1. 1 REGIONAL PROVIDER FORUM OCTOBER 2014 WELCOME

2. 2 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

3. 3 Pre-Accredited Contracting for 2015

4. 4 Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting 2015 Delivery Plans Contents Q&A Session

5. 5 Contracting Guidelines 2015 ACFE Board Pre-accredited Contracting Guidelines

6. 6 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 Group Participation Branch

7. 7 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 Group Participation Branch

8. 8 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 Group Participation Branch

9. 9 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 Group Participation Branch

10. 10 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” Higher Education and Skills Group Participation Branch

11. 11 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. Higher Education and Skills Group Participation Branch

12. 12 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

13. 13 ActionDue date Download 2015 delivery planFrom 6 October 2014 Provider ForumsBetween 7 – 16 October 2014 Submit Delivery Plan31 October 2014 Delivery plans approved21 November 2014 Schedules e-mailed to you1- 5 December 2014 Print then sign two copies of the Schedule - return 2 copies to Department 12 December 2014 First payment to youLast Tuesday in January 2015 Higher Education and Skills Group Participation Branch

14. 14 Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting 2015 Delivery Plans Contents Q&A Session

15. 15 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 0 0% RTO status Digital Literacy 0 0% Contact Person Total 500100% 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 5003,595 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 progra m 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 Categories this field is automatically populated. Please do not manually type text in this field Learning Outcomes including Pathways LGA of Delivery please 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)Yes15DVOCCOMPSTBeginners Computer Studies 020105 Computational TheoryVocationalTo 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 council1-42025500$3,595 #N/A 0$0 this is an example please delete text

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17. 17 Pre-Accredited Guidelines for 2015 Contracting 2015 Delivery Plans Contents Q&A Session

18. 18 Questions?????

19. 19 LUNCH

20. 20 Partnerships for Access Funding Updated Guidelines Contents Q&A Session

21. 21 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

22. 22 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.

23. 23 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

24. 24 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

25. 25 Partnerships for Access Funding Updated Guidelines Q&A Session

26. 26 New Guidelines now on DEECD website: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/training/providers/ learnlocal/Pages/funding.aspx

27. 27 Questions?????

28. 28 Meeting Wrap Up

29. 29 Please complete your evaluation and feedback form before you leave END – Thank You!