Trade Training Centres (TTC)

The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program is part of the Commonwealth Government’s Education Revolution. It will provide $2.5 billion over 10 years to enable all secondary schools to apply for funding of between $500,000 and $1.5 million for Trade Training Centres.

Trade Training Centres are being established to help increase the proportion of students achieving Year 12 or an equivalent qualification and help address skill shortages in traditional trades and emerging industries.

Schools will have an opportunity to apply for funding to build new, or upgrade, existing trade or vocational education and training facilities.

DEEWR will conduct an annual application process.

Expression of Interest Process

Schools must first submit an Expression of Interest.

Only those schools that successfully submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) for Round Three, or that were unsuccessful in Round Two are eligible to submit an application for Round Three.

Schools may require a longer period of time to fully develop a quality application and are not obliged to submit a full application during 2010 on the basis that they have submitted an EOI for Round Three.

If you require further information please phone the Trade Training Centre Information telephone hotline on 1300 363 079.

The EoI includes core information about a proposed application such as:

a description of the proposal;
the approximate amount of Program funds being sought;
the cluster/consortium members (where applicable); and
the nature of training being offered through the TTC.

A Letter of Intent to Apply provided by the SAIS BGA must also be included with the EoI.

Round Three	Opening Date	Closing Date
Expresion of Interest (EoI)	6 November 2009	17 December 2009
Application	5 March 2010	4 June 2010

Full Application Process

A full application for the Round must be submitted by the closing date.

This application must give full details of the capital works, training programs to be provided, consortium or cluster members and training providers.

The process is a competitive one with all applications to be assessed against schools nationally.

All applications will be reviewed by a three sector panel at State level before being referred to DEEWR for assessment by a National panel.

Priority will be given to schools with the greatest need and capacity to benefit.

Support for Applicants

All AISSA schools are urged to seek the support of AISSA in developing both their EoI and full application.

AISSA Contacts:

Brian Simons 8179 1400 or simonsb@ais.sa.edu.au

Linda Hilditch 8179 1400 or lindah@internode.on.net

Detail on the support available to applicants from DEEWR is provided on the TTC Website www.tradetrainingcentres.deewr.gov.au and in the Program Guidelines located on the website.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

All successful schools must sign a Funding Agreement directly with DEEWR.

This will specify Milestones to be met for funding payments, establishment of training programs together with reporting and accountability requirements during and at the completion of capital development and training phases.

Payments are made through the BGA.

Expenditure Statement

Before Milestone payments are made the school is required to complete the form below and attach relevant invoices. After the BGA has checked and in some instances inspected the Capital Works the school will be requested to send an invoice to the BGA to facilitate payment as per the funding agreement.

TTC Progressive Expenditure Statement