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International Skills Cooperation Dr Melissa McEwenBranch Manager, Skills and Governance
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There is international interest in Australia’s VET system
• Global competitiveness• Pathway to escape middle
income trap• Skills are a crucial enabler
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A global skills labour market has emerged
• 1980-2010 global labour rose 1.2 billion to 2.9 billion – set to grow another 600 million to reach 3.5 billion by 2030
• Globalisation and technological change – 1.1 billion non-farm jobs created in developing economies
• Skills mismatch between labour supply and employer demand
• There will be a global shortfall of 85 million high and medium-skilled workers by 2020
• Two fundamentals for growth: skills development + job creation 3
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Australia needs to make the most of this global opportunity• 7 million internationally
mobile students by 2020• 50% will seek English
language education• Australia already trains
150,000 international students onshore and 50,000 offshore
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Government can help by making the conditions right
• National Strategy for International Education
• Strengthening international skills engagement
• Benchmarking occupational standards
• Developing international courses
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We all need to think beyond traditional delivery models
• Beyond full qualifications and traditional delivery models
• Digital Solutions• Scalable business models• Working with industry
and new partners
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India: future skills
Joanna WoodDirector, International Skills Cooperation: South Asia and Pacific
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India’s skilling challenge is Australia’s opportunity
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Challenges for modern India
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Skills trainingInfrastructureUrban migrationPopulation
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India’s biggest need is mid-level skills
Sources: Forbes India Magazine (July 2013); Draft National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Government of India) 11
• By 2022, there will be a surplus of 24 million people in agriculture
• Future employment demand is in technical skills
• Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce have formal qualifications
Growth in labour requirements by 2020
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Australian training providers face four key challenges in India
Business model in India is high volume, low cost. Government of India will only pay approximately AUD 200 per student
Adapting Australian training products to meet local demand
Capacity of Australian RTOs to build a business to meet India’s demand for skills training
Competitor countries are engaging strongly in India
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Australia is making progress
India needs 70,000 Trainers immediately and another 20,000 per year
International Training and Assessment Courses developed by the Australian Government are being piloted in India
Australian RTOs are gaining some entry into the Indian education market
Australia has benchmarked 23 qualifications to Indian qualifications
Source: Planning Commission (Government of India), 201313
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New International Training Products based on industry standards
Benchmarking
International Training and Assessment Courses• International collaboration between industry,
government and training providers
• Courses adapted from Australian industry standard to address regional challenges
• TVET Trainer
• TVET Assessor
• Advanced TVET Trainer and Assessor
• Pilot programme in India
Development of core
occupational standards
Development of training standards
Tailor training to meet needs of industry
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Australia India Skills Conference
It takes time to find a suitable partner in India….
Perth 2012 Delhi 2013 Mumbai 2014
Next Skills Conference India December 2015