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Transcript of Key Challenges in Community Services and Health
Dr Brendan Goodger | 2015
National Manager Policy and Research
KEY CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH
WH
National advisory body
Funded by the Department of Industry
WE ARE D WHAT WE
Ensure qualifications and workforce development are relevant and responsive to industry needs
HOW WE DO IT
By developing & maintaining
training packages
By engaging with government,
industry & VET sector
By researching workforce trends
& needs
By supporting workforce
development
SUMMARY DATA INSIGHT TOOL APPENDICES
ESCAN 2015: BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE
SKILLS, PLANNING & ENTERPRISE
BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE
KEY INSIGHTS FOR 2015
Health & community service providers
are transitioning to new models of
service delivery
The VET sector is undergoing a period
of transformative change
Ongoing need to invest in workforce
planning & development to support
industry change
VET has a crucial role in building a
healthy future
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
Changes in demand for services
are being driven by:
Population factors, including
ageing
Policy focus on client-focused &
consumer-directed service models
Increasingly diverse client base
with complex needs
INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES
AS A NATION WE ARE
GETTING OLDER
More older people
Increased demand for care and support services
=
1984
120,862 Today
455,390 2044
1,655,997
People aged 85+ years
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
• Strong growth in demand for care & support services
• Changing client need/ context
• Emphasis on client-focused services
Service Demand
Trends in funding for care &
support services include:
reduced growth in funding, in the
context of increased service demand
move from block funding to
consumer-directed funding models
increasingly competitive market
for funding
SHIFT IN FUNDING POLICY
$
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
• Strong growth in demand for care & support services
• Changing client need/ context
• Emphasis on client-focused services
Service Demand
• Reduced growth in funding
• New models to improve client choice & control
• More competitive funding environment
Shift in Funding Policy
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
• Strong growth in demand for care & support services
• Changing client need/ context
• Emphasis on client-focused services
Service Demand
• Reduced growth in funding
• New models to improve client choice & control
• More competitive funding environment
Shift in Funding Policy
• Reviewing business & administrative processes
• Developing their workforce to meet emerging needs
Service Providers
Responding
VET SECTOR TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE
Changes impacting the VET sector include: new approaches to VET funding in States & Territories;
while overall funding for VET is in decline
each training package is currently being reviewed to meet
new standards & industry requirements
new approaches to the design and development of
training packages are being considered
new measures relating to the regulation of RTOs are being
introduced
VET REFORM
$
Change in government spending between 1999 &
2011 by education sector:
FUNDING FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION &TRAINING
Primary schools
+31% +20% -25% +3%
Secondary schools
Vocational Education &
Training
Higher Education
Health & Community Services
Training Packages review: content is being updated to respond
to industry change
streamlining has reduced the number
of units of competency by 32%
new assessment requirements
have been developed
CURRENT REVIEW HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Reform is being driven by a VET
taskforce – focus on promoting
quality
How will reforms affect the design &
development of training packages?
As reforms are implemented, all
stakeholders will need to work
together for a successful transition
BROADER VET CONTEXT
INVEST IN WORKFORCE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Community Services & Health
Manufacturing Mining
People employed
2013 1.4 MILLION 0.9 MILLION 0.3 MILLION
% of total workforce
Change in no. workers by
2018
12 % 8 % 2 %
+229,400 16%
- 40,300 4%
-12,300 4%
COMMUNITY SERVICES & HEALTH The largest and fastest growing industry
CONTRIBUTION OF INFORMAL CARERS
1. 4 m Community Services & Health Workers
2 .7 m Informal (unpaid) Carers
Recognition of carers role in the
care team
Carers need the appropriate legislative & financial support
Training and career
pathways
INCREASED DEMAND FOR WORKERS
1 IN 4 new jobs created will be in our industry
ESTIMATED
229,400 new workers will join our industry
MOST NEW JOBS WILL BE:
Aged Care & Disability Support
Workers
Registered Nurses
Child Carers
Education Aides
Nursing Support & Personal Care
Workers
THE INDUSTRY ALSO NEEDS:
Managers
Administrators
or
Between 2013 & 2018
LONGER TERM PROJECTIONS
350,000 Workers in Aged Care in 2012
1.3 m Workers needed in Aged Care by 2050
Overseas workers
Long term unemployed
Informal carers
Unemployed youth
Business leadership &
Management
Technological knowledge &
skills
Care & support coordination
Increased scope & flexibility of
support worker roles
SKILLS IN DEMAND
SHIFT TO A MORE QUALIFIED WORKFORCE Proportion of contact workers in Early Childhood Education
and Care (ECEC) with an ECEC qualification, 2010 and 2013
Data Source: The Social Research Centre (2014). 2013 National Early Childhood Education and
Care Workforce Census.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2010 2013
Total staff with anECEC-relatedqualification
Staff without an ECEC-related qualification
Workforce development activities
are being supported through: co-contribution funding for
industry-led initiatives
national workforce development
initiatives
regional collaboration to respond to
a region’s workforce needs
INNOVATIONS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Our industry must continue to
develop its workforce to meet
increased and changing
demand
Cost of workforce development
can be prohibitive
Uncertainty about workforce
development opportunities may
make implementing further
initiatives more difficult
CURRENT CHALLENGES
$
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CRUCIAL ROLE OF VET IN BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE
Increased demand for VET
qualified occupations
Growth in VET qualification
enrolments and completions
Training is industry relevant,
however there is scope to improve
training quality and efficiency
VET CONTRIBUTION TO CS&H INDUSTRY
LARGEST GROWTH OCCUPATIONS
Data Source: Occupational Projections from 2013 to November 2018, (Department of Employment, 2014)
Note:*indicates groups that include occupations aligned to VET qualifications
40,900
36,900
21,600
15,100
13,500
10,800
10,000
4,500
4,500
3,300
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000
Aged and Disabled Carers*
Registered Nurses
Child Carers*
Education Aides*
Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers*
Welfare Support Workers*
Generalist Medical Practitioners
Health and Welfare Services Managers*
Occupational & Environmental Health…
Social Workers
Projected increase in roles between 2013 and 2018
Projected growth in selected health and community service specific
occupational groups, 2013-2018
VET qualified
HE qualified
ENROLMENT NUMBERS
Health Training Package
Community Services Training Package
87% increase from 2009
70,209 enrolled (2013)
261,593 enrolled (2013)
18% increase from 2009
Highest enrolments for
qualifications aligned to…
Child Care
Worker
Community
Worker
LARGEST GROWTH IN ENROLMENTS
Increase in Community Services & Health enrolments by occupation, 2009-2013
Data sources: NCVER VOCSTATS, Course enrolments by year, type of accreditation (training package), accessed
January 2015; aligned to occupation (6-digit ANZSCO) according to qualification classification report, training.gov.au as at
January 2015.
37,193
28,258
18,588
17,423
10,509
9,967
6,700
5,590
5,455
3,776
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000
Child Care Worker
Community Worker
Teachers' Aide
Aged or Disabled Carer
Child Care Centre Manager
Enrolled Nurse
Nursing Support Worker
Personal Care Assistant
Residential Care Officer
Disabilities Services Officer
QUALIFICATION COMPLETIONS
Health Training Package
Community Services Training Package
107% increase on 2008
17,888 Completions
(2012)
77,243 Completions
(2012)
144% increase on 2008
Latest evidence suggests: industry stakeholders are
concerned about variable and
poor quality training
difficulties providing sufficient
work placements, and concerns
about future capacity
training for the community
services and health workforce
could be more efficient
IMPROVING QUALITY & EFFICIENCY IN VET
In the Community Services and Health industry:
IMPROVING QUALITY & EFFICIENCY IN VET
All learners completed
qualifications
36% 77% 61%
NWDF learners completed
qualifications
EBPPP learners completed
qualifications
Proportion of employed graduates that reported their
training was relevant to their job:
IMPROVING QUALITY & EFFICIENCY IN VET
78% 85%
Average across all training package
courses
Community Services and Health
graduates only
KEY MESSAGES
Industry, the VET sector, governments & other
industry stakeholders need to work together to: monitor and understand trends in service demand
identify workforce development needs
develop a national workforce development plan for our industry
respond to increased and changing demand for services
DEVELOPING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE
To optimise the VET contribution to developing
the community services & health workforce: monitor the impact of the current review of Community Services &
Health Training Packages
engage the full breadth of industry stakeholders to ensure national
standards respond to the needs of industry
collect & analyse data to support improved understanding of quality
& efficiency in VET
invest in VET & target funding to improve efficiency & quality
ensure that regulatory & quality control measures support the
delivery of high quality training.
OPTIMISING THE VET CONTRIBUTION
We need a future focused approach to our
industry’s workforce that considers: how to increase capacity to meet longer term projected needs
the contribution of informal carers
how to address broader workforce development challenges
the role of VET in continuing to drive productivity
NATIONAL WORKFORCE PLAN
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