New Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Projects Approved

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.

The AISC has considered projects that were proposed out of the Annual Update to Skills Forecast submitted earlier this year. As a result, the following projects across the Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management industry have been approved.

Please see below for an example of some of the projects approved, in which work will commence in the coming few months. If you are interested in participating as a subject matter expert for any of these skills, please contact us. There will be several opportunities to feedback on these projects, and other upcoming projects, over the next six months or more, details will be shared through this newsletter and the Skills Impact website and social media channels.

Review of Unit Sectors

Given the size and complexity of the AHC Training Package, this project is to continue the unit sector approach for Year 2 of the strategy, as outlined in the current 2019 – 2022 Skills Forecast.

Cluster 1: Landscaping, including Parks and Gardens
Cluster 2: Broad Acre and Seed Production
Cluster 3: Dairy and Milk Harvesting

Animal Reproduction

Continued consumer demand for animal-based proteins will place increasing pressure on farmers to use improved genetics in their breeding programs. New processes and technologies in the livestock industry are helping farmers to maintain a sustainable production system, improve profitability and competitiveness. The aim of this project is to review livestock units relating to animal reproductive practices, including impregnation techniques, pregnancy testing and birthing, so they include skills for current processes and technologies.

The Rehabilitation of Mined Land

Recent mine closures, especially across Northern Australia, have highlighted a skills gap in current conservation and land management qualifications for work to rehabilitate closed mines. Large mining companies recruit Environmental and Rehabilitation Specialists and Advisors as part of their remit contract. These roles may be supervised by university educated Environmental Engineers, however the field workers that perform the rehabilitation tasks are most suited to VET qualified employees. The responsibility for this work is often being left with Indigenous groups (including Indigenous Rangers), either by agreement or by default.

The proposed Therapeutic Horticulture project has not been approved at this stage, as further evidence of industry need is required.

For more information, view the AISC communique

Our Role Establishing Skills Insight JSC

Visit the Skills Insight website

New Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Projects Approved

Review of Unit Sectors

Animal Reproduction

The Rehabilitation of Mined Land

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