The principles of GMP underpin the production of high quality and consistent pharmaceutical goods. As a result of the contributions of everyone involved in this project, Australia’s pharmaceutical industry will soon have access to updated units for Good manufacturing practice (GMP). The final draft units for pharmaceutical GMP have been endorsed by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) and have been forwarded to the State and Territory Ministers for their consideration. Read the AISC Communique. The units have been updated to … Read More

Unique expertise is required for working with native Australian plants, with skills needed across the supply chain. As consumer interest increases in Australian native and bush foods,  the industry is expanding, so it is important that these skills are captured in national skills standards. Your validation and comments has been collected on three draft skill sets and one unit that describe the skills required for working with Australian native and bush foods. This will inform final updates to the drafts before they progress … Read More

Sugar milling is a large rural industry, employing 23,000 people with skills to work across the milling cycle. While the industry regularly undertakes training of their staff in-house, they have not made use of registered training organisations (RTOs) for delivery or assessment in recent years. Extensive consultation has taken place with industry about the current qualifications and skills standards for sugar milling and industry experts have indicated that the qualifications, skill set and units of competency will not be used for the … Read More

A number of projects are currently still open for feedback, including projects to update industry skills standards for job roles in permaculture, organic production, composting and pig and poultry farming, as well as job skills for respecting Country.

Unique skills are required by Australian farmers and irrigators to effectively work with Australia’s various water markets. Consultation has taken place throughout this project to develop national skills standards to support the skills farmers and those with water entitlements require to correctly engage with water trading processes, including the purchase and selling of water, navigating carry over water or continuous accounting options and how to procure, receive and monitor water.

Thank you to everyone who provided validation and comment on the final draft units, skill sets and qualifications that were made available for the projects below. Your input is now being processed before the documents move into the final checking stage.

As a result of the efforts of everyone involved in this project, qualifications, skill sets and units have been updated to reflect the skills required to care for horses across a range of environments and scenarios. They have now been published on the national training register (training.gov.au). The units, skill sets and qualifications have been updated to focus on safety across all environments in which people interact with horses and to capture the varied roles involved in caring for horses. They have also been … Read More

The 31st National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’, previously planned to be held in Melbourne, will now be delivered as a fully online event. This will enable more participants to attend and avoid the uncertainty around attendance sizes and interstate travel. The conference theme is VET’s role in transforming the future. For more information, including the overview of the conference program, visit: https://www.ncver.edu.au/news-and-events/events/31st-national-vet-research-conference-no-frills.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have developed skills and knowledge for land and sea management activities over thousands of years. Some of these crucial skills are described in nationally endorsed qualifications, skill sets and units that are used to equip leaners for jobs in ecosystem management, conservation, environmental and cultural analysis, and ranger occupations, as well as roles preparing regulatory, government or legislative reports. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are leading and guiding the review and development work of national skills … Read More

Thanks to the efforts of everyone involved in the projects listed below, the qualifications and skills standards for a range of sectors and job roles have been updated to better reflect current practices and skills needs. The qualifications, skill sets and units have been endorsed by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) and State and Territory Ministers, and are now published on the national register (training.gov.au).  

With increasing interest in sustainably and locally grown produce, an expanding number of producers are turning to systems based around principles of permaculture, organic farming and composting. There is still time to have your say on qualifications, skill sets and units that have been drafted to reflect the current skills need of the permaculture, organic farming and composting sectors.  

It is important that Australian pig and poultry farming skills standards are kept up to date so that farmers can continue to meet demand for popular egg, poultry meat and pork products. Industry needs access to a workforce skilled in current biosecurity, work health and safety, and animal welfare practices who can work in line with current legislation. Industry experts have led the development of draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency which are now available for your review and … Read More