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National Outlook

Mark LeverChief Executive Officer

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Agenda

• Licensing

• Accreditation

• Education

• Advocacy

• SCA 2.0

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Strategic goal …

• “Build SCA to be the recognised national voice of the Australian strata community”

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Licensing – Decision Time

• Person in charge – owner or manager• Criminal record disqualification

• Certificate IV Property services (Operations)• Current NSW qualification

• Continuous Professional Development• Industry driven with regulator approval; not automatic

• Final ministerial signoff late Nov 2013• State-by-state consultation (Tas…)• Implementation by end 2014=

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SCA’s position

• Opportunity to modernise industry regulation• Only NSW has equivalent system now• Other states unregulated or untargeted• Consumer risk now outweighs real estate

• Scope for further development• ACSM – entry level• CPSM – Cert IV plus 2 yrs• P

• Seat at table• Property Occupations Occupational Licensing Advisory Committee

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Accreditation

• Aligns to licensing• Belongs to individual, not business

• Career pathway• Conduct regulation eg trust account rules• Registration of agents representatives

• Seat at table• Property Occupations Occupational Licensing Advisory

Committee

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Accreditation portal

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Education

• Entry level course

• Certificate IV traineeships & fee paying

• Diploma in Management (contextualised)

• CPD programs

• Education Board Advisory Group

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Advocacy

• Insurance Commissions

• Smart Blocks

• National Broadband Network

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Insurance Commissions

• Consumer feedback in NSW strata review

• Perception issue – the “smell test”

• If banned, how would industry respond?

WHAT IS SMART BLOCKS?

Smart Blocks is a new, national program helping apartment owners and their managers save money by improving energy efficiency in apartment buildings.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS & INTERACTIVE ONLINE TOOLKIT

At the core of Smart Blocks is an interactive online toolkitwww.smartblocks.com.au

This is supported by a series of workshops to guide the development of a motivated strata community across Australia

OUR AUDIENCE

Strata managers

Apartment owners

Facilities managers

SMART BLOCKS BENEFITS YOU

AS A MANAGER

Supports you in your asset management role

Provides energy efficiency tools and knowledge that will

help you help your customers

Meet a growing demand for support in delivering sustainable upgrades

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National Broadband Network

• Now a reality in strata across Australia

• 12,242 plans in contact registration pilot

• Next phase to focus on direct contractor engagement with members companies

• Election impact ????

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SCA 2.0

The story so far:

National

NSW

Vic

Qld

WA

ACT

Now:

July 2014: Functional org chart

NSW/Vic/Qld & WA

Boards/CouncilsSCA Board & CEO

Professional Standards &

Education

Communications & Advocacy

Marketing Events & Sponsorship Finance & IT

Secretariat National Board & Advisory Groups

Secretariat NSW Board &

Committees

Secretariat Vic Board &

Committees

Secretariat Qld Board &

Committees

Secretariat WA Board &

Committees

Chapter Secretariat

SA/ACT/NT/TasCommittees

Note: These are functional areas; roles may differand cover multiple areas in some instances.

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Thank You

Thanks our national sponsors: