Skills Impact is investigating opportunities to improve the VET sector and we’re asking for your feedback. With a wide number of reviews underway from all areas of government, now is the time to have your views heard. The necessary COVID-19 shutdown will impact the economy and provide opportunities for the VET sector to demonstrate its value if it is able to respond effectively. The system will need to change to support the predicted increase in training. In our work with IRCs, industry … Read More

We are seeking your feedback on projects that have been proposed for 2020 – 2021 and specific changes to the industry environment that have been identified in this year’s Annual Update to the IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast). There have been major impacts on the pulp and paper manufacturing industry this year, from drought, bushfires and the COVID-19. There has been record demand for products such as toilet paper, tissues, medical, sanitary and packaging products as well as a recovered materials export ban. … Read More

You still have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft skills standards for pet grooming, animal health care, animal training, assistance animals, companion and therapy animals, and regulation. We understand that many of you are busy responding to developments related to COVID-19 and for this reason the date for feedback has been extended to 16 April 2020. We encourage you to provide feedback through our online feedback hub, phone or email if you are available to do so. To have your … Read More

The sectors of exhibited animal care and marine response are responsible for caring for some of the world’s most rare and vulnerable animals. The skills for performing this work have been described in draft units, skill sets, and qualifications as part of this project. The final draft units, skill sets, and qualifications are now available for validation. We are seeking your opinion on whether the final drafts accurately reflect current industry practices, terminology and job roles. To have your say, visit the project page.

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the final draft units. Your comments are being considered to update the units, which will shortly move into the finalisation stage. New technologies are providing ways to make work more productive, sustainable and safe in the forestry industry. This is also changing job roles, with workers requiring further technical and digital skills. These changing skills needs have been captured in the review and development of units of competency across a range of areas in the forestry … Read More

Additional units of competency are available for feedback as part of the projects described below. These units relate to job tasks in the broader timber manufactured products and sawmilling and processing industry sectors. If you work in these sectors, your feedback is encouraged, to ensure that the units reflect the relevant skills and knowledge required. Timber Truss & Frame Estimating & Design Project Qualifications, Skill Sets & Units Moving to Finalisation Thank you to those who provided feedback on the final draft qualifications, skill … Read More

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has extended transition periods for 18 seafood and aquaculture industry qualifications due to expire between 17 March and 15 July. The qualifications were updated and revised as part of project work in 2019. All registered training organisations (RTOs) delivering the qualifications to current learners now have until 31 December 2020 transition to the updated qualification. Read more

New technology is changing the way jobs are performed in the aquaculture and wild catch industry. Aquabotics, such as remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), underwater drones and biosensors, can now be used to perform many tasks that were previously performed manually. Final draft skills standards for operating and understanding this new technology will be available for comment and validation soon. They are being revised to consider all feedback that has been received so far. For more information visit the project page.  

Specialist skills are required to work with crocodiles and their eggs in a way that it sustainable, safe and humane. Many foundational skills are applicable across the full range of environments and sectors in which work with crocodiles takes place, although unique expertise is required for certain environments, whether that be in the wild, on a farm, in a zoo, or in a wildlife park. Industry feedback on the draft units, skill sets and qualification has been used to inform further … Read More

We are seeking your feedback on a project that has been proposed for 2020 – 2021 and specific changes to the industry environment that have been identified in this year’s Annual Update to the IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast). This year’s Annual Update includes information about employers’ use of training packages and qualifications, barriers to hiring apprentices and trainees, and reasons behind non-completion rates. It also looks at alternative training being delivered, some of which draws on the training … Read More

We are seeking your feedback on projects that have been proposed for 2020 – 2021 and specific changes to the industry environment that have been identified in this year’s Annual Update to the IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (Skills Forecast). This year’s Annual Update includes information about employers’ use of training packages and qualifications, barriers to hiring apprentices and trainees, and reasons behind non-completion rates. It also looks at alternative training being delivered, some of which draws on the training package, … Read More

Feedback is still open for the final draft skills standards for pet grooming, animal health care, animal training, assistance animals, companion and therapy animals, and regulation. We understand that many of you are busy responding to developments related to COVID-19 and for this reason the date for feedback has been extended to 16 April 2020. If you are available to do so, we encourage you to provide feedback through our online feedback hub, phone or email. Australians place a great deal of … Read More