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. … Read More

'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.

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 … Read More

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.

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, … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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

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.