State and territory governments assumed delivery of existing worker and job seeker places during 2009. This was in accordance with the Council of Australian Governments’ negotiated National Partnership Agreement for PPP signed by seven state and territory governments. The Victorian Government signed a separate agreement.
Under the agreements, state and territory governments will deliver over 70 per cent of the total PPP training places to both existing workers and job seekers.
In the first year of state and territory government delivery under the National Partnership, 71,633 total enrolments (including new commencements and participants continuing in training) were reported for job seekers and existing workers. This equates to approximately 70 per cent of the total enrolment target for 2009.
This total includes 34,567 enrolments for job seekers (93.5 per cent of the target for 2009); and 37,066 enrolments for existing workers (56.3 per cent of the target for 2009). Nationally, approximately 88 per cent of all enrolments were at the Certificate III level or above.
Through the delivery of training by state and territory governments, individuals who have been made redundant or retrenched may be eligible for priority access to a PPP job seeker training place.
The Council of Australian Governments agreed with state and territory governments to deliver a Compact with Retrenched Workers on 2 July 2009. Where workers are able to meet eligibility requirements, this Compact allows them to access state and territory delivered government subsidised Vocational Education and Training qualifications, such as those available through PPP. Workers need to be in receipt of a separation certificate or notice of redundancy.
Job seekers should see a Job Services Australia provider regarding the availability of and their subsequent eligibility for a training place.
Further information about the state and territory governments’ delivery of training places can be accessed from the website links below: