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New Projects Approved for 2020-21

We are excited to start working with IRCs and stakeholders on a range of new projects that have been approved by the Australian Industry and Skills Council (AISC).

These projects were proposed in this year’s Annual Updates to the IRC Skills Forecasts, which identified specific changes to industry environments and outlined the skills standards and qualifications in need of review.

The need for these projects was identified by the Industry Reference Committees, through their networks and information collected by our daily interactions with industry and RTOs.

Agriculture and Horticulture Projects

  • Units for the following sectors will be reviewed:
    • Landscaping, including parks and gardens
    • Broad acre and seed production
    • Dairy and milk harvesting
  • Animal reproduction
  • The rehabilitation of mined land

Animal Care and Management Projects

  • Equine care careers
  • Pre-requisite barriers to training

Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Projects

  • Flour milling
  • High volume production baking

Forest and Wood Products Projects

  • Review of qualifications to attract new entrants
  • Review of high level jobs in forestry
  • Safety mindsets in remote operations

Meat Projects

  • Meat rendering
  • Electric meat slicing skills
  • Pre-rendering meat processing

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Projects

  • Rationalise pulp and paper manufacture

Racing and Breeding Projects

  • Alteration to packaging rules and application statement in Certificate II in Racing Industry
  • Simplifying certificate IV qualifications for riders and drivers

View the AISC Communique

How to get involved

Work will start on these projects in the coming few months. If you have experience in any of these areas and are interested in participating in the development of draft skills standards throughout the project, you have the opportunity to volunteer as a subject matter expert (SME). More information on becoming an SME is available below. Please contact us if you are interested.

There will be other opportunities for broader industry to feedback throughout the duration of each project. Details will be shared through news alerts, the Skills Impact website and social media channels. Please check your subscription preferences to make sure they are up to date.