Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft units of competency, qualifications and skill sets, which were made available on the Skills Impact website from 11 April – 1 May. The feedback will inform the work on the final draft of units, qualifications and skill sets which will be available for industry validation mid-May. This project has been established to ensure units of competency from the RGR Racing Training Package are up to date and encapsulate racing integrity and animal welfare … Read More

A project is underway to review and update units of competency from the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package, in line with current forest harvesting optimisation technology and the impact on processes. Draft units of competency are currently being developed in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Broad stakeholder consultation is scheduled to commence in June, when draft components will be made available for comment on the Skills Impact website. Please feel free to register your interest to keep informed of … Read More

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft units of competency. With the support  and advice of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), we are currently reviewing all feedback to write the final draft units, and the related qualifications and skill sets. These final draft units, qualifications and skill sets will be available for industry validation in the next few weeks. Equine related units of competency are being reviewed in this project to help improve safety, quality and consistency in the delivery of … Read More

Thank you to those who provided feedback on this year’s draft documents. The final documents, that were submitted to the AISC, can be viewed on the Skills Impact website here. On behalf of the 11 Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) Skills Impact supports, we have completed work on 8 2017 IRC Skills Forecasts and Proposed Schedules of Work. These documents are reviewed annually by the IRCs, undergo consultation with industry and submitted to the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) in April. The documents identify skills … Read More

The AISC met on 11 April 2017 and will next meet on 1 June 2017. Read the AISC Communique here

There is still time to provide feedback on the draft units of competency, skill sets and qualifications for the Retail Baking Review Project. The draft units, qualifications and skill sets will be available on the Skills Impact website for stakeholder consultation until 5pm next Sunday. (Please note that this is the 7th of May, not the 11th of May as previously communicated. We apologise for this error and any confusion it may have caused. Please contact us if this date is an issue). The Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Committee … Read More

The feedback period for the Greyhounds Project (animal welfare and racing integrity) has been extended from close of business today to after the webinar on Monday, 1 May. Feedback is being sought on 22 draft units of competency, 2 draft qualifications and 6 draft skill sets. The Racing Industry Reference Committee (IRC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) are seeking feedback to ensure these units, qualifications and skill sets are up to date, and that they encapsulate racing integrity and animal welfare skills … Read More

There is still some time to provide feedback on the draft units of competency and qualifications for the Veterinary Nursing Project. Consultation is open until Sunday, 30 April. The Technical Advisory Committee and the Rural and Related Industry Reference Committee (IRC) are seeking feedback on the content of 52 existing units of competency, 5 proposed new units, and the structure of 3 qualifications. You are welcome to provide feedback on as many draft units and qualifications as you would like. Please also feel free to share this email with others who may … Read More

First drafts of the retail baking units of competency, skills sets and qualifications are now available for feedback. The Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Committee (IRC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) are seeking feedback on the content of the draft materials to ensure they align to current industry defined occupational standards. The draft units, qualifications and skill sets will be available on the Skills Impact website for broad industry feedback until 5pm, Sunday 7 May 2017. Please feel free to register your … Read More

The second version of draft units of competency, related qualifications and skill sets are now available for feedback. Feedback is being sought to ensure these units, qualifications and skill sets are up to date, and that they encapsulate racing integrity and animal welfare skills and knowledge critical to the industry. These second version drafts have been updated to include feedback from the first round of consultation that took place during February and March. Thank you to those who provided feedback on … Read More

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) is calling for nominations for vacant positions on the following Industry Reference Committees (IRCs). Agriculture and Production Horticulture IRC – read more Amenity Horticulture, Landscaping, Conservation and Land Management IRC – read more Nominations for both IRCs are open until COB Monday 10 April 2017. Consultation for the structure of the Racing IRC is now closed. The AISC will soon request nominations for the membership of this IRC. Consultation for the structure and calls for membership … Read More

Skills needs in forest harvesting optimisation processes and technologies have driven the development of new and revised units of competency within the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package. First draft units of competency are currently being developed in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). Broad stakeholder consultation is scheduled to commence in June, when draft components will be made available for comment on the Skills Impact website. Please feel free to register your interest to keep informed of … Read More