Skills developments in the food and beverage industry over the past decade have been captured in draft skills standards and qualifications. They have been reviewed with industry experts and drafts are now available for you to feedback on. With consumers wanting to know more about the origins, ingredients and packaging of food products, the food and beverage processing industry has developed innovations for improving tracability, controlling potential contaminants and further automating its processes. Units of competency across 12 sub-sectors have … Read More

The expanding medicinal cannabis sector in Australia requires workers with the skills and knowledge to operate within the sector’s regulatory framework and security requirements. It also requires skills in propagation, care, maintenance, harvest and pre-processing of the plants on a licensed medicinal cannabis production site. Your views have been collected on three new qualifications, 13 units of competency and four skill sets, which have been developed to capture these much needed skills. This feedback has been incorporated into the final draft documents which are … Read More

Draft units and qualifications have been developed in consultation with industry to capture skills required for timber building supply and new timber harvesting technologies. Have your say on whether the skills standards meet industry needs by following the links below.

You can now register for consultation workshops and webinars for the Work with Crocodiles Project and Fishtech and Aquabotics Project. This is your chance to learn more about the process to improve national skills standards and discuss potential updates with the project team and other members of your industry. Face-to-face consultation workshops Venues to be confirmed Cairns QLD – Tue 18 Feb 2020, 10am – 12 noon (AEST) – Register here Jabiru NT – Tue 25 Feb 2020, 10am – 12 noon (ACST) – Register here Katherine NT – Thu 27 Feb 2020, … Read More

The arboriculture units of competency, skill sets and qualifications are going through the AISC endorsement process. The rules around the use of Minimum Industry Standards (MIS) in training packages is being considered. There is also concern as to whether there is a demonstrated need for the proposed higher level qualifications.  

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of national skills standards in agronomy. Your input has resulted in the creation of two new units, one skill set and a new national Diploma of Applied Agronomy, as well as the review of six existing units. They have been developed to support the hands-on skills needed by industry to put agronomy science into action, supporting farmers to get the best long term results from the land.  

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the below projects. Your comments are being used to inform updates to the draft documents. Once these changes have been made, we will be seeking further advice about whether the final versions match skills needs and job roles for your sector. These final drafts will be made available in February 2020. For further details on the projects and their timelines, visit the individual project pages.

Feedback on draft units and qualifications in conservation and land management has indicated the need for additional new units to be developed in the sub-sectors of marine, fire, natural area restoration and ecology. These additional new units are now available for your review and comment.  

Your views have been collected on draft units, skill sets and qualifications for sectors including horticulture, nursery and merchandising. This feedback has been incorporated into the final draft documents which are now available for your review and comment. Do these drafts accurately describe your industry’s work practices and job roles?

Skills Impact recently surveyed registered training organisations (RTOs) on their experiences transitioning to the new baking qualifications. The information from this survey supported the next step of a teleconference to connect training providers to share their ideas and challenges. It also helped inform our submission to the Government about a nationally consistent approach to the development of delivery and assessment materials. Retail baking qualifications, skill sets and units were reviewed as part of a national project in 2016. The revised … Read More

Qualifications and skills standards that were developed to support job roles in the artisanal food and beverage industry are currently being considered for endorsement by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC).

Skills standards are being defined for pharmaceutical bioprocessing.