Pre-qualified supplier
Guide to providing industry support
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The Department of Education and Training
(DET) requires pre-qualified suppliers (PQS) to
provide industry support when they apply to
add qualifications for:
1. Queensland VET investment programs,
such as the Certificate 3 Guarantee and
Higher Level Skills and/or;
2. User Choice 2010-2016 Program.
Although a PQS may have full scope of
registration for the qualification, DET requires
industry
support
to
determine
the
organisation’s ability to grow the training
market in the requested qualification/s, and/or
the market’s capacity to support an additional
training organisation delivering Queensland
Government subsidised training.
What is industry support?
Industry support means endorsement from:
1. the relevant industry advisory body — for
the industry training group (ITG) (where
applicable)
associated
with
the
qualification(s) requested — supporting the
PQS and the need for additional training
organisations in the market, and
2. two employers (independent of the RTO)
that operate within the relevant ITG,
confirming they wish to employ graduates
of the training, train their current staff, or
train their apprentices and trainees (User
Choice only) in the skill outcome for the
qualification(s) requested.
The relevant industry advisory body (where
applicable) and employers must supply the
original support letters on official organisation
letterhead, and key representatives must sign
and date the letters.
Letters must be current (within the previous 6
months.)
What is an industry training
group (ITG)?
The ITG provides a classification of the
industry associated with the qualification or
training package.
The Queensland Training Subsidies List and
the User Choice qualification and price list
include the ITG name assigned to funded
qualifications.
Mandatory requirement
PQS must hold current and full scope of
registration for training and assessment in
relevant qualification/s within the Australian
Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA) jurisdiction, or
the appropriate regulatory body jurisdiction
stipulated by ASQA with delivery in
Queensland.
When is industry support
required?
DET
requires
qualifications:
industry
support
for
1. in an ITG not currently on the PQS Delivery
Schedule
2. that are within an ITG currently on the PQS
Delivery Schedule however the qualification
is from a different Training Package
Supporting notes:
 some qualifications from the same Training
Package belong to a different ITG. For
example: if the PQS Delivery Schedule has
SIT30112 Certificate III in Tourism and the
variation request is to add SIT30713
Certificate III in Hospitality, letters of support
are required as Tourism and Hospitality are
different ITGs.
 Some ITGs have qualifications from more
than one Training Package. For example, if
the PQS Delivery Schedule has a CUS
qualification
from
the
Arts
and
Entertainment – Entertainment ITG and the
variation request is to add CPP, letters of
support are required as the qualification is
from a different Training Package.
Additionally, some industries have further
support requirements. Please review the table
for the industry requirements and ITG of the
qualifications being requested.
When is industry support
partially or not required with
variations?
are excluded from the scope of this guideline.
How to apply for a variation to
a current PQS Agreement?
Requests to add qualifications to a current
PQS Delivery Schedule are submitted via
Variations Online within the Purchasing Online
(POL) system. Individuals with a POL account
can
login
at
www.trainandemploy.qld.gov.au/j_sec/login.jsp
Letters of support are to be scanned and
attached to the electronic variation request
lodged with DET. Original letters must also be
posted to DET.
Variations will not be
processed until the original letters have been
received.
More information
For clarification on this guideline and industry
support requirements, contact:
Contract Management and Performance on
3328 6892 or email
supplier.management@dete.qld.gov.au.
The following ITGs do not require industry
support from the relevant industry advisory
body:
 Arts and Entertainment: entertainment,
general, graphic and creative
 Business: Finance and General
 Construction
 General
Education
and
Training:
Foundation Skills
 Government
 Resources and Infrastructure
 Retail
DET only requires letters of support from two
employers that operate within these industries.
Qualifications
that
directly
supersede
qualifications on the PQS Delivery Schedule
do not require industry and support letters.
ITGs and qualifications listed as “Restricted”
on the User Choice qualification and price list
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The following ITGs do not require industry support from the relevant industry advisory body: Arts and Entertainment:
entertainment, general, graphic and creative; Business: Finance and General; Construction; General Education and
Training: Foundation Skills; Government; Resources and Infrastructure; and Retail.
2015–16 VET industry training groups, training packages, and industry bodies
Industry Advisory Body
Industry Training Group
(ITG)
Training Package
Auto Skills Australia
PO Box 13295
LAW COURTS VIC 8010
Automotive -General
AUR – Automotive Retail,
Service and Repair
Peter Miller
03 8610 2514
pmiller@autoskillsaustralia.com.au
http://www.autoskillsaustralia.com.au/
Energy Skills Queensland
70 Sylvan Road
TOOWONG QLD 4066
AUM – Automotive
Manufacturing
Communications- General
ICT – Information
communications technology
Anthea Middleton
07 3721 8800
0458 898 937
amiddleton@energyskillsqld.com.au
http://www.energyskillsqld.com.au/
Electrotechnology
UEE - Electrotechnology
Gas
Utilities - General (electricity
supply)
UEG – Gas Industry
UET – Transmission,
Distribution and Rail Sector
(excluding rail related)
Grant Thornton Australia
GPO Box 1008
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Property Services
CPP07 – Property Services
Larissa Burns
07 3222 0382
DET.industry.engagement@au.gt.com
http://www.grantthornton.com.au/
Health and Community Services Workforce
Council
Level 16, 100 Edward Street
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Security
Aged Care
CHC – Community Services
Childcare
Community Services General
Vicky Myer
07 3008 3605
vmeyer@workforce.org.au
http://www.workforce.org.au/
Health - General
HLT – Health
National Retail Association
6 Overend Street
EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169
Funeral Services
SIF – Funeral Services
Yvonne Williams
07 3240 0100
y.williams@nra.net.au
http://www.nra.net.au/
Personal Services
SIB – Beauty
SFL – Floristry
SIH – Hairdressing
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The following ITGs do not require industry support from the relevant industry advisory body: Arts and Entertainment:
entertainment, general, graphic and creative; Business: Finance and General; Construction; General Education and
Training: Foundation Skills; Government; Resources and Infrastructure; and Retail.
2015–16 VET industry training groups, training packages, and industry bodies
Industry Advisory Body
Industry Training Group
(ITG)
Training Package
QMI Solutions
PO Box 460
SPRINGWOOD QLD 4127
Aviation
MEA – Aeroskills
Baking
FDF – Food Processing
Leanne Hixon
07 3364 0600
leanne.hixon@qmisolutions.com.au
www.qmisolutions.com.au
Food Processing -General
Engineering - General
MEM – Manufacturing and
Engineering
Floor
MSF – Furnishing
Furnishing -General
Glass
Upholstery
Laboratory OperationsGeneral
Meat
Materials
Plastics
Primary Industry- General
Process ManufacturingGeneral
Pulp and Paper
Textile, Clothing and
Footwear- General
MSL – Laboratory Operations
MTM- Australian Meat Industry
PMC – Manufactured Mineral
Products
PMB – Plastics, Rubber and
Cablemaking
SFI – Seafood Industry
PMA – Chemical,
Hydrocarbons and Refining
FPP – Pulp & Paper
Manufacturing Industry
LMT – Textiles, Clothing and
Footwear
Laundry/Dry cleaning
Production
Tourism - Caravan
Manufacture and Repair
Tourism- General
Queensland Farmers Federation
Primary Industries House
PO Box 12009
Brisbane QLD 4003
Agriculture
Horticulture
MSA - Manufacturing
SIT – Tourism, Travel and
Hospitality
AHC – Agriculture, Horticulture
and Conservation and Land
Management
Land Management
ACM – Animal Care and
Management
Forestry
FPI – Forest and Forest
Peter Perkins
07 3837 4747
qfarmers@qff.org.au
www.qff.org.au/
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The following ITGs do not require industry support from the relevant industry advisory body: Arts and Entertainment:
entertainment, general, graphic and creative; Business: Finance and General; Construction; General Education and
Training: Foundation Skills; Government; Resources and Infrastructure; and Retail.
2015–16 VET industry training groups, training packages, and industry bodies
Industry Advisory Body
Queensland Fitness, Sport and Recreation
Skills Alliance
Sports House
150 Caxton Street
MILTON QLD 4064
Deb Crompton
07 3367 0833
deb@skillsalliance.com.au
http://skillsalliance.com.au/
Queensland Tourism Industry Council
PO Box 13162
George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4003
Alana Mahlakolisane
07 3236 1145
Alanna.Mahlakolisane@qtic.com.au
https://www.qtic.com.au/
Queensland Tourism Industry Council
PO Box 13162
George Street
BRISBANE QLD 4003
Alana Mahlakolisane
07 3236 1145
Alanna.Mahlakolisane@qtic.com.au
https://www.qtic.com.au/
Queensland Trucking Association
PO Box 325
STONES CORNER QLD 4120
Linda MacDonald
07 3394 4388
linda@qta.com.au
http://www.qta.com.au/
Queensland Water Directorate
PO Box 2100
FORTITUDE VALLEY BC QLD 4006
Industry Training Group
(ITG)
Community Recreation
Training Package
SIS – Sport, Fitness and
Recreation
Fitness
Sporting & RecreationGeneral
Sport
Racing
Hospitality- General
RGR - Racing
SIT – Tourism, Hospitality and
Events
Tourism- General
SIT – Tourism, Travel and
Hospitality
Transport & Distribution Aviation
AVI – Aviation
Marine
MAR – Marine
Transport - General
TLI – Transport and Logistics
Road
Warehousing
Water
NWP – Water Training
Michelle Hill
07 3632 6853
mhill@QLDwater.com.au
http://www.qldwater.com.au/
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