Closed ATM View - RFT PRN. AD17004824
Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The Department of Education and Training is seeking organisations with established industry expertise in Australian Apprenticeships to provide mentoring services to Australian Apprentices in their first two years of training. The mentee must be undertaking their Australian Apprenticeship in an industry that is restructuring or transitioning. Mentoring services must complement existing Australian Apprenticeships support arrangements, particularly similar services funded by State/Territory Governments, and accompany growth in the Australian Apprenticeships market driven by the Skilling Australians Fund.
The purpose of this procurement is to identify organisations capable of implementing the Australian Government’s strategy to improve retention rates within the first two years of Australian Apprenticeships through the provision of industry specialised mentoring services. Organisations must have expertise in Australian Apprenticeships in the industry they intend to service. They must have an in-depth knowledge of the challenges the industry is experiencing and its impacts on Australian Apprenticeships completion rates. Industry is well placed to advise the government on industry specific issues and deliver a service that addresses these particular challenges.
The outcomes required from the program are improved retention of Australian Apprentices in the first two years of training leading to comparatively increased numbers of completions in the system, particularly in industries undergoing structural change. Tenderers must be capable of defining the issues affecting retention/completion of Australian Apprenticeships in their industry and measures of success of their proposed mentoring service.
The Department of Education and Training will be conducting industry briefings concerning the RFT. Indicative details of the industry briefings are:
- Monday, 18 September 2017
Darwin, Spinifex Room, Level 3, 39-41 Woods St, Darwin
9:30am – 11:00am - Monday, 18 September 2017
Adelaide, Large Conference Room, Level 18, 11 Waymouth St, Adelaide
9:30am – 11:00am - Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Brisbane, Level 22, 215 Adelaide St, Brisbane
9:30am – 11:00am - Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Hobart, Large Conference Room, Level 12, 188 Collins St, Hobart
9:30am – 11:00am - Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Perth, Karijini Conference Room, Level 2, 226 Adelaide Tce, East Perth
9:30am – 11:00am - Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Melbourne, Great Southern Room & Flagstaff Room, Level 8, 414 Latrobe St, Melbourne
9:30am – 11:00am - Thursday, 21 September 2017
Sydney, Level 5, 341 George St, Sydney
9:30am – 11:00am - Friday, 22 September 2017
Canberra, Ground Floor, 50 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra
9:30am – 11:00am
Attendance at the industry briefing is optional, however potential Tenderers are encouraged to attend. Tenderers should provide written notice to the Contact Officer at ISMAA@education.gov.au no later than 14 September 2017 setting out the names and contact details for all persons (maximum two per Tenderer) who will be attending the industry briefing. Attendees who have not been notified to the Contact Officer by this time may be refused entry to the industry briefing.
The Tenderer must exist as a legal entity at the closing time
The resultant contract is expected to commence on 20 November 2017 and conclude on 31 December 2019.