| Status |
Mandatory for procurements subject to the Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Australian Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy Model Clauses |
| Legislation / Policy |
Australian Skills Guarantee (Skills Guarantee) Procurement Connected Policy (PCP) (last updated May 2024) available at: https://www.dewr.gov.au/australian-skills-guarantee |
| Legislation / Policy contact |
Contact: asg@dewr.gov.au Multilateral Policy Branch, Apprenticeships and Foundation Skills Division
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| Additional information |
The Skills Guarantee uses government investment in major projects to help train the next generation of skilled workers and is a key commitment under the Australian Government’s Secure Australian Jobs Plan.
The Skills Guarantee applies to all direct Commonwealth procurements in the building and construction and maintenance services (construction) and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, where the total contract value is $10 million or more.
The Skills Guarantee PCP is the key mechanism to implement the Skills Guarantee. The Skills Guarantee PCP provides instructions for parties engaging in relevant Australian Government-funded projects, including further detail about which procurements the Skills Guarantee PCP applies to.
The use of the Skills Guarantee PCP model clauses will ensure approach to market processes and contracts meet the Skills Guarantee PCP.
The Skills Guarantee PCP model clauses contain:
- approach to market clauses for a Major Construction Project
- contract clauses for a Major Construction Project
- approach to market clauses for a Flagship Construction Project
- contract clauses for a Flagship Construction Project
- approach to market clauses for a Major ICT Project
- contract clauses for a Major ICT Project
The Skills Guarantee PCP model clauses are available on the Australian Skills Guarantee website at: https://www.dewr.gov.au/australian-skills-guarantee/resources/australian-skills-guarantee-model-clauses
The Australian Skills Guarantee model clauses can be included by Commonwealth entities in approach to market, contract or panel arrangement documentation, as relevant, to give effect to the requirements of the Skills Guarantee PCP.
Commonwealth entities can modify and adapt the clauses to ensure consistency with their approach to market, contract or panel arrangement documentation, provided that the requirements of the Skills Guarantee PCP are met. Commonwealth entities should ensure that, where they modify and adapt the model clauses, that they still meet the mandatory requirements set out in the Skills Guarantee PCP.
Any terms that are capitalised may need to be changed to align with the Contract terminology.
Commonwealth entities and tenderers should refer to the Skills Guarantee PCP to ensure that all requirements of that policy are met and for further information on how the policy applies.
For a copy of the Skills Guarantee PCP and detailed guidance material please see: https://www.dewr.gov.au/australian-skills-guarantee
