Pre-accredited training programs

The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.

The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are open for ACFE 2025 training delivery hours from 29 August to 20 September 2024.

Learn Local providers are invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:

• General Pre-accredited Training
• Additional Digital and Employability Places

The EOI processes for both program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines. For access to the guidelines, see 2025 ACFE Training Delivery Guidelines.

Additional 2025 EOI resources can be downloaded from the Learn Local sector hub, located on your Dashboard in the Learn Local secure portal. These include:

• 2025 ACFE Training Delivery Guidelines
• 2025 Delivery Plan
• 2025 ACFE Training Program Table
• Learner Eligibility Assessment and Evidence

Submit your application for 2025 ACFE training delivery through submitting your proposed 2025 Delivery Plan by 20 September 2024.

Module Plans and Session Plans (for locally developed modules or adapted central modules) can be submitted with the Delivery Plan EOI or separately by Monday 21 October 2024.

General Pre-accredited Training

General Pre-accredited training includes centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Language, Literacy, Numeracy, Employability and Engagement program categories.

Locally developed General Pre-accredited training modules (previously known as courses) must be consistent with either the Pre-accredited Quality Framework (PQF 2013) for existing modules or the PQF+ for any new modules.

PQF+ templates can be accessed from the Learn Local sector hub, located on your Dashboard in the Learn Local secure portal.

Additional Digital and Employability Places

Digital Literacy Essentials and Employability with a Digital Component.

The Victorian Budget 2023–24 provides funding over two years, to address the skills knowledge based required to ensure thousands of pre-accredited learners have the digital literacy and employability skills they need to improve their employment prospects.

Training delivery hours are available in 2025 as part of the second year of the Additional Digital and Employability Pre-accredited Places Budget initiative. This will include centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Digital Literacy Essentials and Employability with a Digital Component training delivery program categories.

Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the General Pre-accredited and Additional Digital and Employability Places program streams.

The list of ACFE Board centrally developed curriculum and module codes is available from the Learn Local sector hub, located on your Dashboard in the Learn Local secure portal. Please note, new modules will be added as they become available.

Learn Local providers should review and use or adapt these centrally developed resources as a first consideration when planning their EOI responses. These resources are available on the Learn Local secure portal.

Two online information sessions were held by the department in partnership with the VET Development Centre (VDC) on 5 September and 10 September 2024.

The 2025 ACFE training delivery information sessions focused on priorities for 2025 General Pre-accredited and Additional Digital and Employability Places training delivery program streams, including information on Expression of Interest (EOI) timelines.

A frequently asked questions factsheet has been developed to answer common questions raised in the information sessions.

A copy of the information session presentation and frequently asked questions fact sheet can be downloaded from the Learn Local sector hub, located on your Dashboard in the Learn Local secure portal.

The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.

The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are open for ACFE 2024 training delivery hours from 28 August to 15 September 2023.

Learn Local providers are invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:

• General Pre-accredited Training
• Additional Digital and Employability Places

The EOI processes for both program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines.

Download the training delivery guidelines and delivery plan template below.

When you submit your application, please also include the ACFE 2024 Delivery Plan.

General Pre-accredited Training

General Pre-accredited training includes centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Language, Literacy, Numeracy, Employability and Engagement program categories.

Locally developed General Pre-accredited training modules (previously known as courses) must be consistent with the Pre-accredited Quality Framework.

Additional Digital and Employability Places

Digital Literacy Essentials and Employability with a Digital Component.

The Victorian Budget 2023–24 provides funding over two years, to address the skills knowledge based required to ensure thousands of pre-accredited learners have the digital literacy and employability skills they need to improve their employment prospects.

Training delivery hours are available in 2024 as part of the first year of the Additional Digital and Employability Pre-accredited Places Budget initiative. This will include centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Digital Literacy Essentials and Employability with a Digital Component training delivery program categories.

Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the General Pre-accredited and Additional Digital and Employability Places program streams.

Here is a list of ACFE Board centrally developed curriculum and module codes(opens in a new window). Please note, new modules will be added as they become available.

Learn Local providers should review and use or adapt these centrally developed resources as a first consideration when planning their EOI responses. These resources are available on the Learn Local website or Learn Local Secure Portal.

The 2024 Training Delivery Support Grant (TDSG) provides funds to eligible Learn Local providers that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training. The purpose of this grant is to support the purchase of equipment and resources to facilitate the delivery and reporting of quality programs and services to learners experiencing educational disadvantage.

For more information please see the 2024 Training Delivery Support Grant Guidelines.

The 2024 ACFE Pre-accredited Training Data Entry and Reporting Guidelines provide the data entry and reporting requirements for 2024 contracted General Pre-accredited and Additional Digital and Employability Places program delivery. These guidelines and supporting documents supersede the 2023 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines.

You can access the 2024 Pre-accredited Data Entry and Reporting Guidelines below:

2024 Pre-accredited Training Data Entry and Reporting Guidelines

Supporting documents:

Pre-accredited Training Data Entry Requirements: A guide for Learn Local training providers

Guide to uploading pre-accredited training data to the SVTS Portal

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are open for 2024 ACFE Delivery Plan variation from 8 April to 16 August 2024.

Learn Local providers can request Additional Pre-accredited Hours, Return of Hours and Variation to Program Stream and / or Local Government Area (LGA). Requests can made at any time until the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

To access full details, including variation criteria, please see the 2024 ACFE Delivery Plan Variation Expression of Interest (EOI) Memo and read the 2024 Delivery Plan Variation Expression of Interest Guide.

To make a request, download and complete the 2024 Learn Local Delivery Plan Variation Request Form and submit to Training.Participation@djsir.vic.gov.au

The 2023 Training Delivery Support Grant (TDSG) provides funds to eligible Learn Local providers that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training. The purpose of this grant is to support the purchase of equipment and resources to facilitate the delivery and reporting of quality programs and services to learners experiencing educational disadvantage.

An annual grant of $5,500 (excluding GST) is paid to providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government-subsidised pre-accredited training in 2023.

A Training Delivery Support Grant Purchasing Plan has been introduced to provide a record of your intended purchases.

The Training Delivery Support Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2023. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.

For more information about the TDSG, download:

The Local Innovation Grant provides funds to Learn Local providers, AMES Australia and CAE that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training in 2023. The purpose of this grant is to support them to attract and retain pre-accredited learners and improve pre-accredited learner outcomes and learner experience.

The Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board is providing a one-off $8,000 (excluding GST) Local Innovation Grant in 2023 to be paid to Learn Local providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government-subsidised general pre-accredited training and/or digital skills in 2023.

The Local Innovation Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2023. The Department will ask you to provide evidence of how the funds have been spent in early 2024. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.

A Local Innovation Grant Purchasing Plan is required to provide a record of your intended purchases.

For more information about the Local Innovation Grant, download:

The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences, and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.

The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are open for ACFE 2023 training delivery hours from 29 August to 16 September 2022.

Learn Local providers are invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:

• Digital Skills
• General Pre-accredited Training

The EOI processes for both program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines.

Download the Training Delivery Guidelines and Delivery Plan Template below.

When you submit your application, please include:

• ACFE 2023 Delivery Plan

Programs

Digital Skills

Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability.

The Victorian Budget 2021-22 provides funding over two years, to tackle the digital skills divide facing educationally disadvantaged Victorians and support them in pathways to jobs. This is critical, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has dramatically accelerated Victoria’s adoption of and reliance on digital infrastructure, devices and capabilities.

Training delivery hours are available in 2023 as part of the second year of the Tackling the Digital Skills Divide Budget initiative. As in 2022, this will include centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability training delivery program categories.

General Pre-accredited Training

General Pre-accredited Training provides opportunities for adult Victorians to gain the educational capacity and core skills they need for study, work and life.

General Pre-accredited training includes local language, literacy and numeracy, vocational, employability and short modules (courses).

Replacement of LEAP with a short module program category within General Pre-accredited and Digital Skills training

To support greater flexibility for Learn Local providers in training delivery in 2023, the Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP) is being replaced with an additional ‘short module’ program category within Digital Skills and General Pre-accredited training delivery programs for 2023. This will also streamline administration and reporting requirements for Learn Locals.

The short module program category includes modules with a focus on engagement as well as short, sharp digital, vocational and employability skills, including ‘bolt-on’ modules that can be appended to other pre-accredited modules.

Centrally developed curriculum and resources

Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the Digital Skills and General Pre-accredited program streams.

Providers are encouraged to use these quality-assured, centrally developed resources in 2023 in applying for student contact hours (SCH). These resources are available at the Learn Local Secure Portal.

The resources are not mandated as a condition of SCH allocation. Providers are also able to adapt the centrally developed resources or use their own resources if this better meets the needs of learners.

The 2023 ACFE Pre-accredited Training Data Entry and Reporting Guidelines provide the data entry and reporting requirements for 2023 contracted General Pre-accredited and Digital Skills program delivery. These guidelines supersede the 2022 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines.

The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences, and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.

The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for ACFE 2022 training delivery hours from 7 September to 7 October 2021. This EOI has now closed.

Learn Local providers were invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:

• Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP)
• Digital Skills
• General Pre-accredited Training.

Only providers who are applying for 2022 Digital Skills or General Pre-accredited Training Delivery are eligible to apply for LEAP.

To reduce administration requirements, the EOI processes for all program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines.

Download the training delivery guidelines and delivery plan template below.

When you submit your application, please include:

• Attachment 1, ACFE 2022 Program Table
• ACFE 2022 Delivery Plan template

Programs

Learner Engagement A-frame Program

Digital Skills:

Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability

The Victorian Budget 2021-22 provides funding to tackle the digital skills divide facing educationally disadvantaged Victorians and support them in pathways to jobs. This is critical especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has dramatically accelerated Victoria’s adoption of and reliance on digital infrastructure, devices and capabilities.

Additional training delivery hours are available in 2022 for the Digital Skills program stream, on top of General Pre-accredited hours.

Centrally developed Curriculum and Resources

Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the Digital Skills program stream.

Providers are encouraged to use these quality-assured, centrally developed resources in 2022 in applying for student contact hours (SCH). Links to these resources are in Attachment 1 below.

The resources are not mandated as a condition of SCH allocation. Providers are also able to adapt the centrally developed resources or use their own resources if this better meets the needs of learners.

General Pre-accredited Training

General Pre-accredited Training provides opportunities for adult Victorians to gain the educational capacity and core skills they need for study, work and life.

Locally developed General Pre-accredited training courses must be consistent with the Pre-accredited Quality Framework.

General Pre-accredited training includes local language, literacy and numeracy, vocational and employability courses and can include central or adapted Skills for Work and Study courses.

The 2022 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines describes providers’ reporting requirements for 2022 contracted General Pre-accredited, Digital Skills and Learner Engagement A-frame (LEAP) Program delivery. These guidelines supersede the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines.

The 2021 Training Delivery Support Grant (TDSG) provides funds to eligible Learn Local providers that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training. The purpose of this grant is to support the purchase of equipment and resources to facilitate the delivery and reporting of quality programs and services to learners experiencing educational disadvantage.

An annual grant of $5,500 (excluding GST) is paid to providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government subsidised pre-accredited training in 2021.

A Training Delivery Support Grant Purchase Plan has been introduced to provide a record of your intended purchases.

The Training Delivery Support Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2021. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.

For more information about the TDSG, download:

The 2021 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines for pre-accredited, LEAP, Skills for Work and Study and SARA 2021 program delivery are available below:

To be eligible for 2021 training delivery, you must:

• Be registered with the Adult, Community and Further Education Board, or be covered by the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
• Have a current satisfactory Adult, Community and Further Education Board Business and Governance Status Assessment (BGS), or have a current Skills First government subsidised accredited training contract.
• Upload your BGS (including financial statements) into SAMS2 by 27 November 2020, otherwise the Department cannot offer you a Service Plan for ACFE Board Pre-accredited Training Delivery.
• Ensure you meet the additional eligibility criteria outlined in the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery Guidelines.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) have now closed for the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery as well as 2 additional programs:

1. Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP)
2. Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs

Pre-accredited Training Delivery, LEAP and Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs are separate programs, each with their own guidelines, EOI requirements and processes.

To reduce compliance and administration requirements, the EOI processes for these programs were open in the same period. Only providers who applied for 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery were eligible to apply for LEAP and/or the Skills for Work and Study Pilot Program.

Download the 2021 guidelines and delivery plan template:

The 2021 Guidelines and Delivery Plan templates for the LEAP and Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs are available on our:

• Learner Engagement A-frame Program page
• Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs page

An information session regarding 2021 ACFE Training Delivery was held in September 2020.

Download a copy of the presentation and a Frequently Asked Questions:

Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for return and reallocation of 2021 pre-accredited delivery hours from 12 August to 18 August 2021. This EOI has now closed.

This EOI was for 2021 pre-accredited delivery hours only. It did not include LEAP, Skills for Work and Study, or additional hours from the April 2021 EOI (pre-accredited additional hours, Digital Literacy for Adults, Pathways to TAFE, Learn Local TAFE Support).

To access full details please go to August 2021 EOI for Return and Reallocation of Funds.

Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for ACFE Additional Pre-accredited Delivery Hours from 27 April to 7 May 2021. This EOI is now closed.

Learn Local providers were invited to request additional pre-accredited delivery hours under the following programs as applicable:

1. Pre-accredited courses: These courses will be funded from the additional 1,000 pre-accredited training places announced in the Victorian Budget 2020-21 and will have:
   • an employment and industry focus
   • existing industry relationships
   • digital skills development related to the above
2. Digital Literacy Skills courses will be funded from the Literacy, Numeracy and Employability Initiative budget.
3. Learn Local TAFE Support and Pathways to TAFE courses will be funded from the Literacy, Numeracy and Employability Initiative budget.

Download the 2021 Additional Pre-accredited Delivery Hours Guidelines and Delivery Plan Template. The Delivery Plan Template contains 4 tabs with a separate delivery plan for each program.

An information session was held on Thursday 29 April 2021. A copy of the presentation and FAQs from the session are available below.