Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of more than 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities. We are seeking proposals for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Early Childhood Education and Care Pilot Educator Diploma Program as per our attached RFP.
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is a signature initiative for the Australian Government that enables workers from 9 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Timor-Leste to work in priority sectors in Australia. The Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program (PLMSP) builds on the successes of the Pacific Labour Facility (PLF) program, with a renewed focus on the provision of tailored support to worker sending countries to address their specific needs and priorities. Palladium is contracted to deliver PLMSP on behalf of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
PLMSP’s role is to provide DFAT and governments in 9 PICs and Timor-Leste with support to enable workers to access PALM scheme in inclusive ways that maximise the benefits for the workers and national economies while minimising risks from labour mobility participation. PLMSP’s primary functions include capacity building for PALM scheme labour sending units; skills development and training for PALM workers; support for returning PALM workers and their families; information system management; monitoring, evaluation, research and learning; and communications.
Under the PALM scheme, the Pacific Labour Mobility Support Program (PLMSP) is seeking proposals from experienced Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to deliver the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care accredited by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).
To ensure participating educators are supported in their studies whilst working and living in Australia, the PLMSP will work with participating Approved Employers (AEs) and a suitable Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to ensure quality delivery of the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care with oversight from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
For further details please see the attached RFP.
