Deadline: 23-Nov-22
The State Government of Victoria is currently seeking applications for its Agriculture TAFE and Training Fund to deliver high-quality, modern and flexible training that will ensure students can carve out careers in agriculture.
Objectives
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The objectives of the ATTF are to ensure that:
- Victoria develops a more productive agriculture sector supported by targeted training and skill development that is delivered by Victoria’s TAFE and training sector.
- Victoria’s training system is delivering the right training that is modern, meets the needs of the agriculture sector and delivered by trainers with the appropriate capability to ensure the agriculture industry has the skilled workforce for the future.
- Victoria’s training system is better connected as an agricultural skills development pipeline, from schools through vocational education and training, into higher education and ongoing skills development in the workplace.
- Victoria’s training system is inclusive of all users, ensuring Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, remote people, long-term unemployed, women, and people living with disabilities are supported to engage in agricultural training.
- Victoria’s agricultural training system incorporates Aboriginal knowledge and practices and involves and attracts more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Funding Information
- Applications must be for funding of between $40,000 (ex GST) and $2,000,000 (ex GST).
- This range accounts for the diverse needs across eligible organisations.
Eligibility Criteria
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The following organisations are eligible to apply:
- Victorian TAFEs
- Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) holding a current Skills First VET Funding Contract RTOs who do not hold a current Skills First VET Funding Contract but have demonstrated experience delivering specialised training in agriculture in Victoria
- Learn Locals
- The project must be delivered in Victoria.
- Eligible projects must be endorsed by industry, such as through an industry association/ organisation or relevant local business.
Ineligible Criteria
- Organisations that are not TAFEs, do not hold a current Skills First VET Funding Contract, are not RTOs that offer specialised training in agriculture in Victoria, or are not Learn Locals are ineligible to apply.
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Organisations that are ineligible to apply in their own right for the ATTF can partner with an eligible lead applicant on projects. Examples of organisations that may want to partner on applications are:
- agricultural industry associations
- representative groups for the training sector.
For more information, visit State Government of Victoria.
For more information, visit https://business.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/agriculture-tafe-and-training-fund?utm_source=businessvictoria-offline-marketing&utm_medium=vanity-url-301ssredirect&utm_content=attf&utm_campaign=grants-and-programs