Assessment Task 1Assessment Task 1

Group Research andGroup Research andPresentationPresentation

Group 2Group 2

OTTEOTTE

OTTEOTTE

What does OTTE stand for?What does OTTE stand for?

OTTEOTTE

What does OTTE stand for?What does OTTE stand for?

Office of Training & Tertiary EducationOffice of Training & Tertiary Education

OTTEOTTE

The role of OTTE is to plan, regulateThe role of OTTE is to plan, regulate

and deliver a range of education andand deliver a range of education and

training programs and services intraining programs and services in

VictoriaVictoria

OTTEOTTE

The organisation is part of theThe organisation is part of the

Victorian Department of Innovation,Victorian Department of Innovation,

Industry and Regional DevelopmentIndustry and Regional Development

OTTE is responsible forOTTE is responsible for

OTTE is responsible forOTTE is responsible for

The provision of strategic leadership The provision of strategic leadership andand

support for the development of the support for the development of the higherhigher

education and vocational education education and vocational education (VET)(VET)

systems in Victoriasystems in Victoria

OTTE is also responsible forOTTE is also responsible for

OTTE is also responsible forOTTE is also responsible for

• Planning, purchasing and monitoring Planning, purchasing and monitoring the services offered by TAFE the services offered by TAFE

InstitutionsInstitutions

OTTE is also responsible forOTTE is also responsible for

• Planning, purchasing and monitoring Planning, purchasing and monitoring the services offered by TAFE the services offered by TAFE

InstitutionsInstitutions• Managing legislative and governance Managing legislative and governance

responsibilities relating to VET and responsibilities relating to VET and higher educationhigher education

OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a range of education and training range of education and training

programs and services in Victoria programs and services in Victoria through:through:

OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a range of education and training range of education and training

programs and services in Victoria programs and services in Victoria through:through:

• 19 publicly owned TAFE Institutions, 19 publicly owned TAFE Institutions, including 4 universities with TAFE including 4 universities with TAFE

divisionsdivisions

OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a range of education and training range of education and training

programs and services in Victoria programs and services in Victoria through:through:

• More than 1200 VET providers, of More than 1200 VET providers, of which about 400 are State which about 400 are State

Government funded and over 800 Government funded and over 800 are privately fundedare privately funded

OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a OTTE plans, regulates and delivers a range of education and training range of education and training

programs and services in Victoria programs and services in Victoria through:through:

• Victorian business and industries, Victorian business and industries, which support more than 112,000 which support more than 112,000

people in trainingpeople in training

The network is regulated by the fourThe network is regulated by the four

OTTE Divisions and by the OTTE Divisions and by the

Victorian Skills Commission (VSC)Victorian Skills Commission (VSC)

The Divisions are:The Divisions are:

The Divisions are:The Divisions are:• Strategic DirectionsStrategic Directions

The Divisions are:The Divisions are:• Strategic DirectionsStrategic Directions• Training OperationsTraining Operations

The Divisions are:The Divisions are:• Strategic DirectionsStrategic Directions• Training OperationsTraining Operations

• Vocational Education and TrainingVocational Education and Training

The Divisions are:The Divisions are:• Strategic DirectionsStrategic Directions• Training OperationsTraining Operations

• Vocational Education and TrainingVocational Education and Training• Higher EducationHigher Education

The Victorian Government has set fiveThe Victorian Government has set five

major goals aimed at positioningmajor goals aimed at positioning

Victoria as a high value, high wage, Victoria as a high value, high wage,

high job growth state.high job growth state.

The Victorian Government has set fiveThe Victorian Government has set five

major goals aimed at positioningmajor goals aimed at positioning

Victoria as a high value, high wage, Victoria as a high value, high wage,

high job growth state.high job growth state.

Four of the five goals relate to postFour of the five goals relate to post

compulsory education and training.compulsory education and training.

GoalsGoals

• To increase the percentage of young To increase the percentage of young people who successfully complete people who successfully complete

Year 12 or the equivalentYear 12 or the equivalent

GoalsGoals

• To increase the percentage of young To increase the percentage of young people who successfully complete people who successfully complete

Year 12 or the equivalentYear 12 or the equivalent• To increase adults participation in To increase adults participation in education and training and hence the education and training and hence the overall level of education attainment overall level of education attainment

and literacy levels in Victoriaand literacy levels in Victoria

AndAnd

AndAnd

• To increase the level of participation To increase the level of participation and achievement in education and and achievement in education and

training in rural and regional Victoria, training in rural and regional Victoria, and among groups where it is and among groups where it is

presently lowpresently low

AndAnd

• To increase the level of participation To increase the level of participation and achievement in education and and achievement in education and

training in rural and regional Victoria, training in rural and regional Victoria, and among groups where it is and among groups where it is

presently lowpresently low• To make near universal participation To make near universal participation

in post compulsory education and in post compulsory education and training the norm in our societytraining the norm in our society

These four goals are critical to These four goals are critical to Victoria keeping pace with the rest of Victoria keeping pace with the rest of

the world.the world.

These four goals are critical to Victoria These four goals are critical to Victoria keeping pace with the rest of the world.keeping pace with the rest of the world.

As knowledge and information become As knowledge and information become the drivers of global economic growth, the drivers of global economic growth, Victoria will not share in that growth Victoria will not share in that growth

without an educated and skilled without an educated and skilled workforce.workforce.

Further, the Victorian Government Further, the Victorian Government has set the following critical has set the following critical

benchmark target for education and benchmark target for education and training in Victoriatraining in Victoria

Further, the Victorian Government Further, the Victorian Government has set the following critical has set the following critical

benchmark target for education and benchmark target for education and training in Victoriatraining in Victoria

• By 2010, 90 per cent of young By 2010, 90 per cent of young people in Victoria will complete Year people in Victoria will complete Year

12 or its equivalent12 or its equivalent

It is OTTE’s role to work across It is OTTE’s role to work across government to undertake initiatives government to undertake initiatives which support and contribute to the which support and contribute to the

achievement of these goals and achievement of these goals and benchmarksbenchmarks

OTTE is the Victorian State Training OTTE is the Victorian State Training Authority (STA)Authority (STA)

STA’s are responsible for the STA’s are responsible for the implementation of training package implementation of training package

qualifications and for registering qualifications and for registering RTO’sRTO’s

The EndThe End

The EndThe End

Thank YouThank You