Approved Smart and Skilled registered training organisations can participate. They must hold the relevant Smart and Skilled contractual arrangements, have the required Units of Competency within their approved scope of registration, and meet Summer Skills participation and delivery requirements.

Training Services assessed provider participation and proposed course delivery against program priorities, provider capability and available funding. Successful providers received advice about the approved training arrangements and the relevant Provider Activity Schedule.

You must meet the applicable Smart and Skilled requirements before enrolling participants or commencing training. This includes acceptance of the relevant Provider Activity Schedule and obtaining a valid Commitment ID through the required Notification of Enrolment process before training commences. The NSW Department of Education advised participating providers of the approved program specific processes and timeframes.

The Smart and Skilled Targeted Priorities Prevocational and Part Qualification Policy requires providers in the program to submit TNI applications. The department confirm whether any separate, centrally managed approval or allocation process applies to Summer Skills. You must follow the formal program instructions and not assume that standard TNI requirements have been waived.

You are responsible for meeting the conditions of your approved training arrangements, including:

• confirming participant eligibility and suitability
• completing enrolment and funding processes correctly
• delivering and assessing the approved training
• identifying learning and support requirements
• maintaining training and assessment records
• reporting commencements, completions and other required outcomes
• meeting applicable Smart and Skilled contract, policy and quality requirements.

Summer Skills has a planned commencement target of up to 1,500 participants and a completion target of 80%. Program monitoring will consider training commencements, completions and other agreed measures.

The broader evaluation approach is also intended to examine participant experiences and progression into employment or further training, subject to final data collection and evaluation arrangements.