Professional Training for the
Productive Sector
An Australian Skills Council
Perspective
David Magee
Deputy CEO, CPSISC
Productive Sector Engagement
 TVET in Australia
 Industry Skills Councils
 Productive Sector Engagement
National Occupational Standards
Implementing Skills Development
TVET Snapshot in Australia
• TVET covers:
 Foundation and employability skills
 Vocational training
• Clients include:
 Industry
 Learners
• Providers are:
 Schools
 Colleges
 Universities
• Providers are:
 Publicly owned (by governments)
 Privately owned
• Funding provided by:
 Governments
 Industry
 Individuals
Who are we?
CPSISC is one of 11 national Industry
Skills Council in Australia
Industry Skills Councils are:
• recognised and funded by the Australian
Government;
• governed by independent, industry led
boards;
• not-for-profit companies limited by
guarantee.
Industry Coverage
CPSISC is the responsible for the construction,
plumbing and property services industries.
These industries include:
• general construction
• plumbing and services
• real estate
• facility management
• security
• waste management
• fire protection and inspection
• surveying and spatial information
• cleaning
• pest management
• building design etc.
What do we do?
Develop
Identify
Assist
National
Occupational
Standards
Workforce
development
needs
Companies
Qualifications
Training needs
and priorities
Training
Providers
Collect
and
Analyse
Promote
Strategic
intelligence to
influence
policy
Jobs and
careers
Sector
Stakeholders
Employer /
Peak Bodies
Industry and
Occupational
Regulators
National +
State
Governments
CPSISC
Training
Providers
Unions
Employees
Business
National
Occupational
Standards and
Qualifications
National VET
Quality
Framework
Australian
Qualifications
Framework
Barangaroo Project
Skilling Together - Public Private Partnership
Key partners: Lend Lease - principal contractor, CPSISC and TAFE NSW with Western
Sydney Institute as the lead training provider
Funding providers: industry (co-contribution model based on size), Australian and
New South Wales governments
Other partners and engaged stakeholders; Contractors and sub-contractors, unions,
training providers, Work Cover NSW, schools and universities, industry associations
and Indigenous organisations.
Learners: Active workers, new entrants from school or other industries and Indigenous
Australians
Skilling: Induction, licence preparation, apprenticeships, skill recognition, supervision,
health and safety, literacy and numeracy, project management etc