South Australian Assessor Wanted To Talk To Media

A request from Imogen Birley at the Australian Greens Party.

ASSESSORS WANTED! : Must be trained in South Australia, who are NOT going to get a DEWHA contract, (or are still waiting to hear from DEWHA). Willing to talk to the South Australian media, to contact Imogen, as soon as possible.

The more the Green Loans Debacle can be kept in the media, the more it will help generate some assistance / action from the Australian Government.

Contact Imogen Birley at:

Office of Senator Christine Milne.

Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania.
Level 1 Murray St Pier Hobart 7000. Phone: 03 6224 8899. Fax: 03 6224 7599.

Email:imogen.birley@aph.gov.au. Mobile: 0488 767 237.

Website: www.christinemilne.org.au. www.greenmps.org.au

Broken Green Loans Program Will Haunt Krudd Government

I hereby quote from the previous post on this blog.

"Unlike home insulation, Green Loans was never part of the economic stimulus/job creation package and that no guarantees of employment were ever made. In fact this was an express term of the DEWHA contract with individual assessors – see clause 3.2: 'No guarantee of work'".

This is indeed, very correct! Assessors agree 100% with what is stipulated in the legal contract with DEHWA!

What we don't agree with is that your system DEWHA, failed! Assessors were unable to convert:

• The clients.
• The marketing leads.
• The advertising leads etc.

Into viable assessments, due to your system being BROKEN for over six to eight weeks!

And that is what we hope the Class Action will succeed in compensating us for, due to your incompetence DEWHA!

Green Loans Program Unanswered Questions

With reference to the Green Loans Program, there are a few questions that seem difficult to get clear answers to.

Therefore if you know the answers, please add them as a comment to this blog post.

• Who set the RTO's training targets for the GLP scheme?
• When were these targets set?
  
• What targets did the RTO's have on a weekly basis?
• How often did the RTO's feedback this information to ABSA / DEWHA?
• How was this feedback supplied?
• Howcome when the assessor numbers blewout, did the training not cease?
  

• Why was Field Force's arrangement of direct booking, NEVER explained by ABSA or DEWHA?
• Why was the same not mentioned in the contract?
• Where the Government shows BAD FAITH in the contract what can be done?
• Where the Government takes longer than 30 days to settle accounts what can be done?
  

• How is ABSA going to represent it's member's in the fight for justice and losses?

• Are accreditation fees and other costs based on 12 months going to be refunded in part?

If you would like to see your question added to this list. Email GLP Assessor.

Information is edited / supplied by GLP Assessor at 'http://glpassessor.blogspot.com'.

The Questions We Never Get Answered

In the ABSA forum a question about accreditation fees arose. The answer was stunning enough to post here:

Quote:Hi there,

All members pay $220.00.

Stephen Gallagher.

It is good to know there is a refund on the way to all assessors! At least 5000 x 440 = $2.2Million. Not 4 Profit so no problem!

Why is it that the input from ABSA / DEWHA is just, well to hot to handle!

Goto the forum and seek topic 'The Questions We Never Get Answered'.

Peter Garrett MEDIA RELEASE: Green Loans Program

Yesterday I instructed the Secretary of my Department, to immediately implement an independent external process of inquiry. Specifically in relation to all contractual agreements and procurement processes, entered into during the final design and implementation of the Green Loans program.

That inquiry will build on a process already underway, to immediately audit the assessor accreditation process. And adherence to the terms of the Protocol for Assessor Accrediting Organisations, between the Department and the accrediting organisation.

This is being conducted by external audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Department is also urgently working to address other specific concerns including call centre wait times, and resourcing.

It clear that some elements of the program are not working as effectively as they should. In particular, it is clear there is room for improvement in relation to the call centre for assessor and householder bookings, as well as to speed up the issuing of household assessment reports.

The Green Loans is a popular program with more than 205,000 household assessments booked to date. And over 140,000 assessments already completed. Many people have also undergone training to qualify as a home sustainability assessor.

The Green Loans program offers the opportunity for households to get advice on the best, most effective ways to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. It is about helping households save money and reduce their environmental impact.

It also offers the chance for people to gain new skills in conducting household sustainability assessments.

The Green Loans program is well on the way to delivering on the commitment to 360,000 household assessments, but I will not hesitate to make any changes necessary to ensure its effective rollout.

On Behalf Of The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP - Environment media releases.