Greyhounds Project Endorsed by AISC The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has approved the Case for Endorsement for the Greyhounds Project (animal welfare and racing integrity), along with a Companion Volume Implementation Guide. The revised units of competency, skill sets and qualifications for Greyhounds will be released on training.gov.au following the endorsement of the Equine Safety in Training Project. The greyhound qualifications rely upon revised units contained within the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package, which are expected to … Read More

The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has announced the membership of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Reference Committee (IRC), which will have responsibility for overseeing the development of pharmaceutical manufacturing industry units of competency, qualifications and skill sets within the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package. The membership of this IRC can be viewed on the Skills Impact website – click here. The structure and membership of all Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) that Skills Impact provides support services to has now been finalised. The … Read More

The AISC met on 21 September 2017. To read the communique from this meeting please follow the linked button below. The next meeting of the AISC is 4 December 2017. Read the AISC Communique here

From Broome to Bordertown, Bundaberg to Brunswick, all Australians are encouraged to celebrate the nation’s farm sector on November 21. National Agriculture and Related Industries Day (AgDay) is the brainchild of Mrs Gina Rinehart and is being supported in its development by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Federal Department of Agriculture & Water Resources (DAWR). View the Calendar of Events Explore the Farm Facts about Australian agriculture See how you can Get Involved

Face-to-face consultation workshops are taking place in November, across states and territories, for the projects listed below. The workshops will provide the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft units of competency, skill sets and qualifications that are currently being developed as part of each project. If required, one or more webinars will be also be held. Subject Matter Experts are currently being consulted to draft these revised units, skill sets and qualifications. Feedback from industry on the existing documents is also being considered as … Read More

The Racing Industry Review Project has now moved to the ‘consultation’ stage, which means draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency are now available for your review and feedback. Feedback is being sought on whether the draft qualifications, skill sets and units reflect the current skills and safety requirements of industry, and whether job functions are accurately described. The draft documents will be available on the project webpage for input and feedback until 10 November. To provide your feedback, … Read More

We are seeking your feedback on the skills needs that are shared by multiple industry sectors in relation to environmental sustainability. Skills Impact commissioned Ithaca Group to identify these shared environmental sustainability skills. The resulting draft report draws on an investigation and analysis of current training package content to identify: potential areas of duplication across industries, sectors and occupational groupings existing competencies with potential for modification to allow use across industries gaps where there might be opportunities to develop new … Read More

Two new projects have been established for the racing and farrier industries, to review and update units of competency, skill sets and qualifications. 

  The Veterinary Nursing and Equine Safety in Training projects have now been submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) for consideration and endorsement.

Four new projects are now underway in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries to review units of competency, skill sets and qualifications, to ensure they reflect current industry skills standards and practices. We invite you to provide your feedback on the existing units, skill sets and qualifications that will be reviewed as part of each project. Your feedback will help us in drafting revised versions which will be available for industry consultation in November and December this year. To provide … Read More

Four new projects are underway to review units of competency, skill sets and qualifications relating to agricultural chemical handling, machinery, pest management and apiculture, to ensure they reflect current industry skills standards and practices. We invite you to provide your feedback on the current and existing units, skill sets and qualifications that will be reviewed as part of each project. Your feedback will help us to draft the revised versions which will be available for industry consultation in November – December … Read More

  The Food Science and Technology Project is now underway. Visit the project webpage to view the project scope, timeline and deliverables. This project will review 4 qualifications and approximately 81 units of competency within the FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package, ensuring all job functions are accurately described in the training package components, with appropriate current knowledge and skill needs. A focus of this project will be to align units and qualifications with the current rigorous regulations on food … Read More