Industry Priority Qualifications (IPQ) Survey 2015 Information
A skilled workforce plays a critical role in supporting industry and business productivity.
The Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills requested that the independent Training and Skills Commission seek feedback from industry to identify their priority Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications.
The Industry Priority Qualification (IPQ) Survey conducted between 9 September and 9 October 2015 sought industry feedback to help guide future public investment in the South Australian VET system.
The survey ensures that South Australia’s workforce is responsive to current and emerging skills needs and helps to inform future WorkReady Subsidised Training Lists (STL).
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Further information about the survey
Disclaimer
Information gathered through this survey by the Training and Skills Commission will be shared to inform the final advice provided to government. Names and responses received from respondents will be anonymised or aggregated for publication. If any respondent wishes to further restrict access to identifying information please contact the Commission on the number below.
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Curated List
The Training and Skills Commission has selected between 50 and 150 qualifications to be on a “curated” list for each industry (Part B). This is an ease of use feature based on historical activity and narrows the number of qualifications for each respondent down from over 4000 Nationally Recognised qualifications. If necessary you can select and prioritise any of the 4000+ Nationally Recognised qualifications (Parts C and D).
Qualifications have been assigned to relevant industries, or deemed transferable across many industries.
Assigning Priorities
Use the following impact statements as a guide to prioritising qualifications and accredited courses as ‘useful’ or ‘essential’.
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Useful
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| This qualification is useful in my enterprise/ industry |
| People with this qualification are occasionally employed in my enterprise/ industry |
| This qualification may impact future workforce productivity |
| My enterprise/ industry would pay for this qualification if it was government subsidised |
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Essential
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| This qualification is essential in my enterprise/ industry |
| People with this qualification are frequentlyemployed in my enterprise/ industry |
| This qualification will positively impact future workforce productivity |
| My enterprise/ industry is willing to self-fund this qualification, even without government subsidy. |
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Skills Hierarchy (Occupational and Industry Applicability)
Qualifications should be assessed according to their occupational and industry applicability that is aligned to the Commission’s Skills Hierarchy (see below). The positioning of qualifications within the skills hierarchy is aligned to the relative benefit stemming from skills acquisition by individuals, industry and the wider community. For example, as qualifications become more specialised the benefit of skills acquisition to the individual/enterprise increases relative to the anticipated community benefit. It is also important to acknowledge the shared responsibility for costs of training between private (individual and employer) and public (government) investment in skills development.
Use the descriptors below to assign qualifications and accredited courses according to their occupational and industry specificity.
Job Applicability: The qualification is closely aligned to a particular job.
Industry Applicability: The qualification is closely aligned to a particular industry.
Reason for Training
Please use the descriptions below to assign qualifications and accredited courses according to the reason for undertaking training activity.
Preparation for future employment (pre-vocational)
Provides the skills required to undertake training towards an entry level qualification and pathway to employment. Pre-vocational (foundation) qualifications generally provide the basic knowledge necessary to contextualise core competencies and emphasise the development of pre-employability, personal and social skills. These qualifications are often considered transferable across industry sectors.
A basic requirement for a job (entry-level)
The minimum (preferred) level of qualification prerequisite for employment. Attainment of an entry level qualification is typically the point at which a job seeker enters the labour market. Certificate II and III level qualifications and apprenticeships and traineeships are typical examples of entry level qualifications.
Up-skilling for existing jobs (productivity)
Qualifications that up-skill workers through the acquisition of new skills that supplement existing knowledge. Upskilling can contribute to productivity gains stemming from innovation, efficiencies and increased workforce capacity.
Reskilling for new jobs
Qualifications that equip a person with the skills and knowledge to undertake a new job role. Reskilling is often required to meet workforce needs as a result of structural change impacting on industry sectors or job re-design. Reskilling efforts can be initiated by an individual (career-driven) or enterprise (project-driven).