NAIDOC Week is celebrated across Australia in the first week of July each year, recognising and honouring the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories, and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures…
We’re looking forward to sharing Skills Insight’s latest Workforce Plan with you soon, following its submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) at the end of May. The Workforce Plan 2025-2026 provides insights into workforce development challenges and opportunities across the industries we support. It includes industry sector scans, analysis of workforce…
The poultry industry has called for more support for on-farm biosecurity skills. In response, Skills Insight and MINTRAC are undertaking this project to deliver free workshops for chicken meat and egg producers around the country and online. A pilot training workshop has been held in Brisbane and feedback collected to refine the program. We are now…
You are encouraged to contribute your insights on how to enhance the visibility of agricultural careers, supporting the industry’s efforts in recruitment, retention, and workforce attraction. Your contributions will also play a key role in identifying a potential agricultural trade qualification pathway. Stakeholder insights have been used to inform an Ag Qualification Career Mapping…
Register for a consultation workshop A review of the Certificate III in Blinds, Awnings, Security Screens, and Grilles, and relevant units of competency, is underway to improve their flexibility and relevance to skill needs in today’s workplaces. The sector’s diverse range of fabrics, fittings and fixtures has contributed to a high level of complexity within manufacturing and…
Skills Insight and ForestWorks are continuing efforts to support skills development in manual tree felling. This project builds on the 2023-24 Tree Felling Project which revised and updated three units for manual tree felling. This project aims to address the challenge RTOs face in accessing suitable trees for training and assessment of tree felling units. The project team…
Skills Insight and ForestWorks are continuing efforts to support skills development in manual tree felling. This project builds on the 2023-24 Tree Felling Project which revised and updated three units for manual tree felling. It is essential that learners are equipped with appropriate safety skills before they participate in the practical aspects of training in manual tree felling. This…
Initial desktop research followed by extensive stakeholder consultation has been used to identify the opportunities and challenges facing the textiles, clothing and footwear workforce and to assess if the national qualifications meet industry needs. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project. Stakeholder consultations including face-to-face and online meetings, online forums and surveys, along with…
This project will 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 have taken place with key stakeholders and a vendor has been selected to develop simulated learning modules for the program. Filming the modules…
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 focus on…
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. Working with MINTRAC, Skills Insight has updated the documents based on stakeholder and technical committee feedback and the project is now in the Finalisation stage. The…
Young people who have been trained through vocational education and training in agriculture or horticulture can apply now for a Global Footprints Scholarship. The scholarships provide young Australians with a chance to explore the world gaining insights into sustainability that they can bring home to shape a better future for all of us. Successful applicants receive a…
Skills Insight is consulting with industry bodies, employers, unions, RTOs, First Nations organisations and other interested stakeholders to map agricultural careers with qualifications as a way to improve the visibility of agricultural career pathways. Consultation workshops were held nationwide in-person and online. Discussions highlighted the diverse pathways into agricultural careers. Insights from these sessions are…
Based on recommendations from the National Farmers Federation and Agricultural Workforce Working Group, Skills Insight is progressing work to investigate and establish an agricultural apprenticeship pathway. This project follows on from our recent project to explore the feasibility of an ag trade apprenticeship, and the current project to map agricultural career pathways. Consultation to date has revealed support…
