Updated Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package
Service Skills Australia has recently published an updated version of the job roles and qualifications chart to support the newly endorsed SIT12 v1.1 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package. Qualification and job outcome charts are a useful summary of qualifications available through the SIT12 v1.1 Training Package and the job outcomes associated with those qualifications. [...]
Upcoming Training Packages
Interested in finding out what training packages are currently reviewed, going through the continuous improvement process or have been submitted to the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) for endorsement? Then have a look at the following: Service Skills Australia: Tourism, Hospitality and Events Training Package (SIT07) Sport, Fitness and Recreation (SIS10) Retail Services Training Package [...]
Hairdressing Training Package (SIH11)
A new Hairdressing Training Package has been endorsed by the National Quality Council. The training package includes five qualifications ranging from certificate II to vocational graduate certificate levels. It includes the newly developed Vocational Graduate Certificate in Hairdressing Creative Leadership (SIH70111) and the Diploma of Salon Management (SIB50210) that has been imported from the recently [...]
Beauty Training Package (SIB10) support materials
A full suite of learner guides to support the delivery of the Beauty Training Package is now available for purchase through the Service Skills Australia online shop. The learner guides include information and activities designed to assist learners to develop the underpinning knowledge and skills for the training package’s units of competency. These support materials [...]
Industry Skills Councils 2011 Environmental Scans
Each Industry Skills area prepares an Environmental Scan that gives an assessment of current and emerging trends and issues that are likely to impact on industry workforce and business capability. The Industry Skills Councils collectively commissioned a report into the drivers and sensitivities of industries’ shift towards sustainable practice and what work is already in place [...]
Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package (SIS10)
Service Skills Australia has submitted a new Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package to the National Quality Council for endorsement. The new training package will supersede the Floristry Training Package (WRF04). Components submitted for endorsement include: a new Diploma of Floristry Design (SFL50110) new units of competency addressing the areas of design, the safe use [...]
Floristry Training Package (SFL10)
Service Skills Australia (SSA) has submitted a new Floristry Training Package to the National Quality Council for endorsement. The new training package will supersede the Floristry Training Package (WRF04). Components submitted for endorsement include: a new Diploma of Floristry Design (SFL50110) new units of competency addressing the areas of design, the safe use and maintenance of tools, [...]
Pink Slips in the pipeline
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 are mandatory for CRICOS providers. The Pink Slip concept allows industry [...]
Recreational vehicle manufacturing and servicing
It has been agreed by industry stakeholders that Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) become responsible for the recreational vehicle manufacturing and servicing qualifications – previously managed by Service Skills Australia. The Recreational Vehicle qualifications have been fully reviewed and updated. The revised units and qualifications will become part of the Manufacturing Training Package (MSA07), in line [...]
Sport and recreation workforce development
Service Skills Australia has released a publication that contains the result of extensive consultation with the sport, fitness, community recreation and outdoor recreation communities over the last eighteen months. Getting on Track for Change argues for a clear, coordinated approach to planning and developing the industry’s workforce, both paid and unpaid. The report can be [...]