First Nations Vocational Education and Training Interim Partnership Committee Resourcing (Joint Secretariat)
Tender ID: 590037
Tender Details
Tender Description
This Tender is invited by the Issuer.
The Australian Government is inviting an application via a restricted process to apply to deliver services under Program 2.1 - Building Skills and Capability, National Skills Agreement (NSA) COPE, Closing the Gap across Australia in 2025–26.
This grant will also support the Coalition of Peaks to undertake engagement to design and recommend structures and governance for a First Nations VET Policy Partnership (VETPP) under the National Skills Agreement (NSA). The IPC will remain in place until early 2026 when a permanent VET First Nations Peak and the VETPP is established. This grant will meet the Commonwealth’s obligations under Clause A99(a) of NSA.
The objective of this grant activity is to:
- establish a secretariat to support IPC operations including the preparation of papers, scheduling of meetings, and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander member parties to participate (such as, travel, accommodation and renumeration)
- coordinate engagement and support the design and establishment of a nationally networked First Nations VETPP under the NSA
- identify opportunities to work more effectively across governments, reduce gaps and duplication and improve VET outcomes under Closing the Gap (the Priority Reforms and Outcomes 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Closing the Gap National Agreement)
- drive First Nations community-led outcomes on Closing the Gap, and support community-led development initiatives
- work with the department to support the selection and establishment of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Registered Training Organisation (RTO) as the Indigenous Centre of Vocational Excellence (ICoVE) host.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania