Nimble News 26th April 2022

For Employers – Do you want to know more about Workforce Planning?

The Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council webpage has a lot of information and resources for businesses to improve their workforce planning.

Also, contact our office if you want any more information. We are always happy to help!

About to take on an Apprentice? Fair Work Australia’s Guide to Taking on an Apprentice

Very good resource for understanding the steps required before hiring an apprentice.

New report – National Workforce Strategy 2022 – 2027

The National Workforce Strategy provides a framework for Government to work with to ensure sector-specific workforce plans are data-driven, enable and equip Australians to take up available work, remove barriers to participation, activate industry to drive change, and use migration to complement the domestic workforce.

For Businesses in the Peel region: Budget Lunch with the Premier

Hosted by the Peel Development Commission, join the Premier for a post budget lunch on 13 May 2022

For Career Practitioners - National Youth Commission Australia – New Report “Careers Education ‘You Can’t Be What You Can’t See’: Careers Education In Secondary Schools

This report summarises the key issues that emerged during hearings conducted by the Commission and presents four recommendations that the Commission believes will improve students’ careers education as you can’t be what you can’t see.

CSIRO’s “Threads and Opportunities Symposium: science engineering sustainable fibres, for closing the loop in Australia”

This online symposium’s goal is to help accelerate Australia’s science and innovation towards sustainable circular fibres 23 – 26 May 2022.

Youth Future Summit 7-9th June 2022

The Youth Futures Summit is a virtual event that brings together thousands of people from across multiple and diverse sectors and communities to: Engage, Inspire, Enable, Influence!

CEDA Livestream Event: Are we Building enough green skills in the wide brown land?

Join CEDA and LinkedIn's Chief Economist, Karin Kimbrough, along with sustainability expert Richard Bolt from Nous Group, to discuss the greening of Australia's skill base. April 29 10 am

New NCVER Report VET for secondary school students: a research synthesis

This synthesis identifies insights emerging from existing research on the delivery of VET to secondary students in Australia. focus here is on nationally recognised VET qualifications delivered to secondary school students, those that contribute to their Senior Secondary Certificate of Education

Save the date TAFE Directors Australia Convention 2022

The TDA Convention 2022, Courage, Change and Challenge – the Future of TAFE will take place in Adelaide, South Australia from Tuesday 15 – Thursday 17 November 2022.

Something a bit different – Amazing skills using heavy machinery.

These workers have mastered the art of 'the delicate touch'. Using heavy machinery they can carry out some extremely delicate tricks with extreme precision. Video courtesy of Newsflare.

We hope that this has been of some assistance. Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council