North West Job Ready Generation Package

Tasmanian Building Group Apprenticeship Scheme (TasBGAS) have delivered 34 school based apprenticeships and 15 pre-apprenticeship commencements with the aim to grow Apprenticeships within the Building and Construction Sector. The Building Futures program is co-funded by Keystone:

https://tasbgas.com.au/

https://www.keystone.com.au/

The New Apprenticeship Scholarship Program (NASP) has been implemented to support eligible apprentices and trainees in North West Tasmania undertake their apprenticeship or traineeship.

The NASP supports apprentices and trainees in Agriculture, Transport and Logistics, and Health Care and Social Assistance.

For more information please contact your Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) Provider.

The program guide can be found here.

The Cultivate Group have developed videos showcasing the benefits of VET in agri-tourism, the video’s highlight agri-tourism as a diverse sector. The videos are promotional tools to support increased engagement in VET to support business, career information and increasing capacity within the sector.

Videos can be accessed through Discover VET.

To meet the growing demand of agricultural developments in the North West a workforce plan (PDF 1.8 MB) has been completed as is available.

A stakeholder workshop was held in October 2020. The following are workshop notes and resources from that meeting:

• NW Agricultural Report - Summary (PDF 335.6 KB)
• Workshop Notes - December 2020 (DOCX 472.5 KB)
• Workshop Summary - How to Guide (PDF 263.2 KB)

The second stage of the agricultural skills delivery is to support 150 workers into training. RTV Training will be providing assistance to employers of agricultural businesses in north west Tasmania to meet their skills needs.

Further details are available at North West Agriculture Skills Delivery.

Working with employers and industry to develop pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways and increase the number of school-based apprentices on the North West Coast.

Cradle Coast Authority have delivered 19 school-based apprentices and trainees commencing in local council positions over the last 2 years. For further information refer to the Cradle Coast Authority website. The program has worked with local government to build pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways and increase the number of school-based apprentices on the North West Coast.

The North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant program is available to support eligible employers in North-west Tasmania to employ a school based apprentice or trainee.

The program will support employers in the following sectors:

There are 100 grants of $2 500 available to support employers in the identified industries.

Interested employers should contact their Apprenticeship Network Provider (ANP) to help them assess eligibility and assist with the application.

North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant Program Guidelines

Application for North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant Program

In partnership with the Department of Education, Skills Tasmania have provided funding to support the Vocational Placement Pilot Program. The project will explore the benefit an intermediary organisation like Beacon can provide to support the arrangement and completion of vocational placements for students undertaking VET courses in Tasmania. Beacon Foundation have provided 133 placements in northwest schools over the last two years. For further information, refer to the Beacon Foundation website.

TasTAFE have developed 5 units of the Diploma of Agriculture as online learning resources. The program has built skills in supporting innovative training delivery to the agricultural sector within TasTAFE. For further information refer to the TasTAFE website.

The Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing, and Energy Council (TMEC ) was funded to develop a workforce development plan for the Mining Industry, consultation is complete and the final plan is available here. For further information, refer to the TMEC website.