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National Industry Insights Report forecasts skills priorities
Monday, June 4, 2018 | Media releaseThe Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) recently launched a new online resource to help ensure vocational education and training (VET) qualifications and skills are evidence based and meeting the needs of industry. The National Industry Insights Report combines industry intelligence... Read more
Vale Bill Galvin, OAM
Monday, April 30, 2018 | ArticleThe AISC expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of Mr Bill Galvin OAM, and extends its sincere sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues. Bill was a valued member of the AISC and a passionate advocate for students and vocational education and training. He contributed greatly to... Read more
Contribute to skilling Australia’s naval shipbuilding workforce
Thursday, April 26, 2018 | Media releaseChair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), John Pollaers, is urging employers, employee representatives and industry experts to have their say on the membership of a new Naval Shipbuilding Industry Reference Committee (IRC). “The Naval Shipbuilding IRC will be established by... Read more
Message from the AISC Chair - April 2018
Thursday, April 5, 2018 | Messages from the ChairWe know vocational education and training graduates are highly sought after by businesses. This appetite for practical skills and technical know-how will only increase as the nature of work changes and businesses become increasingly transformed by automation and digitalisation. The importance of... Read more
New comprehensive voice for aged care skills and workforce planning
Monday, March 19, 2018 | Ministerial media releaseAn Industry Reference Committee (IRC) is being formed to tackle critical skills and workforce issues identified by the Turnbull Government’s Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce. The new IRC will include consumer advocates, peak industry bodies and employer and employee representatives. For... Read more
Modernising training units for a high tech industry
Friday, March 16, 2018 | Case studiesComprising more than 13,000 businesses[1] and employing around 120,000 people,[2] Australia’s forest and wood products industry is diverse. The sector is a valuable source of rural and regional employment, with various types of wood harvested from native forests as well as plantations, for a range... Read more
Aged Services IRC to shape education and training for a stronger workforce
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | Media releaseAustralian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) Chair, John Pollaers, is urging the aged care industry and consumers to get behind a newly-established Industry Reference Committee (IRC) and nominate for membership to help ensure the future high quality of aged care. Prof Pollaers said the Aged... Read more
Aged Services Industry Reference Committee
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 | IRC AnnouncementsThe Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) is establishing an Aged Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC) The Aged Services IRC will strengthen industry leadership in education and training for the aged care sector. Establishing a specific-purpose Aged Services... Read more
Industry 4.0 Industry Reference Committee to give students the skills of the future
Friday, March 2, 2018 | Media releaseThe Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) will establish an Industry 4.0 Industry Reference Committee (IRC) to help ensure vocational education and training gives students the future-focussed skills they will need as workplaces become radically transformed by increased automation and... Read more
Inclusion of people with disability in training and work
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | Case studiesWith a love of sport and music, 30-year-old Anthony Pollaers Rowan is on the path to following his dream of becoming a sports or entertainment manager. He is completing a Diploma of Entertainment Business Management in Sydney, and is considering following it up with a Bachelor of... Read more