SAHCSSB IS ON THE MOVE

SA Health and Community Services Skills Board is moving to another location on 29th July 2010.  As soon as network is up and running we will give you all the details.

Productivity Places Program for Existing Workers

The third round of funding for the Productivity Places Program for Existing workers is now open and is due to close on Friday 9 July 2010.  Funding is available to train Existing Workers in Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications.

The SA Health & Community Services Skills Board will once again be providing letters of support to proponents where applicable.  To request a letter of support please foward a copy of your application to the Chief Executive, Alison Arblaster at:

alison@sahcssb.com.au or

100 Wright Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 or

Fax 08 8124 5757.

For further information about the PPP process, to access the Priority Occupations Productivity Places list, and to download application documents please visit the DFEEST website.

Evaluation of Industry Skills Boards in South Australia

The network of Industry Skills Boards (ISB) in South Australia is being evaluated. The Evaluation will address three terms of reference:

1.  Appropriateness
To evaluate the extent to which the current roles, responsibilities, structure and composition of ISBs are appropriate to the skills and workforce development needs of SA and the SA Government within the context of the national skills and workforce development system.  Recommend any changes that may be appropriate to improve the role played by ISBs within the state and national policy context.

2.  Effectiveness
To evaluate the extent to which individual ISBs are achieving their roles and responsibilities as specified in the ISB Funding Deed (2008) and recommend any changes that may need to be made to improve the capacity of ISBs to achieve the current and expected future role.

3.  Efficiency
To evaluate the extent to which the allocation of financial and non-financial resources to ISBs has been successful in meeting the skills and workforce development priorities of the SA Government.

A Steering Committee has been established to undertake the Evaluation.  Its Members are:

• Mr Dennis Mutton (Independent Chair) - nominee of the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education
• Mr Adrian Smith - nominee of the Training and Skills Commission (TaSC)
• Dr Craig Fowler - nominee of DFEEST

The Steering Committee is interested to receive submissions from any stakeholders with an interest in the work of Industry Skills Boards.

Any comments and submissions to Neil Grant, ph: 8463 5532 or email: neil.grant@sa.gov.au by 30 June 2010

Health & Community Services Workforce Action Plan

The South Australian Government has initiated the development of Industry Workforce Action Plans in six priority industries as one element of the state's approach to establishing a skilled and sustainable workforce.

The SA Health and Community Services Skills Board is finalising the plan for health and community services.

The plan will build on what is already known about key workforce development issues affecting the current and future development of our industries and sectors and will identify high level strategies to address the challenges.  The plan will be transmitted to the South Australian Government in mid May 2010.

Please email ranjana@sahcssb.com.au to receive the draft plan, and feedback provided to info@sahcssb.com.au.

Skills for Jobs: priorities for developing South Australia's Workforce

The Training and Skills Commission has released its Five Year Plan for Skills and Workforce Development in the state. It includes a number of significant recommendations, including the move to a demand driven funding model and a student entitlement to a publically supported training place up to and including Certificate III.  Download the plan from the Commission’s website