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Endorsement of Training Packages

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 Posted in Skills, Training, Training Package | No Comments »

Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) have recently been advised of the arrangements for consideration of cases for endorsement of Training Packages during the transition period from the National Quality Council (NQC) to the National Standards Council (NSC). The NQC will cease operations ...

Resources for the Property Services Training Package (CPP07)

Monday, February 28th, 2011 Posted in Skills, Training, Training Resouces | No Comments »

  The Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council has developed assessment and delivery guides to assist with the implementation of the Property Services Training Package. read more online

2011 Transport and Logistics Environmental Scan

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 Posted in Training | No Comments »

The 2011 E-Scan will be available on the Skills Council website at the end of February. Supplementary scans for each of the following sectors will be released progressively from that time: Logistics, Road Transport and Warehousing Aviation Rail Maritime Ports Click on the link for more ...

Watch and clock service and repair

Sunday, February 6th, 2011 Posted in Article, Resources, Training | No Comments »

The new Certificate III in Watch and Clock Service and Repair for inclusion in the Metal and Engineering Training Package was endorsed by the NQC 17 December 2010. MEM05v3 also includes ISC upgrades to all qualifications to comply with flexibility ...

Pink Slips in the pipeline

Monday, January 10th, 2011 Posted in Skills, Training, Training Resouces | No Comments »

To date Pink Slips have been developed and implemented for selected qualifications in 3 Training Package areas: - Hospitality (SIT07) - Aviation (AV108), and - Graphic Pre-Press (ICP05). Qualifications were selected which were regarded for various reason as high risk. The current Pink Slips ...

ISC WELL brokers announced

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Six industry skills councils (ISCs) have been selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to promote the Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) Program, and to develop new WELL training projects in 2010-11. The six ISCs selected are: Community ...

Forest scholarships for Indigenous Australians

Monday, September 20th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

ForestWorks Industry Skills Council and Forest and Wood Products Australia are accepting applications for scholarships for Indigenous people to undertake training in the forestry sector. read more online

Senate Inquiry into Industry Skills Councils

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

The Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee is conducting an inquiry into the functions and responsibilities of Australia’s industry skills councils. read more online

Strategies For the Future – Informing the work of the ISCs

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The future priorities for Australian Workforce Development were discussed at a meeting in Canberra on 1 June 2010. Board Members and Chief Executives of 10 Industry Skills Councils along with Board Members from Skills Australia and State Training Board Chairs ...

Industry Skills Council release 2010 environmental scans

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Article, Resources, Training | No Comments »

Source: Licensing Line News, The eleven national Industry Skills Councils have released their 2010 environmental scans...read more