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Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Achieving the balance with ApprenticeshipsAchieving the balance with Apprenticeships
Paul NaylorPaul NaylorChief Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer
Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Broad Industry OverviewBroad Industry Overview
Statistics provided throughout this presentation are from IBIS World,
unless otherwise stated.
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Key Industry DriversKey Industry Drivers Specialist Trade
Industry Performance
Downstream building markets
Work being undertaken
Market segmentation
Business locations
Key statistics
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Specialist TradeSpecialist Trade
• Highly regulated
• Legislated as a special trade in all states and territories
• Licensed occupation at the trade and contractor level
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• Industry is highly labour intensive.
• Sizable permanent workforce to carry out much of the heavy physical labour.
• Employment 48,000 people in approximately 24,000 establishments.
• There are approximately 78,000 qualified plumbers in Australia, many of whom are employed in other industries, industry other construction, electricity, gas, water, water services and mining.
• The smallest type of accounting unit within an Enterprise, usually consists of one or more locations in state or territory of the country in which it operates.
• A division that is separately managed and keeps management accounts. The most relevant measure of the number of firms in an industry.
Industry PerformanceIndustry Performance
Establishment
Enterprise
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Downstream building marketsDownstream building markets
Growth in the value of work done in key downstream building marketsGrowth in the value of work done in key downstream building markets
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Work Being UndertakenWork Being Undertaken
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Market SegmentationMarket Segmentation
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Businesses
NSW 31.7%
VIC 29.4%
QLD 19.1%
WA 10.1%
SA 5.9%
TAS 1.6%
ACT 1.4%
NT 0.8%
Population
7.23 Million
5.55 Million
4.51 Million
2.29 Million
1.64 Million
507,600
358,600
229,700
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Business Location DistributionBusiness Location Distribution
Eastern seaboard represents 81.8% of the market.
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ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships
National statistics
Traditional Trade Apprenticeship model
Operational Models:
Institutional training / Full time / HECS
Blended / Part Time / SBA – VET in schools
Workplace learning – cadetship model
Commercial delivery to qualification
Drivers for change
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Australian vocational education and training Australian vocational education and training statistics: Apprentice and traineestatistics: Apprentice and trainee
Apprentice and Trainee by contract status, Trades/Non Trades, Australia
Trades Non Trades Total
Commencements 12 months to September 2011 92,320 226,679 318,999
Completions 12 months to September 2011 55,088 121,035 176,123
In-training as at 30 September 2011 207,309 253,925 461,234
Apprentice and Trainee 334 Plumbers by contract status, Australia
334 Plumbers
Commencements 12 months to September 2011 5,335
Completions 12 months to September 2011 3,414
In-training as at 30 September 2011 15,405
Source: National Apprentice and trainee collection, December 2011 estimates, unpublished
(Includes 1st year’s)
(2nd, 3rd & 4th year’s)
Apprentice Plumbers represent approximately 10% of all trade training
NCVER
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Apprenticeship Training OptionsApprenticeship Training Options
Current arrangement
- On the job workplace training - Off the job RTO training- Day release or block release to RTO.- Master/Servant relationship.- Has it passed its “use by date” with new starters?
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Apprenticeship Training OptionsApprenticeship Training Options
Institutional / Full time / HECS
Full time delivery in RTO
No exposure to workplace
HECS to be paid to Federal Government on completion and gaining employment.
Currently proposed for post trade qualifications.
Royal Australian Engineers Model.
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Blended / Part time / SBA VET in Schools
Apprenticeship Training OptionsApprenticeship Training Options
- Howard Government initiative – Cert III – School Based Apprentices
- Rudd Government Trade Schools – Cert II VET in school outcomes, institutional delivery
- SBA’s failing due to lack of promotion as an alternative concept.
- VET in Schools demand institutional delivery only.
Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Apprenticeship Training OptionsApprenticeship Training Options
Workplace learning Cadetship Model
- On the job training.
- Study for qualification in cadets own time at RTO.
- No contribution to training costs by employer.
- Completion of Cadetship subject to students initiative.
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Apprenticeship Training OptionsApprenticeship Training Options
Commercial Delivery of QualificationCommercial Delivery of Qualification
- No subsidy from government (no HECS)
- No training contract (non apprenticeship model)
- Student meets all costs of training
- No employer involvement
- Once qualification is obtained, registration as tradesperson follows COAG 2006 decision on no requirement for further sign off.
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Drivers for ChangeDrivers for Change
- Training Package – industry requirement for workplace evidence gathering
- Skills tracker
- Training Package – workplace assessments – the myth !!!
- Government Programs
- FOUNDATION SKILLS (all Skills Councils)- Literacy and numeracy skills- Employment skills – communications and job ready skills.
- TRADE CADETSHIPS- Commence in Years 9 and 10- Federal Govt submission to FWA 23rd May 2012- Recognition of Pre-Apprenticeship/Pre Vocational courses for setting applicable wage rates.
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* * T H E F U T U R E *T H E F U T U R E *
ARE WE SEEING THE START OF THE ARE WE SEEING THE START OF THE DEMISE OF APPRENTICESHIPS ??DEMISE OF APPRENTICESHIPS ??
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