Productivity Places Program 2011-2012
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Description
The Productivity Places Program (PPP) supports employment in NSW by funding additional full qualifications for existing workers and job seekers in priority skills areas. The Program is part of a national agreement between the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments and will run until June 2012.
PPP funding for the period 2011-2012 is limited and each proposed course is subject to negotiation. Approved courses are to be purchased under Strategic Skills Program (SSP) procedures.
PPP funds full qualifications in courses
- for jobseekers at Certificate IV and Diploma level
- for existing workers at Diploma and Advanced Diploma level.
Purpose
The principal purpose of the program is to reduce skill shortages in priority industries and qualifications.
Priority clients
The target client groups for PPP is the same as the SSP, i.e.
- jobseekers
- existing workers
- clients with special needs.
RTOs are also required to give priority enrolment in training to participants in relation to:
- The (COAG) Youth Compact which provides an education or training entitlement to 15 to 24 year olds
- The (COAG) Compact with Retrenched Workers which provides a training entitlement for retrenched workers
- Training for Aboriginal people.
Eligible training organisations
To be eligible to attract funding under the PPP training organisations must
- be registered in NSW
- be on the 2011-2012 Approved Providers List (APL)
- be contracted to provide SSP training.
Detail of procedures
Please refer to the Strategic Skills Progam for comprehensive information on the operations and procedures for PPP.
