Mr KIELY - 2006-08-31
The government has been innovative in introducing training policies that have been successfully lifting the skills of Territorians. In 2005, the Martin government introduced a new training program called Build Skills NT. Can you update the House on outcomes of this program?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Sanderson for his question. The Build Skills NT program was built into part of Jobs Plan 2 in 2005, designed to take the skill levels of existing workers to higher levels. We have many people with substantial workplace experience and job knowledge out there, but they either lack some formal qualification or have qualifications which need refreshing.
This program enables groups of workers to become qualified or upgrade their existing qualifications to current industry standards. These are initiated and developed in conjunction with industry associations, businesses, unions and registered training providers. Workers are helped to put together their individual portfolio for recognition of prior learning. These are assessed against industry standards and the gap is brought forward in order to establish what training is required.
Some examples are:
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc sent two technicians to the United States to be trained under licence to maintain the new NT42 cannons utilised by the Defence Department. They will be licensed to then on-train other local staff;
It is about lifting the skills and qualifications of our people out there. It has helped approximately 70 people to date and it is proving to be another successful innovation inside what has been tremendously successful; that is, Jobs Plan 1 and Jobs Plan 2.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Sanderson for his question. The Build Skills NT program was built into part of Jobs Plan 2 in 2005, designed to take the skill levels of existing workers to higher levels. We have many people with substantial workplace experience and job knowledge out there, but they either lack some formal qualification or have qualifications which need refreshing.
This program enables groups of workers to become qualified or upgrade their existing qualifications to current industry standards. These are initiated and developed in conjunction with industry associations, businesses, unions and registered training providers. Workers are helped to put together their individual portfolio for recognition of prior learning. These are assessed against industry standards and the gap is brought forward in order to establish what training is required.
Some examples are:
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc sent two technicians to the United States to be trained under licence to maintain the new NT42 cannons utilised by the Defence Department. They will be licensed to then on-train other local staff;
It is about lifting the skills and qualifications of our people out there. It has helped approximately 70 people to date and it is proving to be another successful innovation inside what has been tremendously successful; that is, Jobs Plan 1 and Jobs Plan 2.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016