Chapter 4 continued
The organisation of ace provision in the states and territories
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
There is as yet no formal infrastructure serving the ACE sector in the
Northern Territory although the Minister for Education and Training has
asked the NT Employment and Training Authority to facilitate a coordinating
role for the ACE sector in the future and to provide advice on future
advisory mechanisms. [1]
Data on public providers has been collected through the AVETMISS system
since 1995 but there is currently no data on private providers. Mapping
of the ACE sector (outside the VET funded providers) will commence in
1997. [2] The range of providers includes
government agencies delivering programs that support their organisational
objectives and not for profit community agencies such as the Red Cross,
sporting bodies, and NT Arts and Craft Councils.
A number of the 99 VET providers registered with NT Employment and Training
Authority are community based, delivering both accredited and non-accredited
ACE programs. Many are beginning to access public funds. Non accredited
programs are mainly on a fee for service basis. Many adult educators are
working in remote Aboriginal communities and there has been a increase
in the participation rates of Aboriginal adults in such communities.
Footnotes
[1] Transcript of evidence, Canberra,
24 February 1997, p 638 (Dr Prathapan)
[2] Northern Territory Training Profile 1997,
p 29