international skills cooperation dr melissa mcewen branch manager, skills and governance

International Skills Cooperation Dr Melissa McEwenBranch Manager, Skills and Governance

There is international interest in Australia’s VET system

• Global competitiveness• Pathway to escape middle

income trap• Skills are a crucial enabler

A global skills labour market has emerged

• 1980-2010 global labour rose 1.2 billion to 2.9 billion – set to grow another 600 million to reach 3.5 billion by 2030

• Globalisation and technological change – 1.1 billion non-farm jobs created in developing economies

• Skills mismatch between labour supply and employer demand

• There will be a global shortfall of 85 million high and medium-skilled workers by 2020

• Two fundamentals for growth: skills development + job creation 3

Australia needs to make the most of this global opportunity• 7 million internationally

mobile students by 2020• 50% will seek English

language education• Australia already trains

150,000 international students onshore and 50,000 offshore

Government can help by making the conditions right

• National Strategy for International Education

• Strengthening international skills engagement

• Benchmarking occupational standards

• Developing international courses

We all need to think beyond traditional delivery models

• Beyond full qualifications and traditional delivery models

• Digital Solutions• Scalable business models• Working with industry

and new partners

Melissa.McEwen@education.gov.au

www.education.gov.au/skills/

India: future skills

Joanna WoodDirector, International Skills Cooperation: South Asia and Pacific

India’s skilling challenge is Australia’s opportunity

Challenges for modern India

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Skills trainingInfrastructureUrban migrationPopulation

India’s biggest need is mid-level skills

Sources: Forbes India Magazine (July 2013); Draft National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Government of India) 11

• By 2022, there will be a surplus of 24 million people in agriculture

• Future employment demand is in technical skills

• Only 2.3% of the Indian workforce have formal qualifications

Growth in labour requirements by 2020

Australian training providers face four key challenges in India

Business model in India is high volume, low cost. Government of India will only pay approximately AUD 200 per student

Adapting Australian training products to meet local demand

Capacity of Australian RTOs to build a business to meet India’s demand for skills training

Competitor countries are engaging strongly in India

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Australia is making progress

India needs 70,000 Trainers immediately and another 20,000 per year

International Training and Assessment Courses developed by the Australian Government are being piloted in India

Australian RTOs are gaining some entry into the Indian education market

Australia has benchmarked 23 qualifications to Indian qualifications

Source: Planning Commission (Government of India), 201313

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New International Training Products based on industry standards

Benchmarking

International Training and Assessment Courses• International collaboration between industry,

government and training providers

• Courses adapted from Australian industry standard to address regional challenges

• TVET Trainer

• TVET Assessor

• Advanced TVET Trainer and Assessor

• Pilot programme in India

Development of core

occupational standards

Development of training standards

Tailor training to meet needs of industry

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Australia India Skills Conference

It takes time to find a suitable partner in India….

Perth 2012 Delhi 2013 Mumbai 2014

Next Skills Conference India December 2015

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WWW.EDUCATION.GOV.AU/SKILLS

Joanna.wood@education.gov.au