Project Updates

This Guide offers practical guidance to assist employers to recruit mentor and support apprentices through to successful completion. For more information, visit the project page.

Skills Insight is undertaking a review of racing and breeding industry skills needs to build a holistic understanding of the underpinning skills, knowledge and regulatory requirements that define current job roles and their alignment to qualifications. Insights from industry stakeholders will directly inform this work and any subsequent revision of qualifications for trackwork riders, jockeys…

Skills Insight has been approved to commence work on seven new projects. The proposals for these projects were shaped through consultation with stakeholders. Ag Trade Qualification The next stage in working towards an Ag Trade apprenticeship, involving the development of a Certificate III in Agricultural Trade qualification and associated units. Improved Training Pathways and Safety…

Thanks to the contributions of everyone involved in this project, a safety induction program has been developed to support confident and consistent safety skills for new entrants into the meat processing industry. A report with recommendations for implementation of the program was submitted to the Department of Employment and Workforce Relations (DEWR) for consideration and…

Skills Insight and MINTRAC are undertaking this project to deliver free biosecurity management planning workshops for chicken meat and egg producers. The one-day training program is being delivered around the country, with upcoming events in Tasmania and online. Post workshop check-ins are also taking place with participants from previous sessions to assess the outcomes of…

Thank you to everyone who participated in this project to revise training package products that support essential skills required for entrants into the meat processing industry. The updated qualifications, skill sets and units have been submitted to the Skills Ministers for their consideration, after which they will be made available for use. For more information, visit…

Skills Insight and MINTRAC are undertaking this project to update the Certificate III qualifications for retail butchers and smallgoods operators, so they align with contemporary requirements of industry trades and qualification design. These training packages are critical to apprenticeships and traineeships across retail butchery and smallgoods. The project will begin with workforce function analysis to…

Work is underway to map the different licensing and regulatory considerations in the animal care and management industry.  This will help registered training organisations (RTOs) to navigate requirements when delivering training, especially those that cannot be captured in qualifications and units.  Requirements are being mapped against key training ‘touchpoints’: Feedback gathered during targeted stakeholder consultations…

Skills Insight is working with industry to update veterinary nursing training products to reflect the skills required to work with a range of species across diverse practice settings. Draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency are now available for broad stakeholder feedback, with national in-person and online consultation workshops scheduled. Key areas for review…

This project is mapping skills and occupations across the industry to identify current and future skill needs, career pathways, transferable skills, and gaps in training provision to support a future-ready workforce. You are encouraged to register for a consultation workshop where we will collectively map job roles, discuss changing skill requirements, and identify priority areas…

The VET Workforce Project now commences work on two co-designed strategies to boost attraction and retention in rural, regional, and remote areas. You are invited to join roundtable and networking events both online and across the country from early 2026. These fully participatory sessions will gather vital input to develop a Workforce Development Framework tool…

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Skills Review that was undertaken to analyse current and future practices in veterinary nursing across a range of species and contexts. Your insights have provided a strong foundation for reshaping training package products to better reflect real-world skills and knowledge. A Technical Committee has now been established…