Nimble News 17th January 2022

The FFTITC Team have all returned to work refreshed and enthused for 2022!

Our aim is for our industries to have a workforce development environment that encourages growth and innovation for today and for the future.

And we hope that by providing the WA government with high-level strategic advice and leadership on the workforce development needs of our Industries, we are positively influencing policy and funding decisions.

We have again been asked by the WA Government to provide input into their 2022 WA Jobs, Education and Training/State Priority Occupation research and we will shortly be asking our stakeholders to provide us with current information on labour and skill shortages, skills gaps, employment barriers etc.

We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on:

• What do you think is needed to improve the skills of your industry? Have you found it difficult finding the right staff member and do you think there are skill shortages?

• Have you found it difficult accessing quality training?

• If you are an training provider, what do you think is needed to improve qualifications?

If you have any feedback, please have your say and click here.

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New! Traineeships guide for employers

Traineeships offer employers the opportunity to skill up their workforce, through nationally recognised and accredited vocational education and training (VET) qualifications. Here’s a handy guide for employers to learn all about traineeships.

New Government Grant for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

There is a new grant to help food and beverage manufacturers improve their energy efficiency, by giving eligible businesses between $10,000 and $25,000. Applications close 18 February 2021

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Looking to work in Regional WA? Financial Assistance is provided.

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For Career Practitioners: New Publication “Adolescents combining school and part-time employment Growing Up in Australia Snapshot Series”

Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) examined the working lives and employment histories of young Australians in their secondary school years.

New Horticulture Course at UWA

Edith Cowan University is launching WA’s only University horticulture course in 2022 with the aim of growing education and research capability for one of the State’s most important industries.

Something a bit different from Fast Company:

Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a forest

Good News story – 2021 Heywire winner Cindy-Lee

Heywire is an exciting competition from the ABC, calling for stories from high school aged students in regional, rural and remote Australia. Cindy-Lee from Donnybrook tells her story.

A Blog from Gihan Perera, a Perth Futurist: The Three Unwritten Rules for Success in 2022

Here are ten things you could do as a leader to be more successful in 2022. Obviously, you won’t be able to do them all well, but pick two or three that you think will give you the most leverage

Skills Impact Update – Qualification updates and reviews.

This report provides an update on the progress of various projects and activities to support Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) assigned to Skills Impact.

For RTOs: VDC’s Professional Learning Program

WA Practitioners are welcome to attend any of the programs provided by VDC. Programs are offered under several topic areas through VET Chats, Webinars, Virtual Workshop

We hope that this has been of some assistance.

Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council