Appita is pleased to be hosting the biennial Pan Pacific Conference in conjunction with the Appita Fibre Value Chain Conference, Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand 4 -7 December. Appita welcomes its sister associations PAPTAC (Canada), Japan TAPPI, Korea TAPPI, TAPPIP (Philippines), Taiwan TAPPI and TAPPI (USA) as co-hosts. Themed “Current research & perspective on the Fibre Value Chain”, this year’s conference will explore current research and perspectives on the Fibre Value Chain. Respected key industry leaders and international presenters will share their … Read More

A new Food Contact Training course is to be held in Melbourne, Australia and Rotorua, New Zealand during May and June this year. Presented by Smithers expert Dr Alistair Irvine, the two day course is a partnership between Smithers Pira, Appita Food Contact Materials Committee, Scion, New Zealand and Monash Food Innovation, Monash University. It will be presented by Smithers Pira expert Dr Alistair Irvine. The course is designed to give a comprehensive overview of all the key food contact regulatory areas … Read More

Skills Impact is proud to support the 2019 AIFST Convention. Join your industry colleagues to grow, learn and connect. The 2019 AIFST Convention will once again bring together an exciting, diverse and experienced line-up of international and local speakers to share their knowledge, insights and learnings about what the future holds for the food industry both here and beyond our shores. The theme of Feeding the Future = challenges and opportunities is designed to encourage us to look to the … Read More

The NCVER No Frills event is being held in Adelaide, from 10-12 July. Skills impact will be presenting on the complexities of competency assessment. The 2019 conference program will focus on The student journey: skilling for life. As explored at past ‘No Frills’ conferences, the world of work is changing, driven by rapid technological evolution in an increasingly global society. It’s almost certain that the skills we develop today won’t be enough to operate or compete effectively in the workplaces of tomorrow. … Read More

This event is being held in Canberra, from 15-16 July. It brings together member-based associations, including industry, trade and professional bodies. Skills Impact has been invited to be part of a panel to discuss the significance of associations in boosting a skilled workforce. Register here

This event is being held in Gold Coast, from 29-31 July. Skills Impact will present an update on the VET sector and views of industry towards improvements. There will also be an opportunity for participants to pass on their views for improvements needed in the operation of the VET sector.

The 2019 National VET Conference will be delivered over two days on the 12-13 September at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Our CEO Michael Hartman will be presenting on the over-simplification of the concept of competency and the issues this creates in the system, based on industry feedback. Register here

A forum for Food, Fibre and Timber Industry stakeholders, trainers and employers. Hear a panel of leaders discuss the future of the training system. Contribute your priorities to this discussion through a workshop. Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2019 Annual General Meeting: 3:30 pm to 4.00 pm Forum: 4.00 pm – 6.30 pm   Program Anne Driscoll, Director General, Department of Training and Workforce Development will provide an overview of the WA Government’s current priorities and programs – followed by panel … Read More

The 2019 Annual Conference will be held in Melbourne, December 10 – 12 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. The theme this year is Creating our BioFuture – Towards a circular bioeconomy. If you haven't yet, take advantage of the Early Bird Registration Offer, ending on the 31st October 2019 ! Click here to register! A great program is lined up with high quality speakers, presenting on a vast range of interesting topics and subjects which will engender enthusiastic … Read More

The VET Policy and Compliance Summit 2023 is taking place between 2 and 10 March, with the theme of “Focussing on Continuous Improvement”. This year promises to bring a lot of changes to the Australian VET sector and the summit is a chance to share ideas for a better VET sector. The full conference day takes place at Rydges World Square, Sydney on 2 March. This can also be attended virtually. Well-known personalities from key institutions, such as ASQA Deputy … Read More