Cleaning Reforms Area Based Cleaning Model

Cleaning

Reforms

Area Based Cleaning Model

To improve

the quality, standard and consistency of cleaning services in all Victorian government schoolsTo provide safe and clean learning facilities for all students at Victorian government schoolsTo provide a better-regulated, high-standard cleaning model to Victorian government schoolsTo heighten accountability and improve performance from all cleaning contractorsTo reduce the time spent by school staff on cleaning administration to enable focus on their core business of teaching and learning, while maintaining oversight of some practical cleaning arrangements for their schoolTo strengthen fair working conditions by ensuring correct remuneration and entitlements for cleaning staff.

Reform objectives

An

Area Based Cleaning Model for government schools in metropolitan Melbourne:Eight separate zones will each be tendered to a single cleaning supplierProcurement for these contracts will be managed centrally by the Department of Education and Training (DET)Successful suppliers must recruit from the existing school cleaning

workforce

There will be transitional provisions which support small cleaning businesses over the next three yearsA range of measures to improve school cleaning in regional Victoria:The introduction of a strengthened compliance and monitoring framework including an annual audit of cleaning contractorsMinimum cleaning standards will be assessed through an audit regime.More active monitoring of cleaning contracts by DETThe transition to this new model will take place during 2018.

Cleaning Reforms

These reforms will improve cleaning in every Victorian government school

DET has contacted all principals outlining the reforms and how your school fits into the new modelYour school falls under one of three categories:Metropolitan government schools commencing in the new model during 2018Metropolitan government schools with a transitional provision for small business

Regional government schools

How do these new reforms affect my school?

Metropolitan

government schools commencing in the new model during 2018:Cleaning funding will become centrally managed by the DET for metropolitan schoolsReduced cleaning administration and management enabling schools to focus on their core

business of teaching and

learning, while maintaining oversight of some of the practical cleaning arrangements for their schoolReduced risk of industrial and contractual disputes.Metropolitan government schools with a transitional provision:Longer transition time for schools serviced by small business owners in recognition of the role of small business in the cleaning industry and Victorian government schoolsSchools and small businesses can agree to a new contract up to 30 June 2020

Schools will switch to new model once arrangements with small business ends

Reform Impacts

Metropolitan Schools

Regional

government schools:Regional schools will continue to receive funding for cleaning purposesRegional areas will continue to independently procure their own cleaning services with a stronger compliance and monitoring framework Identified poor practices will be subject to strengthened processes, and action will be taken to rectify the situation

Minimum

cleaning standards will be assessed through an audit regimeCleaning contractors servicing regional Victorian government schools will be subject to an ongoing audit program to ensure they maintain the requirements in the Panel Agreement with the DET.Reform ImpactsRegional Schools

DET will provide regular updates to all schools as these changes are implemented

For immediate assistance, please contact the DET ‘s cleaning team on:cleaning@edumail.vic.gov.au Ph: 1300 842 754You can also visit DET website:http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/infrastructure/Pages/newcleaning2018.aspx

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