Training Delivery Grant Round 1 2015/16

Funds are available to assist the ongoing development of community broadcasting throughout Australia, through grants for training delivery for broadcasters, staff and volunteers at community radio and television stations in broadcasting & media skills, management & leadership skills, and technician and trainer training.

We strongly encourage you to discuss your project with the relevant CBF Grants Administrator before submitting your application. They can provide advice on the types of projects funded in this category and what information you should include in your application.

Consideration of Training Grants is the responsibility of the Training Grants Advisory Committee.

For assistance in applying please see links to further information below. If you would prefer to apply for the grant using a word processing document contact the CBF Grants Administrator.

CBF Grants Administrator:

Georgie Boucher
Telephone: (03) 8341 5955
Email: gboucher@cbf.com.au

For further information see:

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*** THIS GRANT ROUND IS NOW CLOSED ***

See grant guidelines for previous round below.

Guidelines for Training Delivery grants

Please read these grant guidelines before you apply. Even if you frequently apply under this category, read them each round, as the grant guidelines are regularly revised. The grant guidelines include important information about this grant category including what you can use the grant for and the criteria used by the Training Grants Advisory Committee to assess your application.

1. What is the objective of the Training Delivery grants category?                                

To assist the ongoing development of community broadcasting throughout Australia, through grants for training delivery for broadcasters, staff and volunteers at community radio and television stations in broadcasting & media skills, management & leadership skills, technician and trainer training. The total amount available in Round 1 2015/16 is approximately $132,500, of which a minimum of 30% will be made available for Pathways training.

2. Who is eligible to apply?

• a community radio or television station with a long-term or a temporary licence
• a Remote Indigenous Media Organisation (RIMO), or Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service (RIBS)
• a community broadcasting sector-based Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
• state, regional and national community broadcasting associations

Community broadcasting sector-based RTOs may apply for a number of courses on behalf of a number of stations or sector organisations in the same round.

A community broadcasting sector-based RTO is:

• A community broadcasting licence holder which also has RTO status; or
• A representative sector organisation in community broadcasting, with RTO status; or
• A non-profit organisation formed with a primary objective being to deliver training to community broadcasters, with RTO status.

Grants are not available to stations broadcasting under a narrowcast licence.  A station with a temporary licence must have been on air for at least two years cumulatively prior to applying.

Creative partnerships between stations and organisations whose goals are compatible with those of community broadcasting are encouraged; however the application must come from the station, sector organisation, RIMO, RIBS or sector-based RTO.

Note: individuals are not eligible to apply, but you may register your interest in participating in group or online training delivery with a community broadcasting sector RTO (listed below).

3. How much can you apply for?

The level of the grant will depend on the type of training that you plan to deliver and how you plan to deliver it, see 'what conditions apply' in section 5. 

Please refer to the Training Grants summary of Past Grant Allocations for grants awarded in the last round to gain a sense of typical allocations.

4. What are the priorities in this category?

Priority will be given to training that:

• is undertaken by or will benefit community broadcasters based in regional, rural and remote areas
• meets the special training needs for radio for the print handicapped; Indigenous and ethnic community broadcasters.  In relation to ethnic training, ethnic youth, new and emerging ethnic groups and new language groups will receive priority over other ethnic broadcasters.
• is accredited to ensure our quota of accredited training is met.  Accredited training courses delivered at community radio or television stations are a priority.  Accredited training is delivered and assessed by qualified trainer/assessors approved by a Registered Training Organisation, with trainees receiving a Statement of Attainment, Certificate or Diploma from the RTO on successful completion of a Unit or full qualification.
• provides skills development for trainees that have an ongoing role at your station and have made a commitment to your station and community.
• Stations / organisations that have not received a grant in this category recently - or have not had NTP supported training at their station recently

5. What can you use the grant for?

Funds are available for the delivery of training in Broadcast & Media skills or Management & Leadership skills to broadcasters, staff and volunteers at community television and radio stations or community broadcasting sector organisations. Funds are also available to subsidise trainer training and technician training.

The grants may be used to provide skills training to broadcasters, staff and volunteers that is either accredited or is considered a pathway to accredited training.

A number of training delivery methods may be funded through this grant category, such as face-to-face workshops, online learning, or group based delivery to participants from more than one station / organisation.  Multi-course applications will be considered from stations and organisations that have previously delivered CBF funded training.  For example: stations could run more than one session simultaneously or RTOs could apply on behalf of a number of stations in the same round. Trainer training may also be funded via a subsidy for trainers to complete Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.  Technician training may also be funded via a subsidy for trainees to complete a Certificate III or IV in Broadcast Technology.

Allowable expenditure includes trainer/assessor fees, stationery, printing, travel subsidies, provision of training resources, consumables.

Training Delivery grants are flexible to meet your training needs, but some conditions apply.

What conditions apply?

Face-to-face training - Broadcast & Media and Management & Leadership Skills Training

• Applications may be for any number of units or for a full certificate course.  
• Where a station or sector organisation does not have experience in training delivery or staff to coordinate the training, the RTO may apply for and acquit the grant on their behalf.  The training partnership will be demonstrated through provision of a copy of an agreement between the RTO and the training partner.
• There will be a minimum of 6 participants at face-to-face workshops at stations. Exceptional circumstances may be considered for stations in rural or remote areas.
• At least one in three nominated trainees must be female.
• Training must be completed and acquitted within eighteen months of receipt of the grant.

Online training - Broadcast & Media and Management & Leadership Skills Training

• Online training generally refers to the delivery of an online, trainer-supported, self-paced course.  Training delivered to a group remotely in a live, interactive classroom via online technology may be considered face-to-face.
• In the case of online delivery, funds are for accredited training only. 
• RTOs can apply for funds to deliver multiple online courses with a minimum of two Units and a minimum of six trainees per course.

Group training - Broadcast & Media and Management & Leadership Skills Training

• 'Group training' refers to courses that involve delivery to trainees from more than one station, such as at sector conferences or special workshops. 
• The mode of delivery can be face-to-face or online (or a combination) but funding for online delivery will only be available to support accredited training (not pathways).
• There will be a minimum of 8 participants.  At least one in three nominated trainees must be female.

Trainer Training

Subsidies for trainers aiming to complete a TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment will be funded up to $1,500, with half of the grant to be paid on completion of the qualification.  Applications for Trainer Training subsidies should attach a short resume describing the trainer's relevant background, qualifications and experience.  Only those with relevant qualifications and experience and an intention to train community broadcasters will be considered.

Technician Training

Subsidies for technicians aiming to complete a Certificate III (CUF30207) or IV (CUF40307) in Broadcast Technology will be funded up to $1,500, with half of the grant to be paid on completion of the qualification.  Where a case can be made, a grant to cover the full cost of the course may be allocated.  Applications for Technician Training subsidies should attach a short resume describing the technician's relevant background, qualifications and experience. 

Cultural Liaison allowance

An allowance is available to maximise participation of trainees from non-English speaking and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, who may benefit from having a person deemed suitable by the training group involved in the training.  The cultural liaison person will not necessarily be a registered trainer, but must have significant broadcasting experience.  Their role may involve some or all of the following activities:

• Answering trainees' questions regarding programming and equipment specific to the station they are being trained at;
• Providing assistance with translating, although they could not in any way be relied upon to interpret on behalf of the trainer;
• Bridging any cultural gaps between the trainer and trainees.

In the case where the group is made up of people all from one particular ethnic or Indigenous community or language background, the allowance could be used to offer an honorarium to a person to act simply as a language assistant or further as a mentor. In the case where the group is of mixed cultural and linguistic background, several people may be contracted to provide some form of cultural assistance, but the allowance provided for one grant application will not exceed $125 per unit delivered or per Pathways day-long workshop.

Disability Support allowance

An allowance is available to maximise participation of trainees with disability, such as learning disability, sensory disability or physical disability.  Examples of how the allowance can be used include: supporting the cost of a carer or support worker during the training sessions; supporting the cost of access to learning aids or equipment; and supporting the cost of additional training and/or assessment time with the trainer/assessor. The allowance provided for one grant application will not exceed $125 per unit delivered or per Pathways day-long workshop.

How do you apply?

In most cases, training grants are based on a partnership between a station or sector organisation and a Registered Training Organisation.  Establishing a new agreement with an RTO can take time, so you will need to contact your RTO at least three weeks before the grant application closing date.

If your organisation has not delivered CBF funded training before:

(a) Determine your training needs.

• Pathways training is specifically designed for stations that have not previously delivered accredited training.  These workshops are a good introduction and usually cover a single topic in a one-day session such as Media Law & the Codes of Practice, Plan & Prepare a Program, Present Information on Air, Board Induction (covering Governance & Compliance), Strategic Planning and Conduct a Program Schedule Review.  Pathways training may provide the participant with the skills to undertake Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at a later date.
• If you are new to accredited training delivery, you are encouraged to begin with a short course of four accredited units.  As you become more experienced in delivering accredited training you can apply for a full Certificate course.

(b) Contact an approved Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that can deliver relevant units from the Screen and Media Training Package (CUF07). 

You may wish to choose a community broadcasting sector-based RTO as listed below, or search for one on the database on Vocational Education and Training in Australia website http://training.gov.au.

• Community Media Training Organisation (National) - Ph: (02) 9318 9626 or visit http://www.cmto.org.au
• Radio Adelaide (South Australia) - Ph: (08) 8303 5000 or visit http://www.radio.adelaide.edu.au
• Triple A Training (Brisbane Indigenous Media Association) (National) - Ph: (07) 3892 0100 or visit http://www.989fm.com.au/about/about-triple-a-training/
• Goolarri Media (Western Australia) - Ph: (08) 9192 1325 or visit http://www.gme.com.au
• Diversitat (Victoria) - Ph: (03) 5221 6044 or visit http://www.diversitat.org.au

Contact the National Training Project Manager Nicola Joseph on (02) 9318 9619 or CBF Senior Grants Administrator Jo Curtin on (03) 8341 5933 for advice.

(c) Discuss with the RTO what training your organisation would like to undertake and a timeframe for delivery of the training.  If you have partnered with a sector-based RTO, you may like to apply for and acquit the grant, or the RTO may like to apply on your behalf.  Once you have established the preferred approach, you will need to formalise this in an agreement with the RTO. 

(d) Work with your RTO to complete your application form.

(e) Submit your application to the CBF by the due date.

(f) You will be advised as to the outcome of your application within 6 weeks.  You will be required to complete and acquit the training within 18 months of receiving your grant.

How is the level of the grant calculated?

Special Subsidies and Allowances

To assist with priority training delivery, the following subsidies and allowances are available:

• Trainer travel subsidies

Where an appropriate trainer/assessor is not available within 50km of the station, an additional amount of up to $125 per accredited unit delivered to assist with the costs of transport and accommodation of the trainer/assessor.

Additional travel / accommodation costs may be considered in special circumstances, in which case please provide details and justification of the amount requested. Applications will be considered by the Training Grants Advisory Committee on a case by case basis.

• Trainee travel subsidies

Trainee travel / accommodation costs may be considered in special circumstances, in which case please provide details and justification of the amount requested. Applications will be considered by the Training Grants Advisory Committee on a case by case basis.

• Cultural liaison allowance

An allowance of up to $125 per accredited unit or per day-long Pathways workshop will be made available to stations to contract a cultural liaison person to assist the trainer with the delivery of the training.

• Disability support allowance

An allowance of up to $125 per accredited unit or per day-long Pathways workshop will be made available to support the delivery of the training to people with disabilities.

Training Delivery grants are based on a subsidy model - they may not meet all of the costs associated with delivering the training you require.  You may wish to seek funding from other sources to meet this shortfall, such as through charging fees to the participants.

Note:  Fee payment may encourage commitment to course completion.  Fees may be means tested, paid by the trainee or by the station on their behalf.

6. What can't you use the grant for?

• Purchase of capital equipment
• Development of training resources, i.e. curriculum development
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Retrospective funding of training delivery that has already taken place. You should plan for the training to commence after grant announcements are made (i.e. Round 1 - late November; Round 2 - late May).
• The funds may not be used to subsidise the cost of 'for-profit' courses.

7. What does the Grants Advisory Committee look at when assessing your application?

Applications will be competitively assessed and prioritised by reference to the following assessment criteria:

8. What should you include in the application?

• An agreement demonstrating that a training partnership between station/sector organisation and RTO has been formalised.
• Most recent Annual Report with audited financial statements (if not previously supplied)

If you are applying for the first time, please contact the Grants Administrator to discuss your application and supporting documents you may be required to provide.

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