Opportunity to Have Your Say on the Skills Standards for Crops, Pastures & Seed

Our Role Establishing Skills Insight JSC

Skills Impact held a Skills Service Organisation (SSO) role between 2016 and 2022. In 2023 we established one of ten Job and Skills Councils (JSCs), after a submission to move into the role was backed by over 200 letters of support from a broad range of industry stakeholders. This new JSC, Skills Insight, has a broader scope to deliver outcomes that support a responsive VET system and a skilled and resilient national workforce. The industry coverage of Skills Insight is similar to our past coverage as a Skills Service Organisation.

Broadacre farmers and seed producers are drawing on the latest technology and science to respond to increasing global demand for food and fibre, and to produce crops that are drought resistant, higher yielding, and more nutritious. Seed processors and testers are also playing a key role in protecting Australia’s biosecurity, supplying farmers with seed that is free from disease, organisms and pests.

The qualifications and skills standards for broadacre cropping, pastures and seed have been reviewed in consultation with industry experts, to reflect changes in technology and practice.

These industry experts have shared their insights as to why some qualifications and units may have received low enrolments in recent years and have made recommendations for where units can be merged to better reflect current skills needs. They have also suggested that the skills for seed production, processing and testing could be better supported by adding a specialisation or stream of study for ‘Seeds’ within the Certificate III in Agriculture, and the stand alone qualifications then deleted. The Certificate III in Agriculture is not currently under review, but it is proposed for revision as part of project work in 2021-2022.

Your feedback on these recommendations and the draft skills standards is encouraged. The qualifications and draft skills standards are now available for your review and feedback.

For more information, visit the project page.

Our Role Establishing Skills Insight JSC

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Opportunity to Have Your Say on the Skills Standards for Crops, Pastures & Seed

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