Competitive Allocation for Skills Initiatives
Draft Funding Agreement
Draft Funding Agreement for consultation to replace CASI from January 2013 
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CASI Panel of Approved Providers (the Panel)
Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) must be a member of the Panel of Registered Training Organisations for the Competitive Allocation of Skills Initiatives (CASI) prior to delivering training under any of the following programs in the ACT:
- Australian Apprenticeships
- Productivity Places Program
- Priorities Support Program
Applications for inclusion on the CASI panel for 2011 can now be lodged via RTO Online. All enquiries, including requests for a login to RTO Online should be sent to funding@act.gov.au.
CASI Overview
RTO Responsibilities
Records Management and Reporting
ACT Industry Training Needs 2011-12
CASI Overview
CASI is the contractual arrangement between the ACT Department of Education and Training (the Department) and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to deliver programs to address the major objectives of the ACT vocational education and training (VET) system. Programs under the CASI contract may target specific participant groups, eg. equity groups or specific skills and qualifications. Specific programs are identified through schedules for the purpose of the CASI contract.
Training programs funded under CASI must be from National Training Packages or nationally accredited courses, in whole or partial qualifications or in clusters of competencies (skill sets).
There are specific requirements for each program schedule that comes under the CASI contractual arrangement and these are found in the specific program requirements available at http://www.det.act.gov.au/vhe/training_and_skills_development.
RTO Responsibilities
Once an RTO holds a CASI contract it is eligible to apply to deliver training in the ACT for Australian Apprenticeships, PPP and/or PSP. When applying for a CASI panel contract, RTOs must meet the contractual requirements as stated by ACT Procurement Solutions:- Maintain an Active status on the National Training Information Services (NTIS) or its equivalent system
- Provide their legal entity, their business trading name and their ABN details that are consistent with RTO details on NTIS
- Maintain up to date Certificates of Currency which includes appropriate insurance documentation as legally required by the Territory.
Please note that holding a CASI contract does not guarantee funding, as each schedule maintains a competitive allocation of funds process.
Records Management and Reporting
RTOs must systematically manage records and comply with other records management standards for RTOs Essential Standards for Registration defined in the Australian Qualification Training Framework (AQTF), which is available at www.training.com.au/aqtf2007/. RTOs must provide access to any records relating to the procured training services including:
- Statistical data to the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS);
- Evidence validating each enrolment and the outcomes achieved by each participant in each unit of competency, consistent with AVETMISS evidence requirements.
RTOs must ensure that the required records are maintained, properly stored and protected. All records that relate to training under the CASI panel contract must adhere with the AQTF requirements and be made available to the Department on request.
RTOs must systematically collect, and have readily available documentary evidence that each participant has actually undertaken training, achieved the outcomes recorded and/or has been granted RPL/RCC/Credit Transfer in each unit of competency in which they are enrolled. Details of the standard are available on the website of the organisation responsible for maintaining the AVETMISS – http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistic/31257.html
RTOs must comply with each schedule’s Requirements.
ACT Industry Training Needs
Each year the Department undertakes an analysis of the factors impacting on VET and the ACT labour market. Based on this analysis a list of training priorites is determined. This list is published on The ACT Industry Training Needs 2011-2012.
Should you require further information or discussion regarding the Panel of Approved Providers for CASI, please contact Training and Tertiary Education on 02 6205 8555 or email funding@act.gov.au.
