Discussion Paper & Responses

Feedback Report On Discussion Paper 2008

Today Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, released the Feedback Report On Discussion Paper 2008 for Skilling Australia for the Future.

Feedback Report On Discussion Paper 2008    (483.9 KB)
Feedback Report On Discussion Paper 2008    (1.5 MB)

Skilling Australia for the Future - Discussion Paper
The Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Employment Participation Minister Brendan O’Connor, released a discussion paper on the Productivity Places Program on 1 April 2008.

The paper was developed to provide all stakeholders with an opportunity to provide feedback to the Australian Government about the proposed architecture and implementation arrangements for 630,000 additional training places, to be delivered as the Productivity Places Program.

Stakeholders were able to make submissions on the issues raised in the paper up until April 2008. The responses to the discussion paper are listed below in alphabetical order.

Joint Media Release
Discussion Paper    (468.1 KB)

Skilling Australia for the future Fact Sheet    (233.9 KB)

Discussion paper responses in alphabetical order

• Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) - Response 14    (83.0 KB)
• Alliance People Solutions - Response 52    (37.3 KB)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Response 69    (52.5 KB)
• Australian Council of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) - Response 87    (212.8 KB)
• Australian Council for Private Education and Training -Response 57    (61.1 KB)
• Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) - Response 100    (133.4 KB)
• Australian Council for Trade Unions (ACTU) - Response 22    (82.0 KB)
• Australian Education Union - Response 102    (71.4 KB)
• Australian Health Minister's Advisory Committee - Response 104    (101.8 KB)
• Australian Industry Group - Response 42    (135.9 KB)
• Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) - Response 81    (179.1 KB)
• Australian Nursing Federation (Victoria Branch) - Response 23    (31.3 KB) 
• Australian Spatial Information Business Association (ASIBA) - Response 12    (32.2 KB)
• Australian Trucking Association - Response 75    (193.4 KB)
• Board of Directors of Automotive Training Australia Limited - Response 53    (43.9 KB)
• Business Success Group Ltd. (BSG) - Response 19    (20.0 KB)
• Capability Resources - Response 20    (15.5 KB)
• Central Coast Hospitality Consultancy & Training Pty Ltd - Response 80    (15.4 KB)
• CFT International - Response 2    (33.5 KB)
• Cockburn Vocational Centre - Response 37    (29.2 KB)
• Combined Small Business Alliance of Western Australia (CoSBA) - Response 1    (13.5 KB)
• Commerce Queensland (CQ) - Response 74    (80.8 KB)
• Construction Skills Queensland - Response 50    (181.3 KB) 
• Cottonsoft Pty Ltd - Response 25    (61.7 KB)
• Creative Industries Skills Council - Response 59    (56.3 KB)
• DataMaster Australia - Response 48    (232.8 KB)
• Department of Primary Industries - Response 92    (97.0 KB)
• DOME Association (Don't Overlook Mature Expertise) - Response 7    (15.7 KB)
• Education Centre Gippsland - Response 78    (28.2 KB)
• Engineers Australia - Response 94    (224.1 KB) 
• Eurobodalla Adult Education Centre - Response 86    (13.9 KB)
• Family Relationships Services Australia (FRSA) - Response 73    (114.9 KB)
• First Impressions Resources - Response 9    (17.3 KB) 
• ForestWorks Ltd. - Response 63    (112.8 KB)
• FutureNow - Learning for Life - Response 77    (27.7 KB)
• Griffith University - Response 26    (19.5 KB)
• Group Training Australia (GTA) - Response 43    (53.9 KB)
• Human Services Training Advisory Council (NT) - Response 17    (19.7 KB) 
• Individual - Response 3    (16.1 KB) 
• Individual - Response 5    (12.4 KB)
• Individual - Response 11    (38.8 KB) 
• Individual - Response 41    (63.7 KB)
• Individual - Response 64    (29.9 KB)
• Individual - Response 89    (20.8 KB)    (20.8 KB)
• Individual - Response 91    (17.3 KB)
• Industry Training Advisory Bodies Association of Victoria (VITAB) - Response 82    (35.7 KB)
• Joint Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) - Response 98    (287.8 KB)
• Major Industries Training Advisory Council (MITAC) - Response 24    (25.2 KB)
• Manufacturing Skills Queensland - Response 18    (45.8 KB)
• Maritime Union of Australia - Response 65    (33.9 KB)
• Master Builders Association (MBA) - Response 61    (105.1 KB)
• Meat Industry National Training Advisory Council (MINTRAC) - Response 8    (62.8 KB)
• Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) - Response 67    (61.8 KB)
• Morgan and Hay Pty Ltd - Response 27    (29.1 KB)
• Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) - Response 93    (65.0 KB)
• National Association of Australian Apprenticeship Centres (NAAACs) - Response 49    (44.1 KB)
• National Disability Services - Response 46    (56.2 KB)
• National Employment Services Association (NESA) - Response 70    (96.2 KB)
• National Farmers Federation (NFF) - Response 88    (286.1 KB)
• National Industry Skills Committee (NISC) - Response 55    (41.8 KB)
• National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) - Response 90    (53.9 KB)
• NSW Business Chamber - Response 39    (138.5 KB)
• NSW Community Services and Health ITAB - Response 28    (45.2 KB)
• NSW Food Industry Training Council - Response 99    (158.7 KB)
• Phoenix Business College - Response 4    (13.5 KB)
• Primary Industries Training Advisory Council (NT) Inc - Response 44    (124.5 KB)
• Primary Skills Victoria and The Queensland Rural Industry Training Council Inc - Response 47    (155.2 KB)
• Queensland Apprenticeship Services - Response 51    (38.3 KB)
• Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts - Response 103    (77.3 KB)
• Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) - Response 45    (822.9 KB)
• Recreation Training Queensland - Response 84    (43.4 KB)
• Restaurant and Catering Australia - Response 58    (594.7 KB)
• RMIT University - Response 71    (20.1 KB)
• Schools Industry Partnership - Response 79    (25.3 KB)
• Service Industries Training Advisory Council Board - Response 62    (127.9 KB)
• Service Skills Australia - Response 60    (391.4 KB)
• Small Business Centre, New England and North West - Response 6    (14.2 KB)
• South Bank Institute of Technology - Response 40    (55.1 KB)
• South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning & Employment Network Inc. - Response 10    (13.6 KB)
• Strategix Training Group - Response 68    (20.1 KB)
• TAFE Directors Australia - Response 101    (40.3 KB)
• TAFE Teachers Association of the NSW Teachers Federation - Response 85    (30.7 KB)
• The ElectroComms and EnergyUtilities Industry Skills Council (EE-Oz Training Standards) - Response 56    (101.6 KB)
• The Salvation Army Employment Plus - Response 54    (69.7 KB)
• Tocal College Advisory Council - Response 21    (25.4 KB)
• Transport Industry Working Advisory Group and the Industry Capability Unit of Queensland Transport (QT) - Response 95      (79.6 KB)
• TVET Australia Limited - Response 34    (137.6 KB)
• Victorian Skills Commission - Response 15    (46.3 KB)
• Victoria TAFE Association - Response 33    (33.4 KB)
• Victorian Textiles, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Industry Advisory Board (TCF&LIAB) - Response 83    (91.7 KB)
• Victoria Training Provider Network - Response 31    (20.5 KB)
• Victoria University - Response 29    (52.5 KB)
• WA Department of Education and Training - Response 72    (30.2 KB)
• WA Department of Health - Response 76    (59.7 KB)