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Independent Review of VET

Template for Stakeholder Comment from

Registered Training Organisations

In response to the recently announced an independent review of VET, the RITC is keen to

represent the views of its stakeholders, from both industry and training providers, in a

submission to Professor Margaret Seares addressing the terms of reference.

The Terms of Reference pick up on a number of key issues for RITC stakeholders, including:

How training providers will operate in the new environment of the student entitlement

model (which will hopefully lead to a more competitive VET market);

Sustainability of training providers in regional areas;

Opportunities for partnerships between State Training Providers, industry,

universities and private training providers; and

Ensuring streamlined information flows from industry and the VET sector to the

Minister.

Please provide direct feedback to Nigel Haywood at the Resources Industry Training Council

or forward your response to the below questions by Friday 22 November.

Any comments provided in this template will be treated in confidence.

Contact Information

Organisation _______________________________________________

Contact Name _______________________________________________

Phone _______________________________________________

Email _______________________________________________

1. Please give an overview of your organisation:

2. Do you operate in regional Western Australia?

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3. What are your perceptions of the likely impact in terms of enrolments by

course level of the new VET funding model for VET in Western Australia,

Future Skills WA:

4. Please outline any partnerships between your RTO and Western Australia’s

metropolitan State Training Providers, formerly TAFEs:

5. Please outline any partnerships (if any) between your RTO and regional State

Training Providers:

6. Please outline the nature of your engagement or partnerships for VET delivery

with industry in Western Australia:

7. What are your perceptions around the VET sector’s responsiveness to a

demonstrated industry need, in terms of time taken to develop a response to

the identified needs and provider capability?

a. Can you identify any strategies to improve this responsiveness?

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8. Please outline the nature of your engagement (if any) with the Department of

Training and Workforce Development:

9. Do you have any comments on the VET regulatory environment?