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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Place based regional critical skills investment, A POSSIBLE SOLUTION AITSL STANDARDS drive PD in schools Formal inclusion of business in planning social media presence Champions and awards for strategic partnerships High level brokerage, emergent policy frame DEFINITION “to reduce persistent inefficiency (underutilisation of the full potential) and inequality (share of people below a given standard of well-being and/or extent of interpersonal disparities) in specific places, through the 1 0promotion of bundles of integrated, place tailored public goods and services, designed and implemented by eliciting and aggregating local preferences and knowledge through participatory political institutions, and by establishing linkages with other places” (2009, 5)., A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WHO CAN APPLY ? incorporated not for profit organisations. WHAT RESULTS DOES RDA WANT ? Criterion 1 Extent to which the project leverages funding from a variety of sources eligible to apply for funding: Criterion 2A Extent to which the project will contribute to and sustain regional economic growth Criterion 2B Extent to which the project will provide community benefit Criterion 3 Sustainability and ongoing viability Criterion 4 Demonstrated capacity to implement and maintain the project Criterion 5 (Not for profit organisations only) Extent to which the project supports services to regional communities Projects must be “investment ready”, that is ready to proceed within six months Better coordinate state, commonwealth, local government and private (including not‐for‐profit) HOW DOES THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORK ? Timelines Rolling after round 1 in May Documents such as business cases,a cost benefit analysis, feasibility studies and project plans, Project grants over $5 million will be required to be matched on at least a dollar for dollar basis consistent with their Regional Plans. single or multi‐year funding up to 2014‐15. between $500,000 and $25 million (GST exclusive no prescribed ratio for matching funding for projects under $5 million, however priority will be given to those projects which maximise leverage from external sources, A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, demand driven NOt supply driven WHO CAN APPLY ? Industry lead agency to manage project resources and reporting, and ensure the objectives and deliverables achieved. one or more Participating Employers and at least one RTO POTENTIAL PARTNERS Participating Employer or Employers (if more than one)/Participating Registered Training Organisations (RTO) Participating Recruitment Organisations (if the Project involves job seekers)/ Industry Skills Councils State Industry Training Advisory Boards/Industry, employer and employee associations WHAT RESULTS DO THEY WANT ? identification of regional priorities by local communities and investment in those priorities; support for regional economic development by assisting regions to develop and implement projects with broad based local support and which have identified potential to deliver lasting economic and community benefits; sustained increases to the economic output of local and regional economies; increased social capital, amenity and/or liveability within the community; communities which achieve sustainable growth; integrated Australian, state and local government programs, activities and investment; new opportunities for private sector participation and partnerships; removal of barriers and/or a direct incentive for business investment in regional locations; and addressing specific areas of disadvantage faced by regional Australia. HOW DO WE APPLY ? Identify workforce planning processes to articulate labour and skills needs in at least one of the following national priorities: skilling Australia;/lifting productivity;/maximising the opportunity of broadband;/sustaining our environment; social inclusion; andwater and energy efficiency. Labour Market Segments considered favourably Indigenous Australians, women, mature age and young people/ job seekers in high unemployment regions people with disabilities, school leavers and young people 4 YEAR FUNDING 2010-11 until 2013-14. Size of Participating Employer’s Workforce (Full Time Equivalent)& Govt contribution 1 -99 (small) 90%/10% + 10% admin costs;100 – 199 (medium)75%/25%;200 and above (large)50%/50% training delivery costs, including materials and equipment directly required for training, and mentoring and Learner support. the direct administrative costs associated with managing a Project under the Fund, such as coordinating Partner Organisations, coordinating the PWP, collecting Project data, progress reports and preparing Project reports, emergent policy frame Thus their value applies not just to “Regional Australia”defined as rural regions, but also to metropolitan regions. Indeed, thinking about Regional Australia as exhibiting a special category of economic problems requiring unique solutions may be unhelpful. Metropolitan sub-regions could benefit from place-based approaches as much as rural and regional Australia., emergent policy frame The Howard (conservative) Liberal government (1996-2007) maintained that local and regional development was a State responsibility. To the extent that the Commonwealth government entered regional policy, this was often as a competitor rather than a partner of the States. Although the structure of local government varies among the States, in general, compared to Europe, local autonomy is very limited in Australia and the States remain the most important actors in local and regional development through the provision of infrastructure, incentives to industry and funding for training and skills development., emergent policy frame the discussion in Australia occurs in the context of enduring growth, anticipated population expansion and the opportunities and challenges for urban and regional development which these produce., RDA FUND political power of independents ? WHO CAN APPLY ? incorporated not for profit organisations. WHAT RESULTS DOES RDA WANT ? Criterion 1 Extent to which the project leverages funding from a variety of sources eligible to apply for funding: Criterion 2A Extent to which the project will contribute to and sustain regional economic growth Criterion 2B Extent to which the project will provide community benefit Criterion 3 Sustainability and ongoing viability Criterion 4 Demonstrated capacity to implement and maintain the project Criterion 5 (Not for profit organisations only) Extent to which the project supports services to regional communities Projects must be “investment ready”, that is ready to proceed within six months Better coordinate state, commonwealth, local government and private (including not‐for‐profit) HOW DOES THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORK ? Timelines Rolling after round 1 in May Documents such as business cases,a cost benefit analysis, feasibility studies and project plans, Project grants over $5 million will be required to be matched on at least a dollar for dollar basis consistent with their Regional Plans. single or multi‐year funding up to 2014‐15. between $500,000 and $25 million (GST exclusive no prescribed ratio for matching funding for projects under $5 million, however priority will be given to those projects which maximise leverage from external sources, emergent policy frame National Economics classifies these regions in terms of their relationship to the knowledge economy comprising: • Core metropolitan regions, identified as centres of the Australian knowledge economy – essentially the State capitals and their metropolitan regions. • Lifestyle regions, related to the knowledge economy principally via tourism and retirement migration from the metropolitan areas. • Dispersed metropolitan regions whose relationship to the knowledge economy is via a nearby core metropolitan area, whether by commuting or by business relationships. • Non-metro city regions – regions whose relationship to the global knowledge economy is mediated through an independent city which does not have core metropolitan status, including Newcastle and Wollongong in NSW; Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo in Victoria; Townsville and Cairns in Queensland. • Resource regions, in which mining and related transport, mine support and mineral processing account for a substantial proportion of employment. • Rural regions dependent on agricultural and pastoral production., emergent policy frame To a very large degree debates about regional issues in Australia have focused upon the the nation’s non-metropolitan parts. ‘Regional Australia’ has become a synonym for non-metropolitan Australia and ‘RaRa’ (Rural and Regional Australia) has dominated policy development and the attention of senior politicians. The prominence of non-metropolitan regions has been the inevitable consequence of the political landscape – and voting behaviour – of Australia over the last decade. Unfortunately, this focus has resulted in a skewed perception of Australia’s regions and regional issues (Beer, et al, 2003: xi-xii)., emergent policy frame unemployment rate, ???? Business has a powerful opportunity to contribute to shaping and supporting school communities as they face the future. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group, the Australian National Retailers Association, the Business Council of Australia, and the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia, emergent policy frame, A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WHO CAN APPLY ? Industry lead agency to manage project resources and reporting, and ensure the objectives and deliverables achieved. one or more Participating Employers and at least one RTO POTENTIAL PARTNERS Participating Employer or Employers (if more than one)/Participating Registered Training Organisations (RTO) Participating Recruitment Organisations (if the Project involves job seekers)/ Industry Skills Councils State Industry Training Advisory Boards/Industry, employer and employee associations WHAT RESULTS DO THEY WANT ? identification of regional priorities by local communities and investment in those priorities; support for regional economic development by assisting regions to develop and implement projects with broad based local support and which have identified potential to deliver lasting economic and community benefits; sustained increases to the economic output of local and regional economies; increased social capital, amenity and/or liveability within the community; communities which achieve sustainable growth; integrated Australian, state and local government programs, activities and investment; new opportunities for private sector participation and partnerships; removal of barriers and/or a direct incentive for business investment in regional locations; and addressing specific areas of disadvantage faced by regional Australia. HOW DO WE APPLY ? Identify workforce planning processes to articulate labour and skills needs in at least one of the following national priorities: skilling Australia;/lifting productivity;/maximising the opportunity of broadband;/sustaining our environment; social inclusion; andwater and energy efficiency. Labour Market Segments considered favourably Indigenous Australians, women, mature age and young people/ job seekers in high unemployment regions people with disabilities, school leavers and young people 4 YEAR FUNDING 2010-11 until 2013-14. Size of Participating Employer’s Workforce (Full Time Equivalent)& Govt contribution 1 -99 (small) 90%/10% + 10% admin costs;100 – 199 (medium)75%/25%;200 and above (large)50%/50% training delivery costs, including materials and equipment directly required for training, and mentoring and Learner support. the direct administrative costs associated with managing a Project under the Fund, such as coordinating Partner Organisations, coordinating the PWP, collecting Project data, progress reports and preparing Project reports, emergent policy frame The recent establishment by the Commonwealth Government of Regional Development Australia (RDA) is significant for two reasons. First, it is an explicit attempt to coordinate Federal and State activities and; second, it covers not just “regional” areas, but metropolitan sub-regions. But these remain consultative bodies lacking authority and resources., emergent policy frame In a knowledge economy, know-how and product, process and organization innovation are the key to competitive advantage. Despite the growing integration of the international economy and concomitant increase in the mobility of capital, cities and regions which offer specialist skills and innovative capacities that are at a premium in the economy are able to attract and retain enterprises because of the quality of their local human and knowledge capital, albeit these need continual upgrading