Working with Australian native plants for food requires unique skills across the supply chain. As the industry expands, it is important that the expertise for this work is captured in national skills standards.
As a result of industry input into this project, new skills sets and unit are now published on the national training register (training.gov.au) and available for use by registered training organisations (RTOs).
Consultation took place throughout this project to develop three new skill sets and one unit that describe the skills required to prepare Australian bush and native food products for sale, prepare to set up a food production business in the sector and to source and harvest bush and native food.
Consideration has been given to the ongoing role played by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the sector and how this can be supported. The new unit and skill sets describe the skills required for other participants in the industry to work respectfully alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations according to appropriate cultural protocols.
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