Through national work on qualifications redesign, Skills Ministers agreed to trial three new qualification models through Jobs and Skills Councils:
- occupation-specific qualifications
- industry-specific qualifications and
- vocational learning and cross-sectoral qualifications.
Victoria is contributing to this national work. For example, the VSA has partnered with the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) to identify the core skills and knowledge required within the industry to streamline 14 existing Certificate II automotive qualifications and provide better pathways into the automotive sector as well as meet industry workforce needs more effectively.
To strengthen the delivery of qualifications that meet industry needs, the Victorian TAFE Network is piloting shared training and assessment resources for TAFEs that leverage their expertise to improve efficiencies and quality of courseware and develop high-quality training materials for qualifications in demand. These resources are shared across the TAFE Network to deliver consistently high- quality training to learners and reduce duplicated effort for VET trainers.
Shared training materials are being developed for qualifications in allied health, maritime operations, apparel, fashion, travel, and tourism.
Aligning qualifications to new needs in the circular economy
As a circular economy social enterprise in Victoria, Green Collect has been enabling the reuse and recycling of office and home goods to minimise landfill since 2005.
Green Collect identified the need to deliver its internal practical training more broadly to workers and jobseekers, and decided to translate it into an accredited micro-credential.
The Victorian Government funded the development and accreditation of this training. Green Collect developed non- accredited training in-house and commissioned Chisholm Institute to provide Accreditation Advisor services to develop an accredited course. Industry experts led the course development, and the VSA supported the process through the project’s Governance Group.
This collaborative effort has led to the accreditation of the Course in Circular Economy Practices.
The course is designed to provide skills for learners to pursue key occupations in the circular economy including repair technicians, warehouse operators and processors, recycling operators, or other roles in enterprises focused on reusing goods and materials.
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