NSW Productivity Places Program

The NSW Productivity Places Program (PPP) is part of the Australian Government's Skilling for the Future Initiative.

DET has signaled their 2010 review of priorities for SSP and PPP funding programs early in the New Year.  If you have any feedback that could be valuable to the process please email sscowcroft@csh-itab.com.au or contact us in January or February to share your information. This could include changing job roles, new qualifications, opening of new services requiring greater focus on specific skill development, skills shortages etc

A full list of industries and related qualifications that can be offered by Registered Training Organisations under the program can be found at:

www.det.nsw.edu.au/trainingmarket

THE REVISED CHC08 COMMUNITY SERVICES TRAINING PACKAGE

The revised CHC08 Community Services Training Package was endorsed by the National Quality Council on 20 November 2008 and was accredited by the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board on 23 February 2009.  This means RTOs will have until February 2010 to complete mapping for roll-over or amendment to scope requirements. All enrollments after February 2010 must be to CHC08 qualifications

There have been significant changes from the CHC02 to the CHC08 training package which include changes to packaging rules and structure and content of qualifications and units of competence.  The new CHC08 Community Services Training Package includes 74 qualifications, 551 community services units of competency and 32 skill sets.

NSW ADVICE

The following determination has been made through the VETAB risk management process under the AQTF 2007 National Guideline for Risk Management. 

 All NSW RTOs wishing to add the following revised qualifications to their scope of registration will need to submit an amendment to scope application:

• CHC30208 Certificate III in Aged Care
• CHC40108 Certificate IV in Aged Care
• CHC30708 Certificate III in Children’s Services
• CHC50908 Diploma of Children’s Services

All other revised qualifications in the CHC08 Community Services Training Package can be added to scope by either:

• submitting an amendment to scope application at any time, or
• having attended one of the CS&H ITAB workshops or the CS&H ISC forum held early this year (VETAB has been notified of RTOs who attended)

We are pleased to announce the new look and updated NavigatingNSW website to include CHC08 Community Services Training Package.    Access the website by clicking on the site icon on the left menu bar of this page or use www.csh-itab.com.au/navnsw/

NavigatingNSW also includes advice about the HLT07 Health Training Paqckage qualifications and First Aid units of competency.

We endeavour to keep NavigatingNSW up to date and welcome any feedback, comments or current NSW developments that will help us provide a useful and vital information service.