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REGIONAL PROVIDER FORUM OCTOBER 2014
WELCOME
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Time Item Leader
10.15 Tea and Coffee Regional Manager
10.30 Welcome and Introduction Regional Manager
10.35 Pre-Accredited Contracting for 2015 :
• 2015 Contracting Guidelines
• Pre-accredited Delivery Plan 2015
• Q&A Session
Regional Manager
12.00 Lunch and Networking All
12.30 Partnerships for Access Funding Round
• Updated Guidelines
• Q&A
Project Officer
1.00 Wrap Up and Finish
AGENDA
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Pre-Accredited Contracting for 2015
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Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting
2015 Delivery Plans
Contents
Q&A Session
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Contracting Guidelines
2015 ACFE Board Pre-accredited Contracting Guidelines
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To receive funds for pre-accredited programs in 2015 you must:
• Be registered with the ACFE Board; &
• Have an agreement with the ACFE Board
• Have a current BVA (RTO’s with contract to deliver VTGP do not need to complete BVA)
• Submit an agreed pre-accredited delivery plan; and
• Have signed a Common Funding Agreement that identifies the number of pre-accredited student contact hours that will be subsidised by the ACFE Board
Higher Education and Skills GroupParticipation Branch
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Priorities and Principles:
The ACFE Board will subsidise pre-accredited programs that support higher needs learners to:
Develop workforce and employability skills
Improve language, literacy and numeracy skills
Acquire specific vocational skills relevant to the economic / employment development of their community
Higher Education and Skills GroupParticipation Branch
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The ACFE Board will support programs:
• that engage the most educationally disadvantaged learners and initiate pathways for them to work or further learning.
• That engage people with higher learning needs
Higher Education and Skills GroupParticipation Branch
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Contract Arrangements in 2015
• Common Funding Agreement • SCH in each of the 4 Program Categories only• Courses must be a minimum of 20 scheduled hours.
Higher Education and Skills GroupParticipation Branch
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Reporting pre-accredited student activity:
• Ensure you have the most up-to-date version of your student management system
• Minimum of quarterly statistical uploads – if you have a history of under delivery you may be requested to upload monthly
• Upload entire year data on each upload.
• Report pre-accredited and accredited data in same report (not separately)
• Use funding code ACE for pre-accredited
• VET Flag to “Y”
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Reporting pre-accredited student activity - Coding
• Digital Literacy Programs- 080905
• Module Codes – Local code (LETTERS and numbers)
• Funding Source State – ACE
• Fee concession – record to receive concession
• Outcomes:
• 90 – Result not yet available
• 81- Satisfactorily completed non-assessed
• 82- Participated & withdrawn, or not satisfactorily completed non-assessed.
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How to Code Your Programs in 2015:
Examples of Local Codes
15VOCCONENG5 = [year] 2015 – [ACFE Category] VOCATIONAL – [Local Name] CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH
15ALNIMLANUM= [year] 2015 -[ACFE Category] ADULT LITERACY & NUMERACY - [Local Name] IMPROVE LANGUAGE & NUMERACY
15ESEMPPREP= [year] 2015-[ACFE Category] EMPLOYMENT SKILLS - [Local Name] EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
15DLBEGCOMP= [year] 2015 - [ACFE Category] DIGITAL LEARNING - [Local Name] BEGINNER COMPUTER SKILLS
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Action Due date
Download 2015 delivery plan From 6 October 2014
Provider Forums Between 7 – 16 October 2014
Submit Delivery Plan 31 October 2014
Delivery plans approved 21 November 2014
Schedules e-mailed to you 1- 5 December 2014
Print then sign two copies of the Schedule - return 2 copies to Department 12 December 2014
First payment to you Last Tuesday in January 2015
Higher Education and Skills GroupParticipation Branch
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Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting
2015 Delivery Plans
Contents
Q&A Session
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SECTION A PRE-ACCREDITED DELIVERY PLAN 2015
Region Summary - ACFE Program Categories
Date Submitted
ACFE category Planned 2015 (SCH)
% of total 2015 planned delivery
Provider Vocational
500 100%
ABN
Adult Literacy & Numeracy 0
0%
TOID
Employment Skills
00%
RTO status Digital Literacy
0 0%
Contact Person Total
500 100%
Contact phone
Contact e-mail
Delivery Plan Version No
SECTION B
Check with your Regional office for the Delivery Plan submission date
Grand Total SCH $
Please itemise each individual pre-accredited program - one row per program $7.19 per SCH
500 3,595
New/Existing Program please select from the drop down list.
A-Frame providers must have an A-frame ready for all programs on request. You must provide an A-frame for all new programs
Local Code e.g 15DLBEGCOMP * please use the same codes when uploading data in to SVTS. * If changes are made to an existing program please ensure you give it a new code. * All program codes must be unique
Local program name
Field of Education (FoE) please select from the drop down list.
Please note codes in CAPITAL LETTERS or end in 000 are headers only and SHOULD NOT be selected. E.g 020000 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - is the header for all IT related programs so you should select for example 020100 Computer Science or any other courses listed under the heading.
ACFE Program Categoriesthis field is automatically populated. Please do not manually type text in this field
Learning Outcomes including Pathways
LGA of Deliveryplease select from the drop down list. Click to view the Map of LGAs by Region
Anticipated Term/s of Delivery
Please use numeric values only
Program Scheduled Hours (minimum 20 Hours)
No. of Students
10. Total Student Contact Hours (SCH)
11. Total payment
Yes (new program) Yes 15DVOCCOMPST Beginners Computer Studies
020105 Computational Theory Vocational To further enhance computer literacy skills including basic computer skills, using Microsoft products and the internet. Pathways to employment in an office/adminstrative environment
latrobe city council 1-4 20 25 500 $3,595
#N/A
0 $0
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Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting
2015 Delivery Plans
Contents
Q&A Session
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Questions?????
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LUNCH
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Partnerships for Access Funding
Updated Guidelines
Contents
Q&A Session
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Partnerships for Access
The Partnerships for Access Grant Program opened on 6 October 2014.
The program consists of 2 streams:
Between $5,000 and $10,000 to undertake a business case to decide whether or not to proceed with a partnership
Up to $200,000 to implement a partnership once agreement to proceed has been reached between the partnering organisations
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Partnerships for Access
The focus of Partnerships for Access is on assisting LLOs in deciding and/or developing and implementing partnerships that contribute to their ongoing viability and effectiveness in meeting learner needs
Funding Guidelines have been developed based on LLO feedback at consultations held in March/April about the key areas of support required for developing partnerships. The Guidelines are available online at the DEECD website.
For further details about the program including key dates, please refer to the Partnership Branch Memo No. 2014/10/3.
Please Note : Application forms available on the website between October 6 and October 13 will be read only. Electronic versions of these documents will be available from October 13 to November 28.
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Partnership Development Stream
to explore partnership options, gather evidence and consider opportunities and risks in order to decide whether or not to proceed with a partnership.
between $5000 and $10,000 per LLO consortium
single stage application process (no EOI)
Partnerships for Access Funding Streams
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Partnership Implementation Stream
to support implementation of a partnership once an evidence base has been established and agreement to proceed has been reached between the partnering organisations
up to $200,000 per LLO consortium
for projects up to 18 months duration
single stage application process (no EOI)
Partnerships for Access Funding Streams
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Partnerships for Access Funding
Updated Guidelines
Q&A Session
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New Guidelines now on DEECD website:
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/training/providers/learnlocal/Pages/funding.aspx
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Questions?????
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Meeting Wrap Up
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Please complete your evaluation and feedback form before you leave
END – Thank You!