Nimble News 31 May 2023

National Reconciliation Week

Kaya, National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This year, the theme is BE A VOICE FOR GENERATIONS, encouraging all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives. Visit the Actions page for knowledge and inspiration.

What else can you do?

A Reconciliation Action Plan gives your organisation a framework to contribute to the reconciliation movement. Take the first steps here. The Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council will shortly be developing their reconciliation action plan and is looking forward to contributing to the reconciliation movement.

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Other Nimble News Stories:

New Industry Development Grants to support WA South West timber regions

Businesses, innovators and organisations with planned, investment-ready projects are encouraged to apply for matched funding grants of up to $2 million.

For those impacted by the native forest transition

There are a range of resources to help workers, businesses and the community – from financial support, job training and skills support to wellbeing support.

For jobseekers: Job Reconnect Program

A new program to support jobseekers who are aged 45+ or exiting the justice system. Up to $1500 available to cover work-related costs such as licenses, training and PPE equipment.

Farm Employees Award updated

The Farm Employees Award was updated by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission this week, effective from 1 July.

For entrepreneurs: Connect Sustainable Industries Business Incubator

Innovation Cluster provides startup support for WA businesses. They are currently seeking applications from scalable businesses with a sustainability focus for their free Connect program which runs July to September.

For VET practitioners: VDC/ISSI Sustainability Fellowships

Two fellowships are available, focusing on developing opportunities for the VET sector to support sustainable practices and innovation. Deadline 18 June.

Agricultural Industry Inquiry puts safety in the spotlight

Last month the inquiry report into the agricultural industry in WA and WorkSafe’s response were released. Read both documents here.

PD for RTO Practitioners: webinar recording on Avoiding the Pitfalls of Assessment Mapping

Covers why you need to do assessment mapping, what it can tell us, how to document aspects of the unit of competency and how to avoid common assessment mapping pitfalls.

Interesting read: Recruitment methods used by employers

This report covers findings from the ‘Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey, with a focus on trends in WA.

For businesses: end of financial year checklist

Use this handy checklist from business.gov to prepare, get organised and work smarter in the year ahead.

We hope that this has been of some assistance.

Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council.