Training Priority Projects (TPP) support innovative approaches to skilling and workforce development to drive productivity and participation improvements through skills for sectors, regions and communities.
Designed to complement existing approaches, TPP enables education providers and community-based organisations to work with regional, sector or industry level partners to address unmet or regionally specific and emerging skilling needs.
TPP are tailored, locally developed responses involving workforce planning, accredited training, non-accredited training and project management to provide relevant services or additional supports for participants.
With its strong emphasis on responding to unmet skills needs, delivering speed to market and connecting to opportunities to develop state-specific training products, TPP will focus on practical solutions to meeting the skill needs of industries and participants across South Australia.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their proposal prior to applying by contacting Skills SA.
Apply to deliver a Training Priority Project
Training Priority Projects (TPP) offer flexible responsive opportunities to support workforce and economic recovery focused projects. TPP will deliver sustainable skill solutions to systemic training issues facing the state’s workforce.
TPP aim to support innovative approaches to skilling and workforce development in order to drive productivity and participation improvements for sectors, regions and communities through skills.
Who can apply?
Applications are invited from:
- Non-government registered training providers with a Funded Activities Agreement (FAA) with Skills SA
- Education providers or other organisations with training as a key focus of their business
- Organisations seeking to develop and/or pilot the delivery of a micro-credential.
In 2022-23, there are two project streams:
- Priority projects to identify and/or respond to unmet training and skills needs or market gaps in regions and/or industry sectors and develop skills pathways for targeted groups of learners to improve training completions and employment outcomes for students.
- Building innovation and capability projects for training providers to innovate and build their capability to achieve higher quality outcomes for students and respond to industry and community skills need.
Read the project guidelines and supporting documentation before submitting your application.
You can save your incomplete application using the save button at the bottom of the form and complete it later. An email with instructions to access the saved form will be emailed to the address you enter.
When you submit your completed application, a confirmation email will be sent to you for your records.
Once you’re ready to apply, complete and submit the online application form.
If you have any questions, contact us on 1800 673 097.
Do I require a Funded Activities Agreement to apply for a Training Priority Project?
Yes. Training Priority Projects are for non-government registered training organisations (RTOs) education providers and community-based organisations contracted by the Department for Education (Skills SA) to deliver training under a Funded Activities Agreement (FAA).
Who needs a Funded Activities Agreement?
Non-government registered training organisations (RTOs), education providers and Community based organisations require a Funded Activities Agreement to be awarded a Training Priority Projects contract.
When do I need to apply for a Funded Activities Agreement?
This will depend on whether you are delivering Accredited Training. The following process describes who and when you may need to apply for a FAA to deliver a Training Priority Project.
If you are a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) who intends to deliver projects that are:
- Accredited training (courses and skill sets) listed on the Subsidised Training List or Training Priority List in South Australia, and on your national scope - ASQA.
- Project management and other services to support the engagement and delivery of the project across a range of partners, stakeholders, and participants.
You need to apply for a FAA concurrent with submitting a TPP application. The FAA application will need to be lodged online with Skills SA Quality and Compliance team and is to be awarded before the TPP can commence.
If you are a RTO who intends to deliver projects that are:
- Micro-credentials (a combination of non-accredited and accredited training)
- Project management and other services to support the engagement and delivery of the project across a range of partners, stakeholders, and participants.
You can submit a TPP application and be awarded a FAA at the contract preparation stage. Accredited training can only be delivered by an RTO with a FAA. The FAA application will need to be lodged online with Skills SA Quality and Compliance team. The RTO should contact the Infoline for the information or referral to a TPP contact person for assistance.
If you are an education provider or community organisation providing education as a main or secondary function, who intends to deliver projects that are:
- Non-accredited training and accredited training.
- Project management and other services to support the engagement and delivery of the project across a range of partners, stakeholders, and participants.
You can submit a TPP application and be awarded a FAA at the contract preparation stage.
- If accredited training will be included in your Training Priority Project, it must be delivered by an RTO that holds a FAA.
- If the Training Priority Project is to only deliver non-accredited training, then the Community Organisation must apply for and be awarded a FAA.
- The education provider or community organisation should contact the Infoline for information or referral to a TPP contact person for assistance.
Where can I get help with the Training Priority Projects online application and FAA process?
Contact the Infoline for information or referral to a TPP contact person for assistance with navigating the online TPP application process.
The Education Infoline is contactable on 1800 673 097
Further information on the Funded Activities Agreement is also available on the Skills SA website at Contracting.