Expert to Educator Fund Grant

Overview The Department of Education and Training (NT) is offering the Expert to Educator Fund Grant, which aims to increase the number and capability of Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers, trainers and assessors in the Northern Territory by supporting experienced tradespeople and industry specialists to transition into VET teaching, training and assessment roles. The fund supports activities that remove workforce and capability constraints within the Northern Territory Government, delivered under the Turbocharging the VET Workforce Federation Funding Agreement. Purpose The fund responds to workforce challenges identified nationally and locally, including shortages of qualified VET teachers, trainers and assessors, limited training capacity in priority industries, and barriers to attracting skilled industry workers into training roles. This initiative aims to build a sustainable pipeline of VET educators with current industry expertise, with a focus on clean energy, construction, manufacturing and related workforce priorities. Eligibility Funding is available to organisations only. Types of organisations that are eligible for funding include Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that meet the following criteria: Registered and operating within Australia Registered and operating in the NT Have the relevant qualifications on scope or can demonstrate a pathway to obtain scope Demonstrate capability to deliver proposed activities Have appropriate governance, financial management and contract management capability Maintain an acceptable regulatory and compliance standing Can meet reporting, audit and recordkeeping requirements Can provide evidence of industry engagement and support Can deliver proposed outcomes within required timeframes Funding What can be funded Certificate IV in Training and Assessment delivery Trainer and assessor skill sets Supervised industry-to-training placements Mentoring and coaching arrangements Wage subsidies or release arrangements that support transition into training roles Transition support, onboarding and workplace supervision Ancillary costs directly linked to achieving trainer and assessor capability outcomes What can't be funded Routine training delivery (routine qualifications and skills sets) Ongoing operational costs (admin fees, office expenses, marketing) Activities unrelated to VET workforce capability development Activities unrelated to clean energy, manufacturing, construction or related workforce priorities Duplicate funding for the same activity Capital works, infrastructure and major equipment Activities outside the approved project scope Activities that cannot be delivered within the program timeframe How to Apply The following supporting documents are available for this opportunity: Details Template Expert to Educator Fund Grant Framework (Expert to Educator Fund Grant Framework.pdf) Enquiries Name: Skills Strategy Role: Department Phone: 0889357717 Email: trainingoperations@nt.gov.au