This project is underway to review occupational skills standards and units of competency to improve safety, quality and consistency in the delivery of equine training. It will impact the ACM Animal Care and Management; AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, and Conservation and Land Management; AMP Australian Meat Processing; and RGR Racing Training Packages. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Expert Working Groups (view membership here) are currently seeking feedback on the content of 156 units of competency, including three proposed new units. … Read More

Consultation is underway to ensure units of competency from the RGR Racing Training Package are up to date and encapsulate racing integrity and animal welfare skills and knowledge critical to the industry. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) are currently reviewing all feedback and any issues will be referred to the Racing IRC. Thank you to those who provided feedback on the first draft of units of competency. The feedback will inform the work on the next version of draft units, … Read More

Previously called ‘IRC Four Year Work Plans’ IRC Skills Forecasts and Proposed Schedules of Work, as they are now called and referenced in the AISC’s new Training Package Development and Endorsement Process Policy, are now available for industry input and feedback. (Please follow the links below). On behalf of the various IRCs we provide services to, Skills Impact will be collecting feedback on these draft documents up until Friday 31 March. IRC Skills Forecasts and Proposed Schedules of Work identify … Read More

The AISC met on 23 February 2017 and will next meet on 11 April 2017. Read the AISC Communique here

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) is calling for nominations for all positions on the newly revised Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry Reference Committee (IRC). The AISC is seeking nominations up until COB Friday 10 March 2017. Consultation for the structure of the following IRCs is now closed. The AISC will soon request nominations for the membership of theses IRCs. Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management (This IRC will potentially become two IRCs, following industry feedback that these industries … Read More

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) is calling for nominations for all positions on the newly revised Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry Reference Committee (IRC). The Pulp and Paper Manufacturing IRC will have responsibility for overseeing the development of skills standards and qualifications within the PPM Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry Training Package. The IRC will comprise of representatives with relevant expertise across the industry and sectors. The AISC is calling for nominations for the following vacant positions: 10 positions … Read More

The Greyhound Training Package Project has now moved to the third stage of development which means draft units of competency are now available for your review. The Technical Advisory Committee and Racing Industry Reference Committee will be collecting feedback on these draft units up until COB 6 March 2017. Feedback is being sought to ensure these units are up to date and encapsulate racing integrity and animal welfare skills and knowledge critical to the industry. For ease of consultation, the greyhound units have been organised into three … Read More

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) is calling for nominations for vacant positions on the Aquaculture and Wild Catch Industry Reference Committee (IRC). It is proposed that the Aquaculture and Wild Catch IRC will have responsibility for overseeing the development of skills standards and qualifications within the SFI Seafood Training Package. The IRC will comprise of representatives with relevant expertise across the industry and sectors. The AISC is calling for nominations for the following vacant positions: 6 positions are allocated to … Read More

Work to improve current training package standards and qualifications has now commenced in a number of areas. Please visit the project webpages by following the links below and register your interest to keep up-to-date on project activities. Over the coming weeks and months we will be working with the relevant Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) to gather industry feedback about various areas and components of these projects.   Equine Safety in Training This project will review occupational skills standards and units … Read More

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) is seeking further feedback on the proposed structure of the Industry Reference Committee (IRC) for Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management industries. It follows feedback late last year, during the first round of consultation, that these industries be supported by two committees: Amenity Horticulture, Landscaping, Conservation and Land Management IRC, and Agriculture IRC (encompassing agriculture and production horticulture) Currently, the Rural and Related Industries IRC is responsible for overseeing the development of occupational skills standards, and qualifications … Read More

The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has confirmed the structure and membership of the following Industry Reference Committees (IRCs). These committees will be responsible for overseeing the development of occupational skills standards and qualifications for their industry. The committee for the food and pharmaceutical industry is the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical IRC. View the membership here. The forest and timber industry supply and value chain now has three new IRCs (view the membership here): Forest Management and Harvesting IRC Timber … Read More

At the beginning of every year, Four Year Work Plans are reviewed to ensure the information they contain remains current. Four Year Work Plans provide notice to industry, training providers and the system about what is being considered for future development of skill standards and qualifications in a specific training package. They are submitted to the AISC who draw on the information to update their National Schedule of training package development work. On behalf of the IRCs, Skills Impact will … Read More