Industry representation on the NSW Rural & Related Industries Skills Advisory Committee
NGIA's National Training Manager, Fiona Kelly, has been invited to sit on the NSW Rural & Related Industries Skills Advisory Committee. It is important that the nursery & garden industry is represented on such committees to ensure key personnel are kept up-to-date and active in education, skills discussions and planning.
The Agri-Food Industry Skills Council (AFISC) is contracted to provide advice on skill needs, training and workforce development to the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) across four training packages, Rural Production, Amenity Horticulture, Conservation & Land Management and Animal Care & Management.
AFISC enters into an annual Performance and Funding Agreement with the Department to provide this advice across five key areas:
• NSW Apprenticeship and Traineeship Arrangements
• Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VET)
• Development, Review and Implementation of Training Packages
• Accreditation and Registration Processes in NSW
• Industry Skill Development Research and Initiatives
Under the contract the Committee is also required to provide advice to NSW DET on VET related issues. More recently this advice has been across areas such as:
• Implementation of the NSW Green Skills Strategy
• Review of the Strategic Skills Plan - 2009 - 2011
• Funding for Higher Level Qualifications
• Review of Vocational Training Orders
• TAFE Course Accreditations
• NSW Board of Studies – Implementation of VET in Years 9 and 10
Updates will be available on the Latest News section of the training section on the NGIA website periodically; www.ngia.com.au/training/news.asp