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Thank you to those who provided feedback and advice on the draft Skills Forecasts for 2019 – 2022. An updated Skills Forecast was drafted for each industry training package we support, following extensive industry consultation and research. They each included an outline of the priority skills and projects proposed for development for these industries between 2019 and 2022, which have been endorsed by Industry Reference Committees. Feedback is being collected on the draft Skills Forecasts throughout March and April, via … Read More

We are seeking feedback on whether the draft documents reflect current skills standards and practices of industry, and whether job functions are accurately described. The draft documents will be available for feedback until 30 April 2019. Feedback can be provided online via the feedback hub, a webinar on Monday 15 April 1-3PM AEST or by email. Visit the project page and provide feedback

In 2015 Emma left behind busy Sydney life and her job managing a disability service to move to Tasmania. She wanted to change up her career and was interested in artisan or traditional methods of making foods. Emma decided on cheesemaking. Her first thought was “what kind of certification or course do I need to become a qualified cheese maker?” Emma was shocked to discover that there was no national accredited course for the art of making cheese. She did identify options on the mainland where … Read More

  Summary of the project so far These three units are being revised as part of the Meat Processing Project, which has included the review and development of several other units and skill sets that were available for feedback from 1 – 19 November 2018 and then again for validation and comment from 9 – 23 January 2019. These other units and skill sets relate to the following skills areas: Animal Health Data Collection Operation and management of biogas facilities … Read More

You’re invited to provide validation and comment on the redrafted qualifications, skill sets and units of competency for the animal care and management industry. They relate to the following areas: Animal Incident Management Animal Technology Horse Education Microchipping Cats and Dogs This round of feedback is about checking the documents are logical and factually accurate. Let us know whether the final drafts accurately reflect the current industry skills standards, knowledge and practices and whether all job functions are accurately described. You’re … Read More

Skills Forecasts describe industry skills gaps, emerging markets and changing work methods. They propose a four year plan for reviewing and developing units, skill sets and qualifications for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) draws on this information to update their AISC National Schedule, and to determine future Training Package Projects. A Skills Forecast is being drafted for each industry training package we support. They will be published on the Skills Impact website … Read More

The AISC has published a communique from their meetings on the 25th and 26th of February. One of the key themes the AISC focused on over the two meetings was continuous improvement, which includes the ongoing work on further streamlining the training product development system, including the AISC’s processes. The AISC is also focused on creating stronger alignment between training packages and current and emerging job roles, job families and career pathways. Three Skills Impact projects approved for 2019-20 At their meetings, … Read More

We’re seeking your feedback on the priority skills that have been identified for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries between 2019 and 2022. They are documented in a draft IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast) document. Several projects have been proposed to address these priority skills, as summarised in the grey box below. Feedback is being collected up until 15 April 2019. The Skills Forecast will be submitted by the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Reference Committee (IRC) and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing IRC to the … Read More

We’re seeking your feedback on the priority skills that have been identified for the agriculture, horticulture, conservation and land management industries between 2019 and 2022. They are documented in a draft IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast) document. Several projects have been proposed to address these priority skills, as summarised in the grey box below. Feedback is being collected over a four week period, up until 15 April 2019. The Skills Forecast will be submitted by the Agriculture and Production … Read More

We’re seeking your feedback on the priority skills that have been identified for the racing and breeding industry, for 2019 – 2022. They are documented in a draft IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast) document. Projects have been proposed to address these priority skills, as summarised in the grey box below. Feedback is being collected over a four week period, up until 11 April 2019. The Skills Forecast will be submitted from the Racing and Breeding Industry Reference … Read More

We’re seeking your feedback on the priority skills that have been identified for the aquaculture and wild catch industry between 2019 and 2022. They are documented in a draft IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast) document. Several projects have been proposed to address these priority skills, as summarised in the grey box below. Feedback is being collected over a four week period, up until 12 April 2019. The Skills Forecast will be submitted from the Aquaculture and Wild Catch Industry Reference … Read More

We’re seeking your feedback on the priority skills that have been identified for the Animal Care and Management industry, for 2019 – 2022. They are documented in a draft IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast) document. Several projects have been proposed to address these priority skills, as summarised in the grey box below. Feedback is being collected over a four week period, up until 11 April 2019. The Skills Forecast will be submitted from the Animal Care and … Read More