Coverage: Cookery, Hospitality, Holiday parks, Tourism, Hospitality and events, Beauty Services, Floristry, Funeral, Hairdressing, Other Personal Services, Retail and Wholesale. Specific industry and business cycle drivers: Population growth, ageing population, overseas tourist arrivals, $A, petrol prices, interest rates, employment growth and consumer confidence. Recent relative sectoral performance rating: average Expected relative sectoral performance rating: Below average Summary of ITAB advice and consultation Market effectiveness A number of examples of market effectiveness were provided by Service Skills Victoria (SSV) in terms of both success and failure. The successes generally relate to the development or take-up of training while the failures relate to thin markets and training quality. One example of success is in relation to the development of a suite of qualifications in the new training package. These include: Vocational Graduate Certificate in Hairdressing Diploma of Salon Management Vocational Graduate Certificate in Retail Leadership Vocational Graduate Certificate in Intensive Pulsed Light and Laser Reduction Each of these relates to a part of the services industry that often experiences problems with retention. These qualifications help to address that issue by providing a clearer pathway for career progression. Each also addresses specific needs in the market. For example, the Vocational Graduate Certificate in Intensive Pulsed Light and Laser Reduction previously did not exist and training was generally provided by the vendor. The Retail Excellence in Victoria project provides an example of a successful collaboration between the industry and training sectors. The program funds a position to work with both employers and training providers to help meet industry’s needs. It also includes a mentoring program for people involved in training, to help improve outcomes and completion rates. This has seen increased enrolments in existing qualifications, such as the Certificate IV in Retail and the Diploma in Retail Management. On the hand, qualifications in the Retail sector are experiencing difficulties due to adverse incentives created by the Federal Government’s traineeship incentive. The Diploma of Business (Management) is considered a traineeship under this system, whereas the Diploma of Retail Management is not. Even though the latter is better tailored to the
Coverage: Cookery, Hospitality, Holiday parks, Tourism, Hospitality and events, Beauty Services, Floristry, Funeral, Hairdressing, Other Personal Services, Retail and Wholesale. Specific industry and business cycle drivers: Population growth, ageing population, overseas tourist arrivals, $A, petrol prices, interest rates, employment growth and consumer confidence. Recent relative sectoral performance rating: average Expected relative sectoral performance rating: Below average Summary of ITAB advice and consultation Market effectiveness A number of examples of market effectiveness were provided by Service Skills Victoria (SSV) in terms of both success and failure. The successes generally relate to the development or take-up of training while the failures relate to thin markets and training quality. One example of success is in relation to the development of a suite of qualifications in the new training package. These include: Vocational Graduate Certificate in Hairdressing Diploma of Salon Management Vocational Graduate Certificate in Retail Leadership Vocational Graduate Certificate in Intensive Pulsed Light and Laser Reduction Each of these relates to a part of the services industry that often experiences problems with retention. These qualifications help to address that issue by providing a clearer pathway for career progression. Each also addresses specific needs in the market. For example, the Vocational Graduate Certificate in Intensive Pulsed Light and Laser Reduction previously did not exist and training was generally provided by the vendor. The Retail Excellence in Victoria project provides an example of a successful collaboration between the industry and training sectors. The program funds a position to work with both employers and training providers to help meet industry’s needs. It also includes a mentoring program for people involved in training, to help improve outcomes and completion rates. This has seen increased enrolments in existing qualifications, such as the Certificate IV in Retail and the Diploma in Retail Management. On the hand, qualifications in the Retail sector are experiencing difficulties due to adverse incentives created by the Federal Government’s traineeship incentive. The Diploma of Business (Management) is considered a traineeship under this system, whereas the Diploma of Retail Management is not. Even though the latter is better tailored to the
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