Important changes to Skills Checkpoint contract
The Skills Checkpoint program aims to ensure our mature age workers remain in the workforce and, along with their many years of experience, have the relevant skills to ensure they do. BUSY At Work, a not for profit organisation that delivers a range of employment, training and skills programs, is the national contractor for the Australian Government's Skills Checkpoint Program for Older Workers.
The new contract from October 1, 2022 has some important changes that we wanted your Registered Training Organisation to be aware of, so as to ensure you correctly inform your mature age students who may be looking into the co-fund contribution (of up to $2,200) towards training.
The most important change in the new contract stipulates that:
Training Courses must be directly related to an occupation in national shortage or an occupation not in current national shortage but with strong future demand included on the National Skills Commission’s Skills Priority List, published on the National Skills Commission’s website and:
a). at Certificate II level or above; or
b. lower than Certificate II level with a clearly demonstrated pathway to the Participant completing future training at Certificate II level or above that is directly related to an occupation in national shortage or an occupation not in current national shortage but with strong future demand on the National Skills Commission’s Skills Priority List, published on the National Skills Commission’s website.
Helpful Downloadable Resources for your RTO
Standard Text for Promotion by RTOs of Skills Checkpoint (PDF)
Fact sheet regarding Skills and Training Incentive for Participants of Skills Checkpoint (PDF)
Fact sheet regarding Skills and Training Incentive - for Employers (PDF)
Further information
Further information regarding the new guidelines for Skills Checkpoint can be found below.
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations: New Guidelines for Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers Program
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations: New Guidelines for Skills & Training Incentives
Please feel free to email us at scow@busyatwork.com.au if you have any questions.
Alternatively, you can contact the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations if you have any concerns or further questions.
Sincere regards,
Glenn Roberts
Program Manager, Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers
BUSY At Work