JOBS PLAN 3Jobs For The Future

• Jobs Plan – Building the Northern Territory Workforce was released in 2003

• Jobs Plan comprised of:– Workforce Employment & Training Strategy– Jobs NT– Workforce NT

• Significant achievements– Release of Workforce NT Report in 2004, 2005 and

2006– Introduction of employer incentives– 200 additional NTPS traineeships– Creating Effective Pathways to Employment and

Training for the Employment Disadvantaged in the Northern Territory report initiated

• Jobs Plan 2 released in 2005

• Followed on from the success of Jobs Plan

• Significant achievements

– Introduction of Workwear / Workgear Bonus

– Target 10 000 apprentice and trainee commencements over 4 years – over 5200 commenced since the

beginning of 2005

– Introduction of Build Skills program to assist industry to up-skill and re-skill existing workers

– Introduction of Workready program for school students

– Introduction of VET scholarships

Jobs Plan 3 will:– Introduce Occupational Shortage employer incentives– Implement a School to Work Transition Strategic Plan

across the Territory– Achieve 10 000 apprentice and trainee commencements

over 4 years – Create public and private sector partnerships to ensure a

supply of suitably skilled workers – Introduce Pre-employment programs for potential

apprentices (taster program)– Introduce an employer incentive for disadvantaged

Territorians– Commit $1m to specific employment and training needs

of regional/remote adult Indigenous Territorians– Additional funding for training apprentices / trainees

In addition, Jobs Plan 3 will continue the:

– Workwear / Workgear Bonus Scheme

– VET ScholarshipsProgram

– Workready Program

– NT Public Sector trainee intake

There are four themes in Jobs Plan 3:

– Theme 1: Strengthening Partnerships – Links with Business and Industry, the Community, Registered Training Organisations, Government Agencies and Unions

– Theme 2: Jobs in the Bush – Regional and Indigenous Economic Development

– Theme 3: Better Pathways ‑ Links Between the Community, Business and Industry, Schools and Registered Training Organisations

– Theme 4: Staying Informed - Labour Market Research and Analysis

• Theme 1: Strengthening Partnerships – Links with Business and Industry, the Community, Registered Training Organisations, Government Agencies and Unions - What we will do

• Hold bi-annual two-day forums between industry, registered training organisations, peak community groups and government to respond to the Northern Territory’s workforce development and employment needs

• Establish partnerships with industry and communities to create job and training opportunities for Territorians

• Match allocation of training in the Northern Territory with skills in demand and identified employment opportunities

• Strengthen training and employment provisions in the Northern Territory Government’s capital works program, procurement policies and processes and industry funding agreements

• Develop Indigenous employment strategies in the retail, construction, tourism

and hospitality, and music industries

• Theme 2: Jobs in the Bush – Regional and Indigenous Economic Development

– What we will do Develop Memorandums of Understanding between the Northern Territory Government, peak industry bodies, employers, registered training organisations and communities to implement training linked to regionally identified employment opportunities and community aspirations

Provide Indigenous adults in remote communities greater access to programs designed to increase workplace numeracy and literacy skills

Support all Indigenous Year 12 students into employment in industry, government or non-government positions on their graduation, or support them into further

education or training

Improve employment outcomes for Indigenous Territorians in regional and remote areas of the Northern Territory

Implement innovative approaches to capitalise on Indigenous training and employment opportunities, particularly through government funded Indigenous community housing programs

• Theme 3: Better Pathways ‑ Links Between the Community, Business and Industry, Schools and Registered Training Organisations

– What we will do

• Encourage greater links between industry and schools

• Develop a skills record for school students, which will detail academic and vocational education and training achievements, work placements, work experience, community service activities and sporting achievements

• Assist all Year 10 students to develop an individual learning plan to guide subject choice and their transition into employment, further education or training

• Secondary school students will be assisted in their transition from school to work,

further education or training

• Government and industry will work together to develop and establish pathways into employment in the community services sector

• Theme 4: Staying Informed - Labour Market Research and Analysis – What we will do

• Increase opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and workforce experiences by engaging with industry, the community and government

• Continue to develop and release the Workforce NT Report annually

• Develop targeted employment and training programs by utilising current labour market information

• Labour market research activities will be responsive to the needs of industry, community and the Government

• Improve labour market forecasting by introducing an enhanced forecasting model that incorporates current occupational and training information