The National Employment Services Association appreciates the opportunity to provide comment to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee on the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022.
The National Employment Services Association (NESA) believes as the role of digital service delivery in employment services increases; so does the criticality of ensuring adequate protections for Participants and other systems users. NESA recognises Participants engaged in Commonwealth employment service programs are to some extent required to interact digitally with a growing proportion of Participants solely receiving employment services digitally. Technology offers many potential benefits but is not without hazards which have potential to have significant impact on people.
NESA received immediate and a significant volume of feedback from members following the initial release of the Draft IIP in late December 2020, and again with the re-issue on 9 July 2021. The issues and concerns identified then related to the lack of Star Ratings data, the introduction of a new Star Ratings methodology, concerns around undertaking a performance assessment exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lack of clarity around the actual assessment process.
NESA welcomed the decision taken by the Department following the July consultation to ‘take a step back’ and review
the proposed timing and process…
The National Employment Services Association welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Exposure Draft for
the New Employment Services Model 2022 Purchasing Arrangements (DRFP NESM). NESA acknowledges that the
DRFP is the culmination of an extensive process which commenced in 2018 to design the Next Generation of Employment Services. A considerable investment of time and expertise by a range of stakeholders including an Employment Services Expert Advisory Panel, 560 participants in consultation sessions and 451 written submissions contributed to the development of a new model of employment assistance. The consultation process culminated in the release of the I Want to Work report in 2018 which provided a blueprint for New Employment Services…
Disability Employment Services Exposure Draft of the Employment Support Service 2013 -2015 Purchasing Arrangements
NESA Submission → Review of Indigenous Training and Employment Programmes (Dec)
NESA Response → Building on Success Discussion Paper 2013 – ‘Realising Our Potential’
NESA Response – Disability Employment Services Exposure Draft of the Employment Support Service 2013 -2015 Purchasing Arrangements (Mar)
Senate Inquiry into the Administration and Purchasing of Disability Employment Services in Australia
Employment Services 2012 Consultation Response
The Future of Remote Participation and Employment Serving Arrangements
NESA Response – Advisory Panel on Employment Services Administration and Accountability Discussion Paper (Feb)
NESA Response – Career Ready: Skills and Training for a Career. A GenerationOne Policy discussion paper (Aug)
NESA Response – Future of Remote Participation and Employment Serving Arrangements (Oct)
NESA Response – Senate Inquiry into the Administration and Purchasing of Disability Employment Services in Australia (Sep)
NESA Response – GenerationOne Skills & Training for a Career Discussion Paper (Aug)
NESA Response – Employment Services 2012 Consultation (Jan)
Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill
NESA Response – Inquiry into Mental Health Barriers to Education, Training and Employment Participation (Apr)
NESA Submission – Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011 (Apr)
NESA Response – Employment Services 2012 Consultation Response (Jan)
NESA Publication – National Green Jobs Corps 2010-2011 Exposure Draft
NESA Submission – Indigenous Economic Development Strategy (December)
NESA Response – NVEAC Equity Blue Print – ‘Creating Futures: Achieving Potential through VET’
NESA Response – Skills Australia Discussion Paper
NESA Feedback – Mid Term Review of the Productivity Places Programme
NESA Submission – Independent Review of the Job Seeker Compliance Framework (Jul)
NESA Response – Job Services Australia Future Purchasing of Employment Services Mid Term Business
Reallocation Discussion Paper (Mar)
NESA Response – The Future of Disability Employment Services (Jan)
NESA Response – Job Capacity Assessors Key Performance Indicators (Mar)
Response – Increasing Indigenous Employment Opportunity Response (Nov)
Inquiry – Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendments (Employment Services) Bill 2008 (Oct)
Discussion Paper – The Future of Employment Services in Australia Discussion Paper (Jul)
Paper – “Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness” The Australian Government Green Paper on Homelessness – the development of a new approach to reduce homelessness over the next decade (Jul)
Discussion Paper – The National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy (Jul)
Discussion Paper – Skilling Australia (Apr)
Discussion Paper – Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity
NESA Publication – Workforce of the Future