WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY

To be used for Tier 2 contracts with value of more than $50 million.

To be completed before the commencement of any on-site works.

Contract description :
Tender / contract number :
Contract value :
Principal / Contracting agency :
Contractor trading name :
Contractor ABN :
Contractor address :
Workforce Participation and Skills Development Coordinator
Name :
Contact detail :

As the successful tenderer you have agreed to provide 15% of labour hours for the employment of apprentices, trainees, Aboriginal people (who must receive up to 2 of the 15 percentage points), local people with barriers to employment and towards up-skilling. To advise the contracting agency how you will meet this target, after you have calculated the Deemed Target Hours for the contract, please provide an estimate of the number of hours you will commit to each of the categories listed below.

Category	Deemed target hours	Percentage of deemed target hours
Total deemed target hours for the contract (calculated using the formula contained in the Guidelines)
Apprentices and trainees (as a guide this category should constitute 50% of the deemed target hours)
Local people with barriers to employment
Aboriginal people (up to 2/15 of the deemed target hours)
Up-skilling (a maximum of 25% of the deemed target hours), including:
Cadets (on-site)
Up-skilling of other workers on and off-site

STRATEGIES

1. Outline your approach to engaging sub-contractors that will meet the target

How will you ensure that sub-contractors are fully informed of and committed to achieving the 15% target?

2. Outline the approach or strategies that you will use to recruit:

Apprentices
Trainees
Cadets

3. Outline the approach or strategies that you will use to recruit:

Local people with barriers to employment
Aboriginal people (including any consultation undertaken with Government agencies and Aboriginal organisations or businesses).

4. Describe the up-skilling strategies and/or skills development areas that will be addressed throughout the contract

These should relate to skills that can be utilised in the construction and building industry.

5. List any barriers to achieving the 15% target and actions you will undertake to address these.

6. Provide any further information that demonstrates or explains how the 15% target will be met (additional information can be attached to this form).

Authorised by coordinator :

Date :

Email address of Government Contract Manager : * compulsory field