Skills Impact

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Standards Project Workshop - Brisbane
2017-11-22 14:30 - 16:30 UTC
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on draft qualifications and units of competency for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Please feel free to register your attendance.

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Pest Management Project Workshop - Brisbane
2017-11-22 13:30 - 15:30
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on the revised draft Certificate III in Pest Management, skill set and units so that all job functions are accurately described, with appropriate current knowledge and skill needs. Please feel free to register your attendance.

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Wine Ops and Food & Beverage Projects Workshop - Mornington Peninsula
2017-11-22 13:00 - 16:00
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on draft revised units of competency and qualifications for both the Wine Operations and Food & Beverage Manufacturing – Cross-sector Projects. Please feel free to register your attendance.
For more information about these projects please visit the project webpages:

Wine Operations Project
Food & Beverage Manufacturing – Common Skills Project

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Ag Machinery - Safety and Technology Project Workshop - Brisbane
2017-11-22 11:00 - 13:00
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on draft units of competency, skill sets and qualifications relating to the use of new technology and safety measures across a range of mobile farm machinery operations. Please feel free to register your attendance.

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Apiculture (Bees) Project Workshop - Brisbane
2017-11-22 11:00 - 13:00
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on the draft units of competency and the qualification in bee keeping. Please feel free to register your attendance.
This project will improve and update units and the qualification in bee keeping so that all job functions are accurately described, with appropriate current knowledge and skill needs

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Ag Future Jobs Forum
2017-11-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Canberra Club, 51 Blackall St, Barton, ACT, Australia
We would like to invite you to attend the Skills Impact Ag Future Jobs Forum, on National Agriculture Day (AgDay).

Do you have insight on what ag jobs look like in the future?
Join us to discuss the current and future job and workforce needs of the agriculture industry. This forum will focus on industry drivers and their impact on the skills needs of workers at all levels.
How will your attendance contribute to industry?
Your feedback will help us to update the IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work. This is the key document that informs the government of priority skill needs and seeks funding for projects to review and develop qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. To see an example of current projects that received funding out of last year’s IRC Skills Forecast, click here.
Your feedback will also inform Skills Impact’s submission to the Senate inquiry into the Future of Work and the Future of Workers, to ensure the inquiry receives information about future jobs in the agriculture and related sectors.

Date: Tue 21 Nov
(Afternoon tea will be provided)
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Cost: Free
Venue:
The Canberra Club
51 Blackall St
Barton ACT
(The venue is walking distance from the NFF Office where the Ag Day BBQ Lunch will be held)

Click here to RSVP

Win 1 of 5 seats to the Gala Dinner
As part of the AgDay celebrations, Skills Impact is pleased to be hosting a table at the National Agriculture Day: Gala Dinner. Industry leaders who are able to attend the Skills Impact Ag Skills Forum will also go into the draw to win one of five complimentary seats on the Skills Impact table at the Gala Dinner. Click here to RSVP

Who should attend?
This forum is targeted at industry leaders at all levels, who have their eyes firmly on the future, and want to participate in strategic discussions about future job roles of industry. To contribute you will need to have viewpoints on the industry and issues affecting the industry into the future.

Other AgDay Events
The Ag Future Jobs Forum will be held on the same day, and within short distance of other key AgDay events and activities:

AgDay BBQ
National Agriculture Day: Gala Dinner

Skills Impact is hosting the Ag Future Jobs Forum on behalf of the the Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) listed below. Skills Impact provides support services to these IRCs, so they can effectively connect and engage with industry in the development of units of competency, skill sets and qualifications.

Agriculture and Production Horticulture IRC View membership here
Amenity Horticulture, Landscaping, Conservation & Land Management IRC View membership here

IRCs are appointed by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee and Skills Impact is a national Skills Service Organisation (SSO), funded by the Commonwealth Government.

Wine Ops and Food & Beverage Projects Workshop - Hunter Valley
2017-11-21 09:00 - 12:00

Apiculture (Bees) Project Workshop - Darwin
2017-11-16 17:00 - 17:30

Ag Pest Management & Chemical Handling Project Workshop - Darwin
2017-11-16 15:30 - 17:00
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop for the Ag Chemical Handling and Pest Management Projects to seek your feedback on draft revised units of competency, skill sets and qualifications.
The Ag Chemical Handling Project will review and update units and skill sets for chemical handling, to reflect current industry skills standards and practices, so that all job functions are accurately described.
The Pest Management Project will review the Certificate III in Pest Management and the related skill set and units so that all job functions are accurately described, with appropriate current knowledge and skill needs.

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Ag Machinery - Safety and Technology Project Workshop - Darwin
2017-11-16 14:30 - 15:30

Food Science and Technology Project Workshop - Brisbane
2017-11-16 09:30 - 12:30
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency relating within the FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package. Please feel free to register your attendance.

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Food Science and Technology Project Workshop - Sydney
2017-11-15 09:00 - 12:00

Ag Chemical Handling Project Workshop - Perth
2017-11-14 15:30 - 17:30
Skills Impact is hosting a face-to-face consultation workshop to seek your feedback on draft revised units of competency and skill sets for chemical handling. Please feel free to register your attendance.

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Pest Management Project Workshop - Perth
2017-11-14 13:00 - 15:00

Apiculture (Bees) Project Workshop - Perth
2017-11-14 10:30 - 12:30

Food Science and Technology Project Workshop - East Melbourne
2017-11-14 09:00 - 12:00

Ag Machinery - Safety and Technology Project Workshop - Perth
2017-11-14 08:00 - 10:00

Food Science and Technology Project Workshop - North Melbourne
2017-11-13 13:00 - 16:00

Ag Chemical Handling Project Workshop - Adelaide
2017-11-09 13:00 - 15:00

Pest Management Project Workshop - Adelaide
2017-11-09 10:30 - 12:30

Ag Machinery - Safety and Technology Project Workshop - Adelaide
2017-11-09 08:00 - 10:00

Apiculture (Bees) Project Workshop - Adelaide
2017-11-09 08:00 - 10:00

Velg 2017 National VET Conference
2017-09-14 - 2017-09-15 | 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, NSW 2009 , 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, NSW, 2009, Australia
The 2017 National VET Conference will be delivered over two days on the 14-15 September at the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) through an exciting range of presentations, providing attendees the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of plenary and elective sessions.
The theme for the two day conference is ‘Building Quality in VET’ and will focus on multiple streams including; Policy & Reform, RTO Management & Compliance, Training & Assessing, RTO Administration and Master Classes.
Delegates will be exposed to informative presenters and a wide variety of topics, opportunities to meet with product and service providers and network with peers from across Australia.
Skills Impact is proud to be an exhibitor at this event.

Capital Conversations - National Providers Network Conference
2017-09-13 09:00 - 2017-09-15 11:30 | Canberra Institute of Technology, CIT Reid, K Block Restaurant, 37 Constitution Avenue,, Reid, ACT, Australia
The National Training Providers Network is a group of training practitioners that deliver the agrifood, agriculture, horticulture and conservation and land management (AHC) training package.
The 2017 AHC annual conference will be held at Canberra Institute of Technology. The conference provides attendees with an excellent opportunity to:

discuss the recent changes to the national AHC training package; meet and network with
professionals within the sector;
gain updates on the latest developments from Skills Impact, the Service Skills Organisation (SSO);
maintain currency within both the vocational education and specific industry sectors;
investigate new ideas and technologies through local field trips and industry presentations;
brainstorm ideas to meet the challenges of working in the VET environment;
validate training products and assessment methodologies.

Download flyer for more information.

TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2017
2017-09-07 - 2017-09-08 | Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide , SA, 5000, Australia
The TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2017 is the annual showcase for Australian public providers of vocational education and training (VET) courses. The TDA Convention is a ‘must attend’ for all vocational education and training chief executives and their senior managers, merging leaders, international education practitioners, researchers as well as many federal and state government officials and others involved in vocational education and training. The convention usually attracts over 400 delegates and has many informal opportunities to make contact with education and government leaders, in addition to the impressive structured program. For further information about the TDA 2017 convention, visit www.tda.edu.au.
The 2017 TAFE Directors Australia Convention to be held in Adelaide on 7 & 8 September is providing an opportunity for you to showcase the work of your organisation via market place sessions. You have an opportunity to present your ideas, your successes, your challenges, to gain some feedback and potentially find like-minded practitioners as, partners and collaborators. Presenter delegates are entitled to register at 60% of the normal registration fee. The call for market place proposals closes on 1 May.

26th National VET Research Conference 'No Frills'
2017-07-05 - 2017-07-07 | TasTAFE – Drysdale Campus, 59 Collins Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Register now for the 26th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’, to be held 5 – 7 July 2017, at TasTAFE Drysdale Campus in Hobart, Tasmania.
‘No Frills’ is a well-known annual national conference where researchers and those engaged in the VET industry come together to discuss key issues, and network in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
The engaging program features over 50 presentation and poster sessions, highlighting work across three research themes:

Explore: gaining a better understanding of education, training and employment, the people involved and interactions between these systems.
Translate: applying knowledge about education and training to improve practice, quality and outcomes.
Evolve: addressing the opportunities and challenges ahead to transform the sector to better meet future skill needs.

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is delighted to co-host this year’s conference with TasTAFE.

The Baking Industry Trade Show Conference
2017-06-20 - 2017-06-22 | Moonee Valley Events Centre/ Racecourse, 1 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds , VIC , 3039, Australia
2017 will play host to the first annual Baking Industry Trade Show and National Conference – a trade show and conference designed specifically for the Australian Baking Industry and the issues surrounding our industry.
Colin Abbott, Industry Skills Facilitation Manager from Skills Impact, along with key industry panellists will speak at the conference about projects underway to improve baking qualifications and competency skills standards.
Visit the event website to find out more and to register.

2017 Quad Bike Safety Forum
2017-03-30 - 2017-03-31 | Cairns Convention Centre, Sheridan St & Wharf St, Cairns City , QLD, 4870, Australia
The Forum will cover all aspects of Quad Bike Safety over two days. Day one will focus on Safety. Helmet laws, Available Safety Products, Kids on Full Size Bikes, Coronial Findings, Duty of Care, Inductions and Safety Culture will all be part of the conversation.
Day two will see the focus shift to Quad Bike Training. Accredited and Non-Accredited training will be discussed in depth and the findings/outcomes from this consultation will be collected and used to improve the content/relevance of the current unit of competency “ACHMOM212 Operate Quad Bikes”.
For full details or to register, please click here to visit the event website.

Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia (VNCA) Conference
2017-03-28 09:00 - 2017-03-31 17:00 | ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney , NSW, 2009, Australia
‘Let your career take flight’ from 29-31 March at the VNCA Conference 2017. Registrations are now open.
Skills Impact will present on the 29 March, from 4 – 5pm, providing an update on the ACM Veterinary Nursing Qualification.

Fellowships Available
2017-03-27 08:00 - 2017-04-21 17:00
The International Specialised Skills Institute (ISS Institute) has just made eight Fellowships available. Fellowships cover the areas of: environment and sustainability; alternative energy; education; heritage and conservation; heavy construction materials (concrete and/or quarrying); and, the wide agribusiness industry.
Each Fellowship provides the successful applicant with funding to travel overseas and conduct applied research into a topic that will benefit their career and drive innovation in the sector they care about. Fellowship funding ranges from $10,000 – $12,500 per each Fellowship.
Fellowships are open to Australian residents located anywhere in Australia and open to anyone aged 18 years and over, with the exception of The George Alexander Foundation Fellowships which are only open to those aged between 18 and 35 years.
Further information is available at www.issinstitute.org.au/fellowships/fellowships-available and applications close on the 28th of April.
