Today (Tuesday 20 August) is National Forestry Day, a day to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of Australia’s forest products sector. In honour of the occasion, we are sharing stories about some of our recent engagements with stakeholders. We are committed to understanding and supporting the skills and training needs of the forest and timber industries because…
As a Jobs and Skills Council, we’re here to listen to the skills and training needs of the industries we work with and collaborate on potential solutions. But what are the processes we use to get us there? We are excited to present the second video in our series, which aims to help you understand who we…
The JSC CEO Network Forum met in Sydney on Tuesday, 5 March 2024. The CEOs discussed the strategic role of JSCs as system leaders and industry stewards. The CEOs also shared reflections on their current progress over the previous quarter and ongoing opportunities to collaborate and support industry. Read the full communique
Skills Insight CEO Michael Hartman attended the fourth CEO Network Forum meeting on 5 March 2024. The CEOs of all ten JSCs came together and shared reflections on the progress of key deliverables, including workforce plans, strategic plans, and activity schedules and discussed collaborative opportunities, capacity and challenges in the establishment phase of JSCs. They discussed opportunities…
The next Workforce Plan is currently under development and will be available for stakeholder review and comment at the end of March. Your feedback will be used to inform revisions, before the Workforce Plan is submitted to the Department of Employment and Workforce Relations (DEWR) at the end of April. The Workforce Plan describes industry identified workforce…
The first Skills Insight JSC Stakeholder Forum meeting took place on 29 February. This inaugural meeting brought together members of the Forum, their proxies and representatives from government and other key industry bodies. It included an induction session and an introduction to JSC current priorities for Stakeholder Forum consideration including: The Stakeholder Forum is made up of 23 representatives…
Skills Insight Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) has been designed as a Member-based organisation, where Members represent stakeholders and, through various structures, guide the direction of Skills Insight in delivering services and outcomes. We are taking applications from organisations to become Members. As a Skills Insight Member, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the…
A key focus of our initial work as a Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) will be to develop a Workforce Plan to describe workforce challenges and opportunities across the industries we work with and develop appropriate strategies and advice to address these challenges. The Workforce Plan will be the centrepiece of Skills Insight’s work and…
Skills Insight is excited to begin work as a Jobs and Skills Council (JSC), contributing to an ambitious new program to strengthen Australia’s VET system. Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt announced the establishment at the end of May. The JSC Program strives for a…
