and what to consult The Act indicates that consultation is required with any organisation ‘who uses or provides adult, community and further education and any other education and training’ in its region. Organisations, providers and learners include but are not limited to: Learn Local organisations TAFE institutes and Boards Adult Education Institutions and their Boards registered training organisations local councils employers and businesses industry bodies/associations non-school senior secondary education providers higher education providers learners learner cohorts with special needs disadvantaged learners community organisations other government departments. In carrying out this function, Councils should familiarise themselves with the definition of
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