Productivity Places Program
About this Initiative
The Productivity Places Program (PPP) is part of the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the Future initiative in partnership with State and Territory governments. PPP aims to boost workforce participation and productivity by offering additional training places for jobseekers and existing workers. The program will be industry-led in targeting areas of skills shortages across the Australian economy, with a focus on higher-level training places.
The Queensland Department of Education and Training (DET) has contracted the Workforce Council as an industry broker for PPP training places in the health and community services industries. The Workforce Council will be responsible for purchasing approximately 350 qualifications from the PPP priority list to meet identified industry needs. We will work with key industry stakeholders to identify priorities and then work with employers and training providers to respond to those priorities. DET has provided funding for this role initially for one year with a view to extending the funding if the project meets the DepartmentĄ¯s needs.
Click here to download a PPP fact sheet developed by the Workforce Council.
Information
Stakeholder Groups
The Workforce Council will work closely with key employers, peak bodies, unions and training organisations to promote the uptake of Productivity Places Program training and ensure that the program is responsive to the needs of industry in Queensland. Sector consultative groups will be established to develop brokerage plans for specific PPP training places. Priority sector groups in 2009/2010 include:
Enrolled Nursing (Private Hospitals and Aged Care)
Aged and Community Care
Disability Services
Mental Health Community Sector
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
General Practice
Community Services Leadership & Management
Feedback
To provide feedback, please click on the relevant link below and complete and return the form as directed. If you are interested in providing feedback but are not represented by the listed groups, please email the project officer, Daniel Martin with your comments.
FAQs
What training will be offered?
A list of eligible qualifications in health and community services has been assigned by DET to the Workforce Council for industry brokerage. Actual delivery will depend on sector plans, industry priority and project capacity. A variation to the contract has recently been added to update qualifications listed below from the CHC02 Training Package to relevant qualifications from the CHC08 Training Package (in red). Eligible qualifications include:
CHC41102 Certificate IV in Mental Health Work (Non-Clinical)
CHC40508 Certificate IV in Mental Health
HLT43307 Certificate IV in Medical Practice Assisting
HLT51607 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
HLT32407 Certificate III in Allied Health Assisting
HLT42507 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assisting
CHC40302 Certificate IV in Disability Work
CHC40308 Certificate IV in Disability
CHC50102 Diploma of Disability Work
CHC50108 Diploma of Disability
CHC40102 Certificate IV in Aged Care Work
CHC40108 Certificate IV in Aged Care
HLT32807 Certificate III in Health Support Services
CHC30402 Certificate III in ChildrenĄ¯s Services
CHC30708 Certificate III in childrenĄ¯s Services
CHC52208 Diploma of Community Services Coordination
TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
BSB40807 Certificate IV in Frontline Management
HLT44007 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Community Care)
HLT52207 Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Community Care)
When will the training start?
Funding agreements for the Workforce Council PPP Brokerage Project were signed in June 2009 and commencement is expected by 1 July 2009. We expect the first RTO contracts will be negotiated around September 2009, with other contracts being developed over the following six to nine months. Further details and timeframes will be announced through the Workforce Council website at www.workforce.org.au as soon as they are finalised.
Who will provide the training?
Registered Training Organisations will be contracted to deliver the training and assessment to industry employers and jobseekers according to sector brokerage plans. A range of strategies will be used to select training providers according to the sector brokerage plans. Organisations interested in delivering PPP training and assessment services should send their details to the contact address below.
Staff
Productivity Places Program Brokerage Project
Matthew Gillett Project Manager 07 3234 0261
Daniel Martin Project Officer 07 3234 0327
Contact Us
PPP Brokerage Project
Health & Community Services Workforce Council
Ground Floor
303 Adelaide Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Phone: (07) 3234 0190
Fax: (07) 3234 0474
Email: SA@workforce.org.au