Applications are now closed
The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) funds the VDC to provide opportunities to the Victorian workforce at Skills First providers.
As part of the Workforce Development initiative targeting organisational capability, VDC has developed the Workforce Development Grant opportunity for operational innovation and workforce capability projects to selected providers that have a Skills First contract.
The VDC Workforce Development Grants aims to provide financial support to Skills First Providers to build workforce capability and development within the VET Sectors to support training providers in maintaining quality practices.
Four (4) project grants of $20,000 and three (3) project grants of $15,000 will be available to successful applicants.
VDC will accept applications only from training organisations that have a Skills First contract and eligible providers are invited to submit a workforce development funding proposal for the project.
The projects applicants will be encouraged to focus on areas of organisational workforce capability that also align with Skills First initiatives. Projects may range from general teaching and learning practice, staff induction and ongoing support, the exploration of a key workforce issue, a feature of good practice or the needs of a particular practitioner or specialist group.
The organisational capability project duration must be completed by Friday 1 December 2023. It is expected that successful projects will demonstrate measurable impacts and practical outcomes such as:
- Build skills and capability within the VET workforce
- Allow greater mobility and transference of knowledge and skills across the VET system
- Enhance the capacity of the organisation and the system as a whole
- Improved outcomes for learners
- High quality teaching and learning practice resources
- Strategies to sustain new and improved practices
- Commitment to ongoing teaching and learning initiatives
Upon successful completion of the Workforce Development Grant project, the lead project representatives will be recognised as a VDC alumni, providing opportunities to attend future grants networking sessions, the sharing of outcomes and findings with incoming grant recipients and the wider VET sector through exclusive interactions and presentations with VDC.
Timeline
- Workforce Development Grants application process opens 9.00am Wednesday 1 March 2023.
- Applications must be received by 5.00pm Wednesday 29 March 2023 to be considered for a grant.
- All applications will be reviewed by a selection panel with successful providers notified via email the week commencing 10 April 2023.
- Unsuccessful applicants will be advised via email.
- Successful providers will be required to sign an Agreement and provide a progress report and final report with acquittal demonstrating milestones and outcomes.
- Project to commence from Monday 24 April 2023.
- Successful grant providers morning tea at VDC to be held Tuesday 9 May 10.00am – 12.00pm (TBC) to share overview of projects and workshop possible evaluation methods.
- Successful grant providers morning tea/workshop at VDC to be held Thursday 13 July 10.00am – 12.00pm (TBC).
- Project to be completed by Friday 1 December 2023.
- Showcase opportunity for successful providers at the conclusion of the project to be held at VDC on Tuesday 12 December, 9.30am – 12.00pm (TBC).