Ntec Regional Trade Training Centre

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Ntec Regional Trade Training Centre

• Education Industry Government Community
• Meeting Regional Needs

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NTEC_at_ Northland Secondary College

• College has a school based Industry community
  partnership model known as the Ntec Model based
  on a Reference Group made up of local industry,
  local state govt, TAFEs, Unions, Community,
  ACC, group trainers, peak bodies and other
  representatives which provides research and
  information on regional training needs and
  oversees a business plan for the running of Ntec.
  It also has a Project Development Manager who
  implements the business plan and develops
  partnerships.
• Ntec is a 4 million technology manufacturing
  facility at Northland SC. The college is an RTO
  for 20 Cert II-IV programs and a regional VET
  provider with 400 external VET students from 39
  government non government schools attending the
  college in 2009. At Ntec we currently run Cert
  II programs in Engineering, Automotive,
  Furnishing, Electro-technology, Horticulture,
  Building Construction and Manufacturing.
• The Ntec model was used as a basis for the ATCs
  but without its inclusiveness.

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NTEC ORGANISATIONAL CHART
NTEC MODEL
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Program Coordinator
(Facility Programs)
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PARTNERSHIPS

• Ntec was and continues to be a conscious and
  planned response to our regional reality i.e.
  youth unemployment, limited curriculum options
  and significant skill shortages that impact
  negatively on our regional economy and community.
• Linkages and Partnerships are central to Ntec.
• They are not only about arranging study or
  employment pathways, they are also about ensuring
  that what we do at Ntec is responsive to
• Regional economic development
• Local industry and employment
• Local community interests
• The individual needs and interests of young
  people in the region
• Linkages and Partnerships and the notion that
  Ntec is a facility and program shared with local
  colleges, community and industry are central to
  the educational paradigm at Northland Secondary
  College.

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• PARTNERSHIPS
• Individual Companies
• Council
• RMIT, NMIT, KBT
• Community Organisations (social and
  environmental)
• ACC and peak bodies
• Neighbourhood Renewal Programs
• Unions
• Range of Specific Industry Support Groups
• Group Trainers, Job Networks
• Schools government non-government

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APPLICATION PROCESS FOR TTC

• identification of Regional Skill Shortages
  Training Needs
• Response to regional training needs/skills
  shortages to be addressed by the TTC identified
  by our partners DETERMINED by Reference Group.
  Current Ntec facility inadequate to deal with
  needs.
• Areas based on research statistics
• Identified Engineering (Fabricator trade)
• Building Construction
• Electro-technology
• Automotive
• Transport Logistics

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APPLICATION PROCESS FOR TTC

• 2. Talked to schools got agreement from them to
  join cluster
• 3. Spoke to Northern region DEECD and got
  approval for Expression of interest
• 4. Put in Expression of Interest in for Phase 1
  Round 1
• 5. Started getting letters of support from all
  parties including industry, community
  organisations, council, local MPs etc.
• 6. Got architect to draw up detailed plans and
  costings

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APPLICATION PROCESS FOR TTC

• FOR PHASE TWO OF ROUND 1
• Confirmed with the Ntec Reference Group the
  regional skill shortage areas, qualifications to
  be offered and partner/consortium organisations.
• Received support from the Northern Region DEECD
  with the application.
• Got support letters from the DEECD and the
  Association of Independent Schools of Victoria
  for each of the two Independent schools in our
  cluster of nine schools.
• Met with the cluster schools, the INLLEN, Ntec
  Reference Group Executive members and Northern
  Region DEECD personnel and drew up a formal MOU
  outlining lead and cluster schools
  responsibilities and commitment.
• Continued to get letters of support from our
  industry partners and add them to the ones we
  already had. Letters detailed commitments from
  the partners which included everything from SWPL
  placements to over 250,000 worth of equipment.
• Confirmed costings, completed the PIP and
  submitted the application with all the required
  attachments for TTC funding.