The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has appointed Troy Williams as its new Chief Executive, effective 3 March 2025. With extensive experience in policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement, Williams will focus on advancing trade opportunities, addressing labour shortages, and ensuring farmers remain central to national policy and reform. His leadership comes at a pivotal time, as…
Jobs and Skills Australia’s (JSA) new report, An Essential Ingredient: The Food Supply Chain Workforce,examines food production, manufacturing and distribution, highlighting key challenges and opportunities that can be addressed through the national skills system. The report presents actionable recommendations across eight key themes to build resilience and ensure the sector’s long-term sustainability. Skills Insight CEO…
Australia’s VET qualification design will be transitioning to a new approach, as agreed to by Skills Ministers on 6 December 2024. The updated model is designed to improve quality, reduce complexity and provide opportunities for new and adaptable approaches to qualifications, representing a shift away from a one size fits all approach to qualification design. A revised…
Skills Insight has published a report aimed at supporting best practice and innovation in curriculum development. Developed in collaboration with Griffith University, it comes after in depth research with registered training organisations (RTOs) about the ways they interpret and translate training packages into training programs. Research revealed the complexity faced by RTOs when creating or modifying a training course…
Skills Insight has recently been approved to start projects focused on the below topics. Our team are currently working on initial scoping and planning work. More information including how to get involved will be available soon. For now, please make sure your subscription preferences are up to date to receive updates about projects in industries relevant…
One of the key pieces of work for Skills Insight as a Jobs and Skills Council is our Workforce Plan. This annual plan draws on our activities and consultations with stakeholders, along with existing data, to provide an overview of current workforce and skill issues and opportunities across the agribusiness, fibre, furnishing, food, animal and environment…
Veterinary nursing practices are used to provide integral animal care and treatment across different species and contexts, requiring a broad range of skills. As part of a new project, Skills Insight will consult with the veterinary sector to understand their diverse workforce needs and how they can be better supported by nationally endorsed qualifications and other training…
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project to revise qualifications, skill sets and units that support essential skills required for entrants into the meat processing industry. Skills Insight working with MINTRAC have updated the documents based on stakeholder and Technical Committee feedback and the project is now in the Consensus Gathering stage. This is an opportunity…
The long-term success of businesses and the industry relies on its access to appropriately skilled workers. The window furnishings and shade sails sector manufacture, install and maintain products that are often made-to-measure or customised to meet client specifications. The diversity of products within the sector, with respect to the range of fabrics, fittings and fixtures has contributed to a high level…
This project is taking place to develop and pilot a safety induction program for the meat processing industry. It follows a proposal from the Agriculture Workforce Working Group (AWWG) in 2023. Thorough planning and consultation has taken place with key stakeholders and a vendor has been selected to develop the simulated learner component of the program….
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this project, industry now has access to updated versions of the training support materials used to deliver the Certificates III and IV in Meat Safety Inspection. The revised training materials are published on MINTRAC’s website and available to download for free in Microsoft Word format for ease of use. The materials…
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this project to revise some of the qualifications, skill sets and units that support essential skills required for entrants into the meat processing industry. Two rounds of Broad Consultation have been held on the documents to collect stakeholder feedback on how to best capture these crucial skills. The…
AgriFutures identified enhancing biosecurity as one of the key priorities of the poultry industry in its 2022-2027 Chicken Meat Program Research Development and Extension Plan. To support this goal, Skills Insight and MINTRAC are undertaking this project to deliver free workshops for chicken meat and egg producers around the country and online. Workshops will focus on the…
In a significant step for South Australia’s landscaping sector, the Government of South Australia has officially declared Landscape Construction Tradesperson as a recognised trade. The AHC30921 Certificate III in Landscape Construction will be delivered under an apprenticeship model. This recognition comes after months of collaboration between the Master Landscapers of SA (MLSA), the South Australian Skills Commission, ARO College, and the Department of State Development,…
