victoria – barwon south west 2012 – 2014 regional

VICTORIA ndash BARWON SOUTH WEST

2012 ndash 2014 JULY 2013

REGIONAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND JOBS PLAN

Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan ndash Barwon South West 2

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This plan was first published in July 2012 This is the July 2013 edition Details in this report are correct at time of drafting This report can be found at the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage (wwwdeewrgovauresj) or the My Region website (wwwmyregiongovau)

For more information about this plan please contact The Office of Regional Education Skills and Jobs GPO Box 9880 Canberra ACT 2601 Email oresjdeewrgovau

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The document must be attributed as the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan 2012-14 ndash Barwon South West

Disclaimer about data used in this plan Data used in the development of this plan comes from a variety of sources and was correct at time of drafting This document should not be used as a data source as data referred to may have been updated or reformulated since the publication of the plan Refer to primary sources for confirmation of data


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CONTENTS

Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans 4

Map of Barwon South West 5

Executive summary 6

Characteristics of the region 9

Population 9

Early childhood education and care 9

School education 11

Trade Training Centres 12

Tertiary education and training 12

Jobs skills and workforce development 14

Future trends and workforce demands in the Great South Coast region 16

Other characteristics 17

Advancing Country Towns Initiative 17

Socio-Economic Disadvantage 17

DisabilityCare Australia 18

A Digital Economy 18

Issues goals and strategies 19

Issue 1 Low rates of regional participation in early childhood development education training and

employment 20

Issue 2 The region is facing significant industry restructure a patchy economy and competition for

skilled labour 22

Issue 3 Low rates of participation in VET and Higher Education in the region 24

Issue 4 Promote awareness of opportunities for industry and the community in a digital economy 26

Appendices 27

Appendix A mdash Stakeholders 27

Appendix BmdashExisting related plans and strategies 28

Abbreviations 32


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REGIONAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND JOBS PLANS The Australian Government announced the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans initiative in the 2011ndash12 Budget as part of the Building Australiarsquos Future Workforce package The initiative addresses four key areas of the Australian Governmentrsquos productivity and social inclusion agendas early childhood education and care Year 12 attainment participation in vocational and higher education and local job opportunities

The Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has deployed 34 Regional Education Skills and Jobs (RESJ) Coordinators to work with local stakeholders to develop Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans for the 46 Regional Development Australia (RDA) areas that cover non-metropolitan Australia

The plans present locally identified opportunities and challenges and outline local strategies to improve education skills and jobs outcomes in regional Australia

For more information including the contact details of your local RESJ Coordinator please refer to the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage at wwwdeewrgovauresj

Strategies Each plan reflects community priorities and includes goals and local strategies to achieve the communityrsquos objectives based on four key themes early childhood education and care school education tertiary education and training and jobs skills and workforce development

The plans build on the range of services and programs already offered by DEEWR and the strategies draw on the programs of other government agencies and the opportunities arising from major local projects

Community engagement The plans were developed by RESJ Coordinators with close community engagement and include views from young people parents employers educators service providers peak bodies community leaders government organisations and agencies and other interested individuals and organisations The plans draw strongly upon existing strategic plans in each region including the local RDA regional plan

DEEWR acknowledges the traditional owners of the Barwon South West RDA region and their elders past and present recognising their continuing connection to country This plan strives to build and harness mutually respectful relationships and reflect community priorities in education skills and jobs development for the region

Implementation The RESJ Coordinator on behalf of DEEWR will oversee the implementation of the strategies and promote and coordinate linkages between the government agencies providers and stakeholders involved in this planrsquos implementation

Progress towards achieving the goals within each plan will be closely monitored while stakeholders will be kept informed through participation in plan strategies

This edition incorporates strategies that respond to changes in local circumstances identified through continuing community input or changing government priorities in regional Australia as well as access to new data The plans continue to be living and responsive documents that will be revisited throughout their implementation to June 2014


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MAP OF BARWON SOUTH WEST

Source Department of Regional Australia Local Government Arts and Sport


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Barwon South West Regional Development Australia (RDA) region takes in the south west of Victoria

and covers the natural and built environment from the South Australian border to Geelong and

Queenscliff and from the south coast to the Southern Grampians Economically and socially diverse the

region has three economies one inland while the coast is dominated by tourism and amenity lifestyles

and Geelong with a diverse economic and social base

The region covers 32340 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 366900 It includes

the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Queenscliffe Greater Geelong Surf Coast Colac Otway

Corangamite Moyne Warrnambool Southern Grampians and Glenelg The region has 800 kilometres of

coastline representing 40 per cent of Victoriarsquos coastline

The Barwon South West RDA region comprises two subregions Geelong (G21) and the Great South Coast

(GSC) Both subregions have developed alliances of municipalities and other regional stakeholders to

complete extensive consultative planning processes The G21 subregion encompasses the LGAs of

Greater Geelong Queenscliffe Surf Coast and part of Colac Otway The GSC subregion encompasses the

LGAs of Warrnambool Moyne Corangamite Glenelg and Southern Grampians it also includes

Colac Otway

The RESJ Coordinator is a member of the G21 Alliancersquos Education and Training Pillar and the Position for

Economic Growth and Strengthen our Communities Pillars of the Great South Coast Group The work of

these Pillar groups aligns with the strategic direction of the Barwon South West Regional Development

Australia (RDA) Roadmap and this RESJ Plan

A comprehensive environmental scan and community consultation have been carried out to identify the

key education skills and jobs challenges for the region The challenges include

low rates of participation in early childhood education and care programs and low rates of tertiary qualified staff to meet community services and health workforce requirements

low rates of regional participation in education training and employment

low participation rates in VET and higher education in the region

industry restructure a patchy economy and competition for skilled labour

need to promote awareness of opportunities for industry and the community in a digital economy


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The goals of this Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan are to

increase participation rates in early childhood development services and increase qualifications for staff in the community services and health sector

improve access to education and economic opportunity and continuity of care and services for young people and families

identify barriers to participation in vocational education and training and employment to assist meet the regionrsquos employment demand

improve young peoplersquos career aspirations connection to industryemployment opportunities and reduce disengagement from school education and training

improve tertiary education enrolments and completion rates in the region

support the development of a skilled workforce to meet demands for existing and developing

industries

increase understanding and awareness of the National Broadband Network rollout and aims of

the National Digital Economy Strategy that underpin opportunities to access and participate in

education training and employment

Some outcomes achieved by the RESJ Coordinator working with local stakeholders include

Facilitating the launch of the 2012 Future Leaders of Industry program in Portland which has seen

27 students return to complete Year 12 and one student employed in a full-time apprenticeship

The program involves providing mentors to Year 11 students from four secondary schools who

support student participation in leadership and personal development and provide them with

exposure to local industry learning and career opportunities to improve career aspirations and

retention to Year 12

Delivering information on programs that support workforce development at a Small Business

Festival held in Geelong in August 2012 Funding for Training and Skills Development One impact

of this was to connect local businesses to Industry Skills Councils which has resulted in ongoing

collaboration on development of Workplace English Language and Literacy programs in the

transport and logistics and community services and health sectors

Convening an Early Childhood Education and Care Roundtable in Warrnambool in June 2012

attended by 45 participants from the early childhood education and care sector organisations

training and Job Services Australia provider networks The roundtable provided the opportunity

for service providers to strengthen linkages with groups in attendance and for agencies to

promote the benefits of funding programs and careers in the early years sector as a preferred

destination for students Projects explored as part of the roundtable conversations included

mapping current sector skills to identify the Great South Coast position in relation to meeting the

standards of the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care and service

demand drivers to inform regional workforce recruitment retention and professional

development strategies


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Facilitating a planning forum that helped identify priority projects for the Great South Coast

Position for Economic Growth pillar group to focus on Priority areas identified included

providing support for a nature based tourism project as part of a broader regional tourism

strategy maximising opportunities to grow the food and fibre industries and exploring

opportunities in alternative energy and provide access to and participation in life-long learning

These projects have been developed and undertaken in 2013 Projects include

o Establishment of the Ag Reference Group to work on the Regional Food Plan

o The Foundation Workforce Action Group developing and implementing workforce

strategies in the region

o The Education Attainment Strategy


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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGION This section sets out the characteristics of the region identified through a comprehensive environmental

scan and local consultations The information detailed in this section is not exhaustive of the

characteristics of the region but provides an overview and insight to some of the challenges facing the

region

To guide the RESJ Coordinatorrsquos identification of issues and engagement with the community various

data sets have supported the development of this plan Data used in the development of this plan was

sourced from DEEWR the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and other relevant sources Data referred

to may have been reformulated and was correct at time of drafting Different data sets are refreshed at

different intervals for example unemployment rates are updated monthly for national and

stateterritory figures and quarterly for regions

Population According to the 2011 Census the estimated residential population of the Barwon-Western District

region in 2011 was 366900 people representing an increase of 05 per cent over the year to 2011 The

distribution of residents in the region is highly concentrated in two main age cohorts of 0-24 and 35-

59 year olds The increase in population was spread across most age cohorts and statistical local areas

Greater Geelong (up 17010 people or 83) had the regionrsquos highest population growth The 25-29 year

olds (up 3364 people or 163) and 60-69 year olds (up 8771 people or 254) age cohorts recorded the

strongest growth The 10-14 year olds was the only age cohort to record a decline in the region

According to the 2011 Census approximately 10 per cent of the population of Barwon South West

identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander on Census night For Victoria this figure is 36 per cent

2011 Census data also indicates that 146 per cent of the population in the region was born overseas

compared to the state average of 234 per cent The movement of rsquosea and tree changersrsquo has also

increased the net migration of older people into the coastal areas Skilled migration and refugee

resettlement are of increasing interest to local government and industry as a response to unmet skilled

and unskilled labour

Early childhood education and care There are around 200 licensed early childhood education and care services in the region Services include

long day care family day care kindergarten and occasional care A high proportion of outside school

hours care is delivered through local primary schools

Most shires and councils in the region offer maternal child health kindergarten family day care and

long day care Some also offer Indigenous playgroups and mobile playgroups Local governments report

that the early childhood sector is at capacity and plans for expansion are being made In the more

isolated areas in the region there is a shortage of early childhood services due to irregular demand and

difficulty in sourcing qualified staff which presents a challenge to the viability of some services Early

childhood education and care is not available in a number of smaller towns in some local government

areas such as Corangamite Lack of public transport also limits the ability of some parents to access early


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childhood education and care and these issues can represent barriers to parents wishing to return to

work

Local governments play a significant role in delivering a range of early childhood education and care

services A key responsibility for local governments is to develop and implement Municipal Early Years

Plans Local Government Associations in the Barwon South West have developed or are currently

updating municipal early yearsrsquo plans that articulate policies to integrate health and early childhood

services

The Greater Geelong area has access to a large number of early childhood education and care services

including private not for profit and community child care Approved Child Care Benefit services are

spread across the City of Greater Geelong Surf Coast Shire Borough of Queenscliffe Colac Otway Shire

and Golden Plains Shire Greater Geelong also supports an Inclusion Support Agency Multifunctional

Aboriginal Childrenrsquos Services mobile child care toy libraries and playgroups

The Geelong Kindergarten Association is a kindergarten cluster managing 32 community based

kindergartens which includes the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast The five Local Government Areas in

the Great South Coast Cluster manage their kindergartens which range from nine in Warrnambool to

four in Glenelg There is also private childcare available in all but the Corangamite Shire

The Barwon South West Regional Strategic Plan (incorporating the Great South Coast Regional Strategic

Plan and G21 Geelong Region Plan) has a strong focus on access to education and employment also

recognising that the early childhood years are predictors of good education health and social outcomes

The Warrnambool City Council and the Shires of Glenelg Southern Grampians Moyne and Corangamite

have collaborated to develop a Great South Coast Early Years Project Action Plan 2011-2012 that will

target specific action in supporting and developing the regionrsquos early yearsrsquo workforce

The plan identifies a number of priority areas including greater collaboration between early childhood

education and care providers and education and training providers staff pooling shared service delivery

support for vulnerable families localised training and support for isolated educators and workforce

attraction retention and development

The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) measures young childrenrsquos development across five

domains physical health and well-being social competence emotional maturity school-based language

and cognitive skills and general knowledge 2009 AEDI data indicated at a national level 236 per cent of

children were vulnerable on one or more domain and 118 per cent were vulnerable on two or more

domains The AEDI found that in the Barwon South West RDA region the communities of Glenelg and

Surf Coast had the lowest proportions of vulnerable children for the region less than the national rates

on both measures The AEDI community of Colac-Otway had the highest proportions of vulnerable

childrenmdashbut rates were only slightly more than the national averages on both measures

The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) operates in Colac Geelong and

Winchelsea HIPPY supports parents in the year before formal education with pre-literacy and pre-

numeracy skills Further support into the first year of formal schooling extends this support to focus on

childrenrsquos learning and development


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The Parent and Community Engagement Program (PaCE) program is a community-driven program for

parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and young people (up to 19 years of

age) The program supports families and communities to be involved in their childrenrsquos education by

helping them connect with schools to get the best results for their children

helping them build relationships with principals and teachers

supporting them to help children and young people to learn at home

In 2013 funding was provided to Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative and Oz Child under the PaCE

program to set up a supported playgroup for Aboriginal parents (including teenage parents) of children

six weeks to three years of age The supported playgroup will focus on community education about the

importance of parenting skills in the first three years of a childrsquos life

School education Retention rates for young people to Year 12 or equivalent has been specifically highlighted by the

Glenelg and Southern Grampians (GSG) and the South West Local Learning and Employment Networks

(SW LLEN) as an issue The SW LLENrsquos Annual Report 2011 states that lsquothe number of young people in the

Warrnambool area who are disengaged from education employment or training is unacceptably high

Although there is not a consensus on the actual number of disengaged people aged 10 to 19 (Centrelink

data puts it at 300 while Skills Victoria data shows almost 700 in the same category) there is deep

concern in the local community about the breadth of the problemrsquo

The GSG LLEN Environmental Scan 2012 indicates that the Glenelg and Southern Grampians Shirersquos

retention rates are substantially below that for Victoria with retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander students remaining an issue Retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

compared to the overall retention rate of students in the two shires for 2010 Years 7 to 12 was only

30 per cent

Data sourced from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD)

2010 Adolescent Community Profiles indicate that at 30 June 2009 there was an estimated 40899

adolescents aged 10 to 17 residing in the Barwon South West region representing 11 per cent of the

areas total population The region provides educational services to 39913 students in 92 primary

schools 13 primary to Year 12 colleges eight secondary schools and seven specialist schools There are a

number of non-government education institutions across the region Most government secondary

schools in the region deliver both Victorian Certificate of Education and Victorian Certificate of Applied

Learning at Year 11 and 12

The DEECD 2010 NAPLAN literacy and numeracy report indicates that reading skills are slightly lower in

Glenelg and Southern Grampians Shires for grades 5 and 7 than the Victoria average In Year 9 Southern

Grampians (939) performs well against Victoria (923) but Glenelg drops behind (863) Southern

Grampians was ranked 29 out of 79 LGAs in terms of Year 9 students at or above the national minimum

standard in reading Glenelg was ranked 73 out of 79 LGAs in terms of Year 9 students at or above the

national minimum standard in reading A ranking of 1 was assigned to the LGA with the highest

percentage


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In 2009 766 per cent of young people aged 19 years in the Barwon South West region had attained

Year 12 or its equivalent Based on DEECD 2010 On Track destination data 135 per cent of early school

leavers in the region were looking for work six months later This was lower than the percentage across

Victoria (166)

The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas show students from disadvantaged backgrounds typically have

poorer results than students from higher ranked quartiles There are a number of smaller towns in the

Barwon South West RDA region where reduced access to services lowers career path opportunities and

can add to lower educational aspirations generational vulnerability and disadvantage

In 2012 the DEECD underwent a significant restructure including merging the previously identified

Grampians Barwon South West and Western Metropolitan Education Regions to form what is now the

South Western Victoria region Regional staff support learners and their families and service providers

across the region Regional offices are based in Ballarat West Footscray and Geelong

Trade Training Centres

The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program (the Program) will provide $25 billion from 2008 to 2018

to enable secondary schools across Australia to seek funding for Trade Training Centres The Program

allows students from Years 9 ndash 12 to access vocational education and training through Trade Training

Centres to give them a broader range of options to help improve Year 12 retention rates and enhance

pathways into vocational careers

The Program supports the implementation of the National Trade Cadetship initiative which will be an

option for students in Years 9 ndash 12 under the National Curriculum and will be delivered through Trade

Training Centres and other accredited training providers

In the Barwon South West region four lsquoclusterrsquo TTCrsquos and two single TTCrsquos have been funded including

Colac Otway Vocational Educational Cluster Geelong Industry TTC Cluster Portland-Heywood TTC

Cluster Joseph Innovation TTC Cluster and Balmoral TTC and the Casterton and District TTC

Qualifications being offered through these TTCrsquos include automotive studies building and construction

agriculture food processing hospitality health services and engineering

Tertiary education and training

According to the 2011 Census the proportion of the population in the Barwon South West (15 years and

over) with a post-school qualification is 426 per cent This is lower than Victoriarsquos figure of 452 per cent

Deakin University offer courses in a broad range of disciplines through their Geelong and Warrnambool

campuses The lsquoDeakin at your Doorsteprsquo initiative has been established to provide a supportive

environment to rural and regional school leavers and non-school leavers by providing learning

opportunities close to home Courses studied through this initiative in 2013 include an Associate Degree

of Arts Business and Sciences and a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Universitys Regional and Rural Futures Group is

located at Hamilton in the Southern Grampians Shire and aligned to the Potter Regional Community

Research Network The emphasis on applied research responding to regional needs currently covers

themes of workforce telehealth food and food regulation youth education and landscapes in

transition


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TAFE courses are provided through the Gordon and the South West TAFE campuses They offer

accredited and short courses across a wide range of disciplines including adult education

apprenticeships school-based apprenticeships vocational education and training in schools

traineeships certificates diplomas and advanced diplomas The Gordon TAFE has two campuses one in

Geelong and one at Colac The South West TAFE has four main campuses spread across the South West

Victoria region at Glenormiston Hamilton Portland and Warrnambool

The Marcus Oldham College situated at Geelong is a farm business management agribusiness and

equine business management college It also provides live-in student residences The College delivers

undergraduate courses in agriculture agribusiness and equine studies It also has enrolments in

Postgraduate Studies Agribusiness The Centre also acts as the interface for the Collegersquos community

engagement commitments

There are a large number of registered training organisations (RTOs) and local community adult

education facilities in towns across the Barwon South West region These include the Adult Community

and Further Educationrsquos Learn Local and adult education institutions Centre for Adult Education and the

Adult Migrant English Service

According to March 2011 data from the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood

Development increased attainment is required at the Certificate IIIIV level and the bachelor degree

level across the Barwon South West region In 2009 45000 people across the Barwon South West region

engaged in some form of vocational education and training program Of these 15 per cent of enrolments

were with Adult Community Education 17 per cent with a private RTO and the remaining 68 per cent

with TAFE

In the western part of the region RTOs responding to specific regional agricultural skills include the Rural

Industries Skill Training Centre at Hamilton providing vocational training in pasture production

management animal health animal nutrition marketing genetics cropping and wool classing At Terang

the National Centre for Dairy Education Australia through their training alliance with Goulburn Ovens

TAFE offer a number of dairy farming and processing courses They share their Terang site with the

DemoDairy Co-operative Ltd a not-for-profit research demonstration experimental dairy farm providing

dairy focused research applied demonstration and educational activities to members

Students wishing to undertake courses not provided at these institutions need to relocate to Melbourne

or elsewhere For families in the western part of the region the costs associated with relocation places

significant financial burden on them and may contribute to lack of uptake of out of region university

offers high deferral rates and low Year 12 completion rates in the region


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Jobs skills and workforce development In September 2012 there were 205604 people in the Barwon South West labour force At the same

time the unemployment rate was 54 per cent the same as Australia as a whole and slightly lower than

Victoria (56) Unemployment rates across the region vary from 24 per cent in Queenscliffe to

62 per cent in Greater Geelong Table 1 provides further detail on unemployment in the region

Table 1 Unemployment rates in Barwon South West Victoria

Unemployment rate ()

September 2011 September 2012

Colac-Otway (S) 50 55

Corangamite (S) 35 32

Glenelg (S) 64 59

Greater Geelong (C) 60 62

Moyne (S) 32 31

Queenscliffe (B) 26 24

Southern Grampians (S) 45 46

Surf Coast (S) 34 35

Warrnambool (C) 53 52

Unincorporated Vic 46 49

Source DEEWR Small Area Labour Market Estimates September 2011 and 2012

S = shires

C = cities

B = boroughs

There is also variance in the unemployment rates within the LGAs Within the Greater Geelong LGA

Corio-Inner had an unemployment rate of 95 per cent in September 2012 over double the

unemployment rate in South Barwon-Inner (40 for the same time period) Similarly the impact of a

downturn in the Glenelg Portland economy can be seen through its unemployment rate of 66 per cent

while the LGA of Glenelg is 59 per cent

According to the 2011 Census healthcare and social assistance was the largest employing industry in the

region accounting for 132 per cent of total employment Retail trade (118) manufacturing (107)

and construction (92) were the other major employing industries

In the year to November 2012 the industries with the largest increase in employment were construction

(up 4800 workers or 2210) professional services (up 4400 workers or 558) and financial services (up

3900 workers or 1135) while agriculture experienced the largest job losses (down 1400 workers or

133)


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The employment by occupation structure of Barwon-Western District reflected the regionrsquos industry

composition with the highest proportion of residents in the region working as professionals (196) and

technicians and trades workers (142) In the year to November 2012 occupations with the largest job

gains were professionals (up 9200 workers or 286) and sales workers (up 6300 workers 367) while

labourers (down 6200 workers or 214) recorded the largest loss

There were 34204 businesses based in Barwon-Western District in 2011 (65 of the Victorian total)

Most of the businesses based in the region were in the agriculture (7430 businesses or 217) and

construction (6090 businesses or 178) industries The proportions of businesses in the agriculture

industry were well above the state average

Industry projections for the Barwon South West for 2016-2017 indicate that employment in the

agriculture forestry and fisheries manufacturing wholesale financial services and public administration

and safety is expected to decrease There is significant growth predicted for the health care and social

assistance industry and to a lesser extent construction education and training administration and

support services transport postal and logistics and retail industries

The Barwon South West region hosts nearly 20 per cent of Australiarsquos forestry plantations Monash

Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) employment forecasts June 2012 indicated that the Barwon South West

region employed a total of 14600 people in forestry wood and paper product manufacturing The

harvest of blue gum plantations (the Green Triangle region) is experiencing a demand for workers with

skills across the sector and in particular at Certificate III level Monash reports note highly advanced

technology that assists in forest planning and forest operations as well as in fire and pathogen

management and in the cultivation of trees is widely used in this sector Technical and digital skills to

use these new information technologies (including remote sensing technologies mobile geographic

information system (GIS) applications and forest information management and decision support tools)

are important for the development of this sector There is potential to develop skills to meet this growing

need and the industries that support it such as transport and logistics and automotive mechanical

engineering

The RDA Barwon South West commissioned impact study Filling the Glass August 2012 notes that the

Western Victorian and south east South Australian dairy industry produces 21 billion litres of milk which

is nearly one quarter of Australiarsquos total milk production and together with processors and service

providers generates a third ($36 billion) of all economic activity in the region The industry has

identified a goal of producing 3 billion litres by 2020 The Barwon South West is Australiarsquos largest dairy

production region providing approximately 25 per cent of the national yields Recommendations from

this study included responding to the specific demand and supply of future labour and development of

strategies to ensure the industry has access to an appropriately skilled workforce

New energy facilities under development include planned investments in gas wind geothermal and

wave energy power plants The Otway Basin has significant natural gas reserves and when completed

the Mortlake gas power station will have the capacity to supply the equivalent of peak power to 250000

homes The region is home to a large number of wind turbines with more under planningconstruction

Portland and Geelong are both deep water ports with exports including oil grain wood chips alumina

mineral sands and fertiliser Avalon Airport located to the north of Geelong in close proximity to

Melbourne presents an opportunity for growth in domestic and freight numbers


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The Australian Government has identified Geelong as a Priority Employment Area and through the 2013-

14 Budget has provided additional support to the region to focus on localised solutions to employment

skills and workforce development issues As of July 2013 a Local Employment Coordinator will be

engaged to identify and work on labour market strategies and maximise government investment in the

Geelong area

The Great South Coast is internationally recognised as a significant tourist destination Visitors to the

Great Ocean Road account for more than half of all international overnight stays in regional Victoria The

Great South Coast has a rich cultural heritage from Aboriginal cultural heritage sites of the Gunditjmara

people to early white settlement There is significant potential for tourism growth from both Coastal and

hinterland nature based tourism and the regionrsquos cultural heritage and amenity

A snapshot of other significant industries include mineral sands ($700 million export revenue)

aluminium (Alcoa is responsible for 30 of national production) oil and gas (from two offshore gas

fields with an onshore gas processing facility near Port Campbell) tourism (there were seven million

visitors to the Great Ocean Road in 2011) clean energy (a $9 billion investment in gas wind geothermal

and wave energy) and sheep used for meat and wool

A priority in the Barwon South West Regional Strategic Plan is to implement actions to address skills

shortages in the Great South Coast region The disproportionate ageing of the rural population

exacerbated by the loss of rural youth and young adults to larger urban centres combined with

increased skill and labour competition between sectors could be a constraint to the anticipated

economic development of the area

Future trends and workforce demands in the Great South Coast region The Great South Coast Major Projects Cumulative Impacts Study April 2011 reports that nationally

significant socio-economic investment into the region over the next five years will require the local state

and federal governments to collaborate and strategically plan to achieve long-term sustainable benefits

across a diverse range of social environmental and economic factors

Key findings include the following

growth is strongest in Warrnambool City

the potential for jobs growth within the existing economy is solid with over 1500 new jobs

expected in the next five years

some 62 per cent of businesses surveyed in a 2010 workforce study expect to increase their

workforce in the next three years (compared to 35 for the state as a whole)

unemployment in the region is below the Victorian average

average annual employment growth in all areas in the region is forecast to outstrip population

growth over the next decade a rate higher than that in any other region in the state

the region is facing critical skills and people shortages

the economic output for the region for 2011 is estimated at $141 billion manufacturing is the

dominant sector with an output of $46 billion


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Other characteristics

Advancing Country Towns Initiative

The Victorian State Government has identified nine sites across rural Victoria that will be the focus for

assistance under the Advancing Country Towns initiative The initiative supports local communities to

develop a range of solutions such as improved access to early childhood education and care services

educational attainment employment opportunities and economic participation The RESJ Coordinator is

a representative on the Steering Group for the Advancing Country Towns initiatives in Heywood and

Colac

Socio-Economic Disadvantage The ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage describes disadvantage from a geographic

perspective based on information relating to income education occupation wealth and living

conditions

In March 2011 the Department of Planning and Community Development published a report Change

and disadvantage in the Barwon South West Region Victoria which identifies localities in Barwon South

West that are relatively disadvantaged in Victoria and also contribute to the most disadvantaged

10 per cent of the population in Australia The table below provides more detail

Table 2 Disadvantaged localities in the Barwon South West region

Shire or city Locality No of Population disadvantaged

City of Greater Geelong

Corio Norlane 14928

Whittington 4651

North Geelong (postcode 3215) 2142

City of Warrnambool Warrnambool 2495

Colac Otway Shire Colac 2044

Cressy 123

Glenelg Shire

Portland 1730

Heywood 863

Merino 220

Corangamite Shire Camperdown 881

Lismore 285

Southern Grampians Shire Glenthompson 139

Source Department of Planning and Community Development Change and disadvantage in the BSW Region Victoria March 2011


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Disadvantaged people in the region include people with relatively low levels of education teenagers

people with disability and families without employment The most vulnerable people often rely on jobs

in lower skilled areas that are under pressure from low global wage levels

Less than 1 per cent of the population in the region use public transport significantly below the Victorian

state average This may be attributed to a lack of available or suitable transport andor transport that

aligns with the education training or employment demands of the community Providing access to

services for young people and an increasingly older population living outside Geelong is a significant

challenge

DisabilityCare Australia The Australian Government is establishing a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) DisabilityCare

Australia which will take a lifelong approach to providing care and support for people with disability The

site for Victoriarsquos launch of DisabilityCare Australia is in the Barwon South West region specifically the

City of Greater Geelong the Colac-Otway Shire the Surf Coast and the Borough of Queenscliffe This will

commence from July 2013 for new clients from birth to 65 years and existing clients and will be phased

in over three years Around 4000 people with disability are expected to benefit from the first stage in

year one By the third year around 5000 people with disability are expected to benefit from the launch

stage of the scheme in Victoria

A Digital Economy

The roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) and its impact on the Barwon South West region

and particularly Greater Geelong was the focus of a meeting in Geelong in November 2012 This meeting

provided a series of insights into the digital fibre roll out and its effect on the community as well as

opportunities for the region including barriers and future service delivery for business and industry and

for essential services such as health and education The City of Greater Geelong is taking the lead in the

NBN rollout for the Barwon South West region and has formed the G21 NBN Working Group which will

initiate a digital economy strategy for the community


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ISSUES GOALS AND STRATEGIES This section sets out the issues and goals identified through local consultation It also details the specific

strategies that will help achieve the communityrsquos objectives The issues and strategies will be reviewed

and may be modified throughout the implementation of the plan to June 2014 to ensure they respond to

emerging issues and opportunities or changing community or government priorities in the Barwon South

West RDA region

The programs and stakeholders listed in the following tables are indicative only Both may vary over time and any listing does not guarantee either the availability of program funding or stakeholder involvement

Colour codes indicate how each issue relates to the four key themes of the Regional Education Skills and

Jobs Plans initiative

Early childhood education and care

School education


Jobs skills and workforce development

The numbering of each issue is for ease of reference only and does not indicate its priority within the region They are generally sequenced according to the life cycle of the four key themes listed above


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Issue 1 Low rates of regional participation in early childhood development education training and employment

Goal Improve access to education and economic opportunity and continuity of care and services for young people and families


School education Tertiary education and

training Jobs skills and workforce

development

Strategies Stakeholders Programs

Act as a conduit for information and support by facilitating linkages across DEEWR and other government programs to support community action and the work of the Advancing Country Towns HeywoodColac Steering Groups

Work with community stakeholders to develop education and economic projects that increase training and employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians including support for World Heritage listing of the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape

Work with community stakeholder groups to develop transition to school projects that will increase parent and child participation in early childhood development and care programs

Support progress of priorities and projects identified in the Great South Coast Early Years Regional Action Plan

Provide information to early childhood education and care and aged care stakeholders on training and development opportunitiesprograms

Liaise with early childhood education and care aged care and community services networks to maintain and increase awareness of training development and inclusion support opportunities associated with DEEWR and other Australian Government programs

Work with the community Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) TAFErsquos and other agencies to investigate options for the development of training and employment to support economic growth and to promote a lsquolearning culturersquo in the community

Work with community and agencies to identify gaps in access to and provision of early years projects including establishing engagement and learning programs such as the Parental and Community Engagement (PaCE) Program

Support promotion of the lsquoDeakin at your Doorsteprsquo study program through schools careers and provider networks through information sessions to increase enrolments in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and promote it as a career pathway option andor professional development opportunity

Aboriginal organisations and networks

Adult education providers

Deakin University

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Vic)

Department of Human Services (Centrelink)

Department of Planning and Community Development (Vic)

Disability Employment Service (DES) Providers

Early Childhood Development and Care Providers

Expansive Learning Network Geelong

G21 Alliance and Education and Training Pillar

Gordon Institute

Great South Coast Workforce Action Group

GSC Pillar Groups

Heywood and Colac Advancing Country Towns Steering Groups

Industry and business networks

Industry Skills Councils

Jobs Services Australia (JSA) providers

Kindergartens

Australian Apprenticeships Access Program

Australian Government Skills Connect

Child Care Benefit

Child Care Services Support Program

Childcare Rebate

DES

Education Investment Fund

Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters

Inclusion Professional Support Program

Indigenous Employment Program

Indigenous Youth Mobility Program

Investing In Skills Recognition and Experience

National Workforce Development Fund

Parental and Community Engagement

Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) (formerly Language Literacy and Numeracy Program)

Tools for your Trade

Workplace English Language and Literacy


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Work with Great South Coast communities and early childhood education and care providers to strengthen engagement with and access to Aboriginal early childhood education and care programs and linkages to Kindergarten for 4 year olds

Represent DEEWR on Advancing Country Towns Steering Groups for Heywood and Colac to assist development of initiatives that focus on Workforce Development and Participation Pathways

Encourage networks to collaborate to pool resources and increase training and employment outcomes across the region

Koorie Transition Officers

Local Employment Coordinator

Local Government Associations

Local Learning and Employment Networks

National Disability Coordination Officer

Regional Development Australian Government Regional Development Victoria

Registered training organisations

RMIT University

State and local government

SW TAFE

Wurreker Brokers


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Issue 2 The region is facing significant industry restructure a patchy economy and competition for skilled labour

Goals Barriers are identified to inform strategies that increase participation in vocational education and training and employment in high demand and emerging industries

Support development of a skilled workforce to meet demands for existing and developing industries




development


Collaborate with industry government and training providers to establish a Workforce Action Group in the Great South Coast (GSC) to assist the development and implementation of a framework that supports regional sector workforce development strategies to respond to industry restructure and labour demands

Work with the GSC Pillar Groups and careers networks establishmaintain partnerships with industry and education providers to identify opportunities to deliver targeted workforce and careers information

Support a smooth client transition and implementation of the DisabilityCare Australia pilot in Geelong by assisting the agency with successful client interface and recruitment of skilled staffing with particular reference to client need and the recommendations and processes of the Barwon Health Regional Workforce Strategy Action Plans

Participate in the Regional Living Expo in Melbourne to promote the region as an attractive destination for skilled workers and families and to promote availability of lsquoreal jobsrsquo in the region

Through participation on the G21 Alliance Education and Training Pillar Committee promote engagement and participation of industry in education training and employment programs

Support Education Authorities schools and community groups through provision of advice on labour marketindustry data and government policy and processes to develop sustainable models that respond to opportunities in the Australian Governmentrsquos Trade Training Centre in Schools program

Support development and implementation of an integrated Barwon South West region Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy and associated Action Plans

Contribute to the development of a Regional Food Plan and promotion of the region and regional products through a Food Summit in 2013

Australian Apprenticeships Centres

Department of Business Innovation (Vic)

Department of Education Early Childhood Development (Vic)

Department of Human Services (Vic)


Department of Industry Innovation Climate Change Science Research and Tertiary Education


DisabilityCare Australia

Disability Employment Service (DES) providers

G21 Alliance Education and Training Pillar


GSC Group Position for Economic Growth and Strengthen our Communities Pillars

Horizon 21

Accelerated Apprenticeship Program

Apprenticeship mentoring program


Department of Immigration and Citizenshiprsquos Skills Select On Line Service

DES

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support Program


Investing in Skills and Experience skills recognition

JSA


Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) formerly Language Literacy and Numeracy program

Support for Adult Australian Apprentices

lsquoTools for your Tradersquo

Trade Training Centres in Schools


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Provide employers and industry with information collected through the DEEWR Survey of Employers Recruitment Experiences to provide local context and increased participation in workforce planning and training

Partner with industry and education and training providers to deliver information and skills training appropriate to local and regional demand

Work with the Local Employment Coordinator to provide information to and facilitate employersrsquo access to brokers and programs that will increase employment participation rates and professional development within small to medium sized enterprises

In collaboration with community groups and providers develop careers information material andor web based products that will improve community access to career and learning pathways

As part of a working group of the G21 Education and Training Pillar assist in convening a workshop in mid-2013 to determine current progress priorities achievability and other measures to advance the RDARDV Barwon South West Tertiary Attainment project

Support three workshops across the region to attract support from farmers processors and service providers to form a reference group to help drive development of a regional food plan and promote the food forum and the work of Great South Coast the Workforce Action Group and other GSC stakeholders

Industry Skills Councils Jobs Services Australia (JSA) providers




Schools and Trade Training CentresBoards

TAFEs

Universities


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Issue 3 Low rates of participation in VET and Higher Education in the region

Goals Improve career aspirations connection to industryemployment opportunities and reduce disengagement from school education and training

Improve tertiary education enrolments and completions in the region to increase the number of skilled workers



development


Collaborate with key stakeholders to engage schools and other agencies to promote student aspiration retention investment in careers information and advice and work placement

In collaboration with community stakeholders and other agencies in the Great South Coast and Greater Geelong region support the development of strategies that promote and increase participation in tertiary education and training and contribute to the economic growth and community wellbeing of the region

Actively work with community networks industry training providers and employment service providers to ensure training meets the needs of industry and responds to skills demand

Support the Expansive Learning Network Geelong to promote industry and education provider relationships that will provide better education economic and community outcomes

Assist stakeholders to promote local success stories

Collaborate with training institutions such as Deakin South West TAFE Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the Gordon Institute to ensure that Australian Government programs concerning VET pathways to higher education are fully utilised

Work with registered training organisations employers and industry to share best practice regarding apprenticeship attraction commencement and completion

Coordinate partnerships between the local agency being established to deliver DisabilityCare Australia and the education sector Job Services Australia (JSA) and Disability Employment Services (DES) providers and industry to maximise benefits from existing and new Trade Training Centres in Schools projects across the region

Work collaboratively with stakeholders to maximise opportunities from VET and higher education providers in the region to increase the number of people with bachelor degree qualifications

Australian Apprenticeship Centres

Committees for Geelong and Portland

Deakin University

Department of Business and Innovation

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Higher Education Skills Group (Vic State Training Authority)


DES providers


G21 Alliance

Gordon Institute

GSC Inc

Industry and business groups


JSA providers




Apprenticeships Mentoring Program

Australian Accelerated Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeship Programs


Deakin at your Doorstep

DES

Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program

Skills Recognition Investing in Skills and Experience (IIERST)


JSA

Parent and Community Engagement

School Business Community Partnership

School Chaplaincy Program

Skills for Education and Employment (formerly Language Literacy and Numeracy Program)


Youth Connections


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Support the 2013 Future Leaders of Industry program in Portland as part of a broader promotion and engagement strategy between schools industry business and education providers

Provide updated labour market data to education providers schools students and families to highlight the relationship between education qualifications and labour market participation

Support Job Services Australia (JSA) providers Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) and careers networks to engage with parents and young people to strengthen connection to schools and training institutions and career pathway options

Partner with LLENs and key stakeholders to develop a multi-channel careers app project and improvements to software capability as an integral part of a broader lsquojobsrsquo platform

Promote foundation programs to industry and business as a means of increasing labour participation and to increase the capacity and capability of the local workforce

Work with the Local Employment Coordinator local government industry JSA providers and migrant settlement groups to increase the engagement training and retention of migrants unemployed people and workers in transition into areas where there is an increasing demand for labour

Participate in and support actions through the Toward Liveable Communities place-based working groups to focus efforts on addressing disadvantage in existing Portland neighbourhoods

School Business Community Partnership Brokers

South West TAFE

Toward Liveable Communities Groups


Workforce Action Group Great South Coast


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Issue 4 Promote awareness of opportunities for industry and the community in a digital economy

Goal Increase understanding and awareness of the National Broadband Network rollout and aims of the National Digital Economy Strategy that underpin opportunities to access and participate in education training and employment




development


In collaboration with stakeholders facilitate access to community industry and schools to National Broadband Network (NBN) information on fibre and wireless provision as well as the proposed rollout

Promote opportunities to develop and deliver flexible learning opportunities to communities where total numbers and access to local face-to-face training has not been viable for registered training organisations

Participate in community and government forums that contribute to the regional NBN employment and training response during rollout in the region to enable a coordinated regional approach to addressing NBN rollout labour demand

Support the work of the City of Greater Geelong NBN Working Group and key stakeholders to assist the development of a digital economy strategy for the region

In collaboration with key stakeholders (local councils UniversityTAFE RTOrsquos business) support the development of a digitalbroadband engagement plan with strategies related to connectivity and how the Great South Coast business and residential communities are being made aware of advantages and benefits from digital economy and intended installation of high speed broadband This may include

o disseminating information through various industry groups (eg through business networks and pillar groups)

o assisting businesses to firstly see advantage arising from the digital age and then more specifically high speed broadband connection

Collaborate on the development of a CareersJobs App that supports local job communities

ACFE Learn Local

Deakin University

Department of Broadband Communication and the Digital Economy



G21

GSC Group

Horizon21


Job Services Australia (JSA) providers




NBN Contractor

Regional Development Australia Committee Barwon South West


RMIT University

Schools

TAFEs



National Broadband Network Enabled Skills Services Program

National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy


Productive Ageing through Community Education (PAtCE)

RDA Fund


VET National Support Program


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APPENDICES

Appendix A mdash Stakeholders Below is a list of organisations consulted during the development of this RESJ Plan listed by sector

Stakeholders involved in the RESJ Plan development

Sector Stakeholder

Local government Borough of Queenscliffe City of Greater Geelong Surf Coast Shire Colac Otway

Shire Corangamite Shire Moyne Shire Warrnambool City Southern

Grampians Shire Glenelg Shire

State government Skills Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Department of Planning and Community Development Department of Business

and Innovation Regional Development Victoria

Government service

providers

Job Services Australia providers Disability Employment Services providers


Education A range of Government Catholic and private education and early years

providers

Vocational Education and

Training

South West Institute of TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE National Centre for

Dairy Education Australia (GOTAFE) registered training organisations Industry

Skills Councils

Higher education Deakin University Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Youth Geelong Local Learning and Employment Network Glenelg and Southern

Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network South West Local

Learning and Employment Network

Employment Industry and Business GroupsNetworks

Indigenous organisations Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Winda-Mara

Aboriginal Corporation Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative Gunditjmara

Aboriginal Cooperative local Aboriginal education consultative groups

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc

Regional development Regional Development Australia Barwon South West G21 Alliance Great South

Coast Group Inc Department of Regional Australia Local Government Arts

and Sport Regional Development Victoria Department of Planning and

Community Development


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Appendix BmdashExisting related plans and strategies This section includes some of the related strategic plans in the region which have

influenced the direction of the RESJ Plan

have complementary goals and strategies andor

have significance in the region in relation to education skills and jobs

It provides an overview of how each strategy or plan has had an impact on this RESJ Plan and how it may

be utilised to maximise outcomes

Plan or strategy Impact on RESJ Plan

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Barwon South West Regional Strategic Plan 2012-2015 (incorporating the Great South Coast Regional Strategic Plan and the G21 Geelong Region Plan)

The Regional Development Australia (RDA) plan is built on extensive community collaboration and environmental scanning which include strategies that seek to increase participation in education training tertiary attainment and employment

The RDA plan also considers the views of governance bodies industry and other regional organisations which continue to drive significant work

In late 2012 the RDA Committee developed a second release of the Plan the Barwon South West Strategic Regional Plan 2012-2015 The RDA Plan identifies the diverse economy of the region and opportunities for growth through key areas for attention including food digital economy skills and education and energy

The RDA plan has identified the need to attract and develop a skilled workforce as a key to the regionrsquos economic success

This RESJ Planrsquos strategies build on and complement the Barwon South West RDA goals

Great South Coast Major Projects Cumulative Impacts Study 2011 (including the Great South Coast Industry Workforce Development Strategy)

These initiatives provide information on labour supply and workforce development in the region including goals to

promote local career opportunities

increase the supply of labour by helping people who have barriers to employment

provide industry with a greater say in training

This RESJ Plan has goals such as partnering with industry and education and training providers that will support the aims of the Great South Coast communities


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Committee for Portland Business Plan

The Committee for Portland Business Plan has five strategic goals

encourage adaptable people

develop and recruit skilled people

establish quality and accessible services

strengthen business

attract investment

This RESJ Planrsquos strategy such as partnering with industry and education and training providers to deliver information and skills training appropriate to local and regional demand supports the Committee for Portlandrsquos goals

Great South Coast Early Years Network Action Plan 2012-2014

The Great South Coast Early Years Network (GSC EYN) is an established network of agencies working strategically across the Great South Coast to improve outcomes for children and families The Network membership includes representatives from local governments state and federal government departments and community sector and health organisations

The Network works across five local government areas Corangamite Glenelg Moyne Southern Grampians and Warrnambool and is guided by the GSC EYN Action Plan The RESJ Coordinator is a member of the network and has a strong focus on areas outlined in the Action Plan including

strong leadership on Early Years

a capable and sustainable regional Early Years Workforce

a network that supports child health wellbeing learning and development and

quality accessible and affordable Early Years services

This RESJ Plan responds to both service delivery and workforce capability issues including increasing the skills of the Great South Coast Early Years workforce and increasing engagement and collaboration between the early years and education and training providers

Barwon South West Regional Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy and Action Plans 2012-2022

The key objectives of the strategy include

enabling a better managed and coordinated local workforce

linking local action with national and state health wellbeing education and training

creating an ongoing environment for local innovation by strengthening local workforce leadership governance and collaboration mechanisms

strengthening the nexus between the Barwon South West health wellbeing education and training sector in a planning process led and owned by them

This RESJ Planrsquos goal to identify barriers and inform strategies that seek to increase participation in vocational education and training and employment in the Health and Community Services industry supports the objectives of the Barwon South West Regional Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy and Action Plans


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Driving Down The Track 2014

An Action Plan to grow the dairy industry in south west Victoria and increase milk production to 3 billion litres by 2020

The actions in the Driving Down The Track Action Plan include

attracting building and sustaining skilled people

providing dairy extension education technical and professional services that lead demand and

finding developing and supporting leaders who work to achieve the regional goals

This RESJ Plan includes a strategy to support workshops across the region to attract support from farmers processors and service providers to form a reference group This reference group would help to drive the development of a regional food plan promote the food forum the work of Great South Coast the Workforce Action Group and other Great South Coast stakeholders

DEEWR Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2011ndash2014

The Reconciliation Action Plan has set targets to

halve the gap in reading writing and numeracy within a decade (by 2018)

halve the gap in Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020 and

halve the gap in employment outcomes within a decade (by 2018)

This RESJ Plans strategy to collaborate with the Heywood community on a project to increase the engagement and participation rates of vulnerable families supports the RAP targets

Australian Government Indigenous Economic Development Strategy 2011ndash2018

The five priorities of the strategy are to

strengthen foundations to create an environment that supports economic development

invest in education

encourage participation and improve access to skills development and jobs

support the growth of Indigenous business and entrepreneurship and

help individuals and communities to achieve financial security and independence by increasing their ability to identify build and make the most of economic assets

This RESJ Plan recognises and supports the strategic direction of the Indigenous Economic Development Strategy and aligns the actions to representation on the Geelong Aboriginal Partnership forum to help identify and link initiatives that focus on improving education health and employment outcomes for the Indigenous community


The Greater Geelong Glenelg and Southern Grampians and South West Local Learning and Employment Networks have priorities that include working with disengaged students and improving work readiness and career aspirations

This RESJ Planrsquos goals to support school transition and access to workplace learning strategies and to increase Certificate III and higher education completions will support these priorities


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Barwon Youth Strategic Plan 2012ndash2014

The Barwon Youth Strategic Plan seeks to empower young people to lead fulfilling and independent lives focusing on providing effective youth participation through purposeful engagement and inclusiveness

This RESJ Planrsquos goals of collaborating to provide support to disengaged young people and improve continuity of care and service support for vulnerable families will complement the goals of the Barwon Youth Strategic Plan

Great South Coast (GSC) Regional Growth Plan 2013

Corangamite

Glenelg

Moyne

Southern Grampians Shire Councils and

Warrnambool City Council

Department of Planning and Community Development

Regional growth plans provide broad direction for land use and development across regional Victoria They also provide more detailed planning frameworks for key regional centres

The plans will respond to the directions in the regional strategic plans (originally called lsquoregional plansrsquo) that were prepared by regional groupings of councils in Victoria in 2010

The RESJ Coordinator is a member of two Pillars of the GSC Group and collaborates on responses to priorities identified in the GSC Plan 2013 and supported by the evidence provided in the GSC Regional Growth Plan 2013

Improving Victoriarsquos Early Childhood Workforce Working to Give Children the Best Start in Life

This strategy responds to Victoriarsquos increasing demand for early childhood services

This RESJ Plan has strategies that support greater access and participation in accredited training for the early years workforce across the region

Priority Employment Area initiative ndash Geelong region

The RESJ Coordinator will work closely with the Local Employment Coordinator to support projects to improve employment and participation outcomes

The Priority Employment Area initiative will improve employment and workforce development outcomes This RESJ Plan has strategies that will support this initiative


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ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Full Term

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

AEDI Australian Early Development Index

DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Vic)

DEEWR Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations

DES Disability Employment Services

G21 Geelong Region Alliance

GSC Great South Coast

GSG LLEN Glenelg and Southern Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network

HIPPY Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters

JSA Job Services Australia

LEC Local Employment Coordinator

LGA Local Government Area

LLEN Local Learning and Employment Network

NAPLAN National Assessment Program ndash Literacy and Numeracy

NBN National Broadband Network

NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme

NWDF National Workforce Development Fund

PaCE Parental and Community Engagement

RDA Regional Development Australia

RESJ Regional Education Skills and Jobs

RPL Recognition of Prior Learning

RTO Registered Training Organisation

SEE Skills for Education and Employment

SW LLEN South West Local Learning and Employment Network

TAFE Training and Further Education

WELL Workplace English Language and Literacy


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This plan was first published in July 2012 This is the July 2013 edition Details in this report are correct at time of drafting This report can be found at the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage (wwwdeewrgovauresj) or the My Region website (wwwmyregiongovau)

For more information about this plan please contact The Office of Regional Education Skills and Jobs GPO Box 9880 Canberra ACT 2601 Email oresjdeewrgovau

ISBN 978-0-642-78675-3 [PDF] 978-0-642-78676-0 [DOCX]

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 30 Australia licence (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30au)

The details of the relevant licence conditions (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30aulegalcode) are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 30 AU licence

The document must be attributed as the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan 2012-14 ndash Barwon South West

Disclaimer about data used in this plan Data used in the development of this plan comes from a variety of sources and was correct at time of drafting This document should not be used as a data source as data referred to may have been updated or reformulated since the publication of the plan Refer to primary sources for confirmation of data


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CONTENTS



Executive summary 6


Population 9


School education 11












employment 20


skilled labour 22



Appendices 27



Abbreviations 32


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transition


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with TAFE













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Moyne (S) 32 31







S = shires

C = cities

B = boroughs












133)


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engineering

















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Geelong area

































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Colac



conditions








Corio Norlane 14928

Whittington 4651




Cressy 123

Glenelg Shire

Portland 1730

Heywood 863

Merino 220


Lismore 285




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challenge









A Digital Economy









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West RDA region





School education





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development













Deakin University








Gordon Institute


GSC Pillar Groups





Kindergartens



Child Care Benefit


Childcare Rebate

DES













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RMIT University


SW TAFE

Wurreker Brokers


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development






















Horizon 21





DES




JSA







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TAFEs

Universities


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development













Deakin University




DES providers


G21 Alliance

Gordon Institute

GSC Inc



JSA providers









DES




JSA






Youth Connections


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South West TAFE





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development










ACFE Learn Local

Deakin University




G21

GSC Group

Horizon21






NBN Contractor



RMIT University

Schools

TAFEs







RDA Fund




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APPENDICES



Sector Stakeholder







Government service

providers




providers


Training



Skills Councils















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strengthen business

attract investment


















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invest in education









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Corangamite

Glenelg

Moyne














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CONTENTS



Executive summary 6


Population 9


School education 11












employment 20


skilled labour 22



Appendices 27



Abbreviations 32


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transition


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Moyne (S) 32 31







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B = boroughs












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engineering

















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Geelong area

































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Colac



conditions








Corio Norlane 14928

Whittington 4651




Cressy 123

Glenelg Shire

Portland 1730

Heywood 863

Merino 220


Lismore 285




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challenge









A Digital Economy









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West RDA region





School education





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Deakin University








Gordon Institute


GSC Pillar Groups





Kindergartens



Child Care Benefit


Childcare Rebate

DES













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RMIT University


SW TAFE

Wurreker Brokers


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Horizon 21





DES




JSA







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TAFEs

Universities


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Deakin University




DES providers


G21 Alliance

Gordon Institute

GSC Inc



JSA providers









DES




JSA






Youth Connections


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development










ACFE Learn Local

Deakin University




G21

GSC Group

Horizon21






NBN Contractor



RMIT University

Schools

TAFEs







RDA Fund




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APPENDICES



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Government service

providers




providers


Training



Skills Councils















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