Pre-accredited training provides opportunities for adult learners in Victoria to gain the educational capacity and core skills they need for study, work and life.
Pre-accredited training programs:
help Victorian adults, particularly those who have not achieved Year 12 or an equivalent qualification, develop the core skills they need for study, work and life. Core skills include literacy, numeracy, English language, and employability skills, including digital skills
focus on creating pathways for learners to further education and training and to employment
are short modular courses which are unique and separate from accredited training programs, with their own A-frames (Course and Session Plans) and objectives
are designed to be flexible, meet learners’ needs and support them to return to study, improve their literacy and numeracy skills, find qualification pathways and broaden their employment options.
The 2023 Training Delivery Support Grant (TDSG) provides funds to eligible Learn Local providers that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training. The purpose of this grant is to support the purchase of equipment and resources to facilitate the delivery and reporting of quality programs and services to learners experiencing educational disadvantage.
An annual grant of $5,500 (excluding GST) is paid to providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government subsidised pre-accredited training in 2023.
A Training Delivery Support Grant Purchasing Plan has been introduced to provide a record of your intended purchases.
The Training Delivery Support Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2023. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.
The Local Innovation Grant provides funds to Learn Local providers, AMES Australia and CAE that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training in 2023. The purpose of this grant is to support them to attract and retain pre-accredited learners and improve pre-accredited learner outcomes and learner experience.
The Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board is providing a one-off $8,000 (excluding GST) Local Innovation Grant in 2023 to be paid to Learn Local providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government subsidised general pre-accredited training and/or digital skills in 2023.
The Local Innovation Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2023. The Department will ask you to provide evidence of how the funds have been spent in early 2024. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.
A Local Innovation Grant Purchasing Plan is required to provide a record of your intended purchases.
For more information about the Local Innovation Grant, download:
The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences, and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.
The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are open for ACFE 2023 training delivery hours from 29 August to 16 September 2022.
Learn Local providers are invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:
Digital Skills
General Pre-accredited Training
The EOI processes for both program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines.
Download the Training Delivery Guidelines and Delivery Plan Template below.
Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability.
The Victorian Budget 2021-22 provides funding over two years, to tackle the digital skills divide facing educationally disadvantaged Victorians and support them in pathways to jobs. This is critical especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has dramatically accelerated Victoria’s adoption of and reliance on digital infrastructure, devices and capabilities.
Training delivery hours are available in 2023 as part of the second year of the Tackling the Digital Skills Divide Budget initiative. As in 2022, this will include centrally and locally developed curriculum, for delivery through the Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability training delivery program categories.
General Pre-accredited Training
General Pre-accredited Training provides opportunities for adult Victorians to gain the educational capacity and core skills they need for study, work and life.
General Pre-accredited training includes local language, literacy and numeracy, vocational, employability and short modules (courses).
Replacement of LEAP with a short module program category within General Pre-accredited and Digital Skills training
To support greater flexibility for Learn Local providers in training delivery in 2023, the Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP) is being replaced with an additional ‘short module’ program category within Digital Skills and General Pre-accredited training delivery programs for 2023. This will also streamline administration and reporting requirements for Learn Locals.
The short module program category includes modules with a focus on engagement as well as short, sharp digital, vocational and employability skills, including ‘bolt-on’ modules that can be appended to other pre-accredited modules.
Centrally developed Curriculum and Resources
Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the Digital Skills and General Pre-accredited program streams.
Providers are encouraged to use these quality-assured, centrally developed resources in 2023 in applying for student contact hours (SCH). These resources are available at the Learn Local Secure Portal.
The resources are not mandated as a condition of SCH allocation. Providers are also able to adapt the centrally developed resources or use their own resources if this better meets the needs of learners.
The 2023 ACFE Pre-accredited Training Data Entry and Reporting Guidelines provide the data entry and reporting requirements for 2023 contracted General Pre-accredited and Digital Skills program delivery. These guidelines supersede the 2022 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines.
The Learn Local sector plays a vital role in providing opportunities for people to re-engage with education and training, participate in positive learning experiences, and gain the confidence and skills they need to improve their lives and take the next steps towards their future.
The delivery of ACFE Board-funded training programs is a core component of this work.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for ACFE 2022 training delivery hours from 7 September to 7 October 2021. This EOI has now closed.
Learn Local providers were invited to request ACFE training delivery hours under the following program streams as applicable:
Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP)
Digital Skills
General Pre-accredited Training.
Only providers who are applying for 2022 Digital Skills or General Pre-accredited Training Delivery are eligible to apply for LEAP.
To reduce administration requirements, the EOI processes for all program streams are covered in the same EOI guidelines.
Download the Training Delivery Guidelines and Delivery Plan Template below.
Digital Literacy Essentials and Digital Skills for Employability
The Victorian Budget 2021-22 provides funding to tackle the digital skills divide facing educationally disadvantaged Victorians and support them in pathways to jobs. This is critical especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has dramatically accelerated Victoria’s adoption of and reliance on digital infrastructure, devices and capabilities.
Additional training delivery hours are available in 2022 for the Digital Skills program stream, on top of General Pre-accredited hours.
Centrally developed Curriculum and Resources
Quality-assured, centrally developed curriculum and resources have been developed within the Digital Skills program stream.
Providers are encouraged to use these quality-assured, centrally developed resources in 2022 in applying for student contact hours (SCH). Links to these resources are in Attachment 1 below.
The resources are not mandated as a condition of SCH allocation. Providers are also able to adapt the centrally developed resources or use their own resources if this better meets the needs of learners.
General Pre-accredited Training
General Pre-accredited Training provides opportunities for adult Victorians to gain the educational capacity and core skills they need for study, work and life.
General Pre-accredited training includes local language, literacy and numeracy, vocational and employability courses and can include central or adapted Skills for Work and Study courses.
The 2022 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines describes providers’ reporting requirements for 2022 contracted General Pre-accredited, Digital Skills and Learner Engagement A-frame (LEAP) Program delivery. These guidelines supersede the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for return and reallocation of 2021 pre-accredited delivery hours from 12 August to 18 August 2021. This EOI has now closed.
This EOI was for 2021 pre-accredited delivery hours only. It did not include LEAP, Skills for Work and Study, or additional hours from the April 2021 EOI (pre-accredited additional hours, Digital Literacy for Adults, Pathways to TAFE, Learn Local TAFE Support).
Expressions of Interest (EOI) were open for ACFE Additional Pre-accredited Delivery Hours from 27 April to 7 May 2021. This EOI is now closed.
Learn Local providers were invited to request additional pre-accredited delivery hours under the following programs as applicable:
Pre-accredited courses: These courses will be funded from the additional 1,000 pre-accredited training places announced in the Victorian Budget 2020-21 and will have:
an employment and industry focus
existing industry relationships
digital skills development related to the above
Digital Literacy Skills courses will be funded from the Literacy, Numeracy and Employability Initiative budget.
Learn Local TAFE Support and Pathways to TAFE courses will be funded from the Literacy, Numeracy and Employability Initiative budget.
Download the 2021 Additional Pre-accredited Delivery Hours Guidelines and Delivery Plan Template. The Delivery Plan Template contains 4 tabs with a separate delivery plan for each program.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) have now closed for the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery as well as 2 additional programs:
Learner Engagement A-frame Program (LEAP)
Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs
Pre-accredited Training Delivery, LEAP and Skills for Work and Study Pilot Programs are separate programs, each with their own guidelines, EOI requirements and processes.
To reduce compliance and administration requirements, the EOI processes for these programs were open in the same period. Only providers who applied for 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery were eligible to apply for LEAP and/or the Skills for Work and Study Pilot Program.
Download the 2021 guidelines and delivery plan template:
To be eligible for 2021 training delivery, you must:
Be registered with the Adult, Community and Further Education Board, or be covered by the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
Have a current satisfactory Adult, Community and Further Education Board Business and Governance Status Assessment (BGS), or have a current Skills First government subsidised accredited training contract.
Upload your BGS (including financial statements) into SAMS2 by 27 November 2020, otherwise the Department cannot offer you a Service Plan for ACFE Board Pre-accredited Training Delivery.
Ensure you meet the additional eligibility criteria outlined in the 2021 Pre-accredited Training Delivery Guidelines.
An information session regarding 2021 ACFE Training Delivery was held in September 2020.
Download a copy of the presentation and a Frequently Asked Questions:
The 2021 Training Delivery Support Grant (TDSG) provides funds to eligible Learn Local providers that are contracted to deliver pre-accredited training. The purpose of this grant is to support the purchase of equipment and resources to facilitate the delivery and reporting of quality programs and services to learners experiencing educational disadvantage.
An annual grant of $5,500 (excluding GST) is paid to providers that have a contract with the ACFE Board to deliver government subsidised pre-accredited training in 2021.
A Training Delivery Support Grant Purchase Plan has been introduced to provide a record of your intended purchases.
The Training Delivery Support Grant funds must be fully spent by 31 December 2021. Any unspent funds must be returned to the ACFE Board.
The 2021 Pre-accredited Training Data Reporting Guidelines for pre-accredited, LEAP, Skills for Work and Study and SARA 2021 program delivery are available below:
