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Development of vocational education and training packages

To provide funding to successful applicants to operate as Skills Service Organisations to support the development of nationally endorsed training packages to guide training and assessment in the vocational education and training sector in Australia.

This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding for the purpose of meeting Australia's obligations under the following:

(a) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 6;

(b) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Employment Policy, particularly Article 1;

(c) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1, 2 and 4.

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WorldSkills Australia

To provide financial assistance to WorldSkills Australia to promote skill-based career pathways by:

(a) engaging in measures to meet Australia's obligations under the following:

(i) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

(ii) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Employment Policy;

(iii) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources; and

(b) promoting and conducting a national skills competition, to the extent that these activities are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation; and

(c) conducting research for the purpose of informing the Commonwealth.

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Alternative arrangements for apprenticeship delivery

To fund trial alternative arrangements for apprenticeship delivery.

This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support for activities engaged in to meet Australia's obligations under the following:

(a) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, particularly Article 6;

(b) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Employment Policy, particularly Articles 1 and 2;

(c) the International Labour Organization's Convention concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources, particularly Articles 1, 2 and 4.