ACT Education and Training Directorate Vocational Education and Training Quality Framework
Ann Goleby, Director
5 November 2014
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• The ACT Government, through the Education and Training Directorate contracts registered training organisations (RTOs) to deliver government subsidised training to eligible students.
• The ACT Government has a responsibility to ensure government subsidised training delivers:productivity for the ACTvalue for money.
VET in the ACT - Overview
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• Funded training initiatives in the ACT are informed by the ACT Skills Needs List.
• Enables the ACT Government to better target training to develop a productive and highly skilled workforce.
• Used to assist in identifying which qualifications may receive government subsidies, and the level of subsidy provided.
VET in the ACT - Overview
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• The ACT Quality Framework sets the benchmark for delivery of government subsidised training.
• Developed to ensure excellence and transparency in the ACT vocational education and training market.
ACT Quality Framework
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• The Quality Framework includes:ACT Funding Agreement ACT Standards and ACT Standards Compliance GuidesACT Audit MethodologyRTO Eligibility CriteriaRTO Risk Profiling.
• The Quality Framework will also outline performance and behaviour expectations for RTOs.
ACT Quality Framework
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• RTOs are required to hold an ACTFA to access and deliver ACT government subsidised training to eligible students.
• Holding an ACTFA does not guarantee funding.
• The current ACTFA expires 30 June 2015.
ACT Funding Agreement (ACTFA)
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• ACTFA version v2.0 will take effect from July 2015.
• Applications for ACTFA version v2.0 will be assessed against 51 quality indicators:Contractual compliance and performanceFinancial performanceService quality and outcomesStakeholder engagementTrainer and staff quality.
ACT Funding Agreement (ACTFA)
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• The ACT Standards for Delivery of Training (ACT Standards) outline the mandatory standards for RTOs in the management and delivery of training.
ACT Standards
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• Each ACT funded training initiative has a Compliance Guide.
• The Compliance Guides provide direction to RTOs on:how to interpret, implement and comply with the ACT
Standards and additional initiative specific requirements, when delivering funded training
the administrative requirements.
ACT Standards Compliance Guides
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• In December 2013, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was engaged to review the audit process.
“Integral to the success of the grant funding process is an on going ‑monitoring regime to ensure funding recipients are meeting agreed milestones and other key requirements of their funding agreements.”
“The purpose of monitoring grants is to reduce risk, including the risk of fraud, ineffective project implementation and/or non completion.” ‑
Implementing Better Practice Grants Administration: Australian National Audit Office 2010.
ACT Compliance Audits
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• Outcomes of the review include the development of:audit selection and sampling methodologyAudit Sanctions Matrix initial stages of the RTO risk assessment criteria
including the methodology for prioritising RTOs for audit.
• Audits by the ACT Education and Training Directorate are conducted against the Standards and Requirements in the Compliance Guides.
ACT Compliance Audits
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Compliant Minor non-
compliance
Moderate non-
compliance
Major non-
compliance
Critical non-
complianceCompliance Rating
•System in place. Policies and procedures documented and followed by staff. •Standards are met.•Complete and accurate records retained.
•Policies and procedures occasionally not followed. Services do not fully meet the standards.• Infrequent, minor omissions in implementation; readily correctable.
•Policies and procedures frequently not followed.•One or more standards not met.•Significant time/resources required to rectify.
•Policies and procedures not consistent with the standards and/or not followed. •Failure to effectively and accurately record and report information.•Substantial time/resources to rectify.
•No policies and procedures.•Failure to implement.•Standards not met.•Difficult or unable to rectify.•Students at risk.•Education and Training Directorate reputation at risk.
ACT Standards Compliance Findings and Risk Assessment Matrix
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• Further information on the ACT Quality Framework will be provided at the forum on Friday 7 November.
• Contact:
[email protected](02) 6205 8555
ACT Vocational Education and Training Stakeholders Forum
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