Existing Effort Targeted Actions Measures of Success Under the National Partnership All states and territories have either a Increased completions/ Agreement on Skills Reform, jurisdictions completion or commencement target for commencements by Aboriginal are required to contribute to the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. and Torres Strait Islanders target of 375,000 additional completed In addition, five of the seven states and people. qualifications throughout the Agreement, territories have set commencement or Increased completions/ from 2012–2017. completion targets for people with a commencements by people with disability. The national partnership aims to enable all disability. working age Australians to develop the (Lead Department of Education and – skills and qualifications needed to Training) participate effectively in the labour market. From 2015, the Australian Apprenticeship The Apprenticeship Network has a specific Increased completion rates for Support Network delivers Australian role in supporting apprentices at risk of all Australian Apprentices. apprenticeship support services to all failure to complete their apprenticeship. apprentices across Australia, including Indigenous apprentices and apprentices Indigenous students with disability. with a disability will be supported by the The Apprenticeship Network aims to Apprenticeship Network as part of their increase Indigenous participation in universal service obligations and, if deemed Australian apprenticeships by: at–risk, will have access to targeted services including mentoring. ensuring that opportunities to participate in apprenticeships are (Lead Department of Education and – available Training) ensuring that Indigenous Australians are aware of apprenticeship options available providing support to Indigenous Australians and their employers during the apprenticeship that is culturally appropriate and to assist in successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Existing Effort Targeted Actions Measures of Success Under the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform, jurisdictions are required to contribute to the national target of 375,000 additional completed qualifications throughout the Agreement, from 2012–2017. The national partnership aims to enable all working age Australians to develop the skills and qualifications needed to participate effectively in the labour market. All states and territories have either a completion or commencement target for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In addition, five of the seven states and territories have set commencement or completion targets for people with a disability. (Lead – Department of Education and Training) Increased completions/ commencements by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people. Increased completions/ commencements by people with disability. From 2015, the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network delivers Australian apprenticeship support services to all apprentices across Australia, including Indigenous students with disability. The Apprenticeship Network aims to increase Indigenous participation in Australian apprenticeships by: ensuring that opportunities to participate in apprenticeships are available ensuring that Indigenous Australians are aware of apprenticeship options available providing support to Indigenous Australians and their employers during the apprenticeship that is culturally appropriate and to assist in successful completion of the apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship Network has a specific role in supporting apprentices at risk of failure to complete their apprenticeship. Indigenous apprentices and apprentices with a disability will be supported by the Apprenticeship Network as part of their universal service obligations and, if deemed at–risk, will have access to targeted services including mentoring. (Lead – Department of Education and Training) Increased completion rates for all Australian Apprentices.
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