Agrifood workforce development presentation for illawarra sts workshop august 2017

2. Coverage: NSW Agrifood Industry Training Advisory Body
• Agriculture
• Horticulture ( amenity and production)
• Conservation Land Management
• Animal Care and Management (e.g. VET nursing, captive
animals and pet grooming)
• Meat Processing
• Food Processing
• Seafood ( e.g. aquaculture, abalone diving)
• Racing ( e.g. thoroughbred, harness and greyhound)

3.  Consolidation and bifurcation
 Retail concentration
 Animal welfare
 Biosecurity
 Global food trends
 Urban greening
 New frontiers
 Sharpen policy focus
 Advanced technological use, robotics
 Contestable resources
 Labour supply challenges
About the agrifood industry:

4. Available Training Packages in the agrifood
industries
 Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation Land Management
 Animal Care and Management
 Seafood Industry
 Racing
 Food Processing
 Meat Processing

5. Current Training Package development
projects
 Animal Care and Management : Veterinary Nursing (
all levels), Animal Studies, Horse Care, Equine Safety in
Training
 Racing : Greyhound ( Animal Welfare and Racing
Integrity)
 Food Processing: Baking (all levels), Rice Processing
(CIII)
 cross-sectoral project automated processes : use of
robotics, drones and remote operation systems

6. Workforce skilling opportunities :
• Apprenticeships and Traineeships
• Pre-apprenticeships
• Part qualification /skill sets
• All training must be accredited training
under Training Package arrangements

7. Employer benefits of apprenticeships and
traineeship in NSW :
• Skilling of workers
• Training heavily subsidised by the NSW Government
• fees capped at $1000 for traineeships.
• fees capped at $2000 for apprenticeships
• Some trainees may be eligible for concession fees or fee
exemptions
• Payroll tax rebate from NSW OSR
• Lower wages: training wage award applies
• Benefits are primarily for new entrant trainees

8. More Employer Benefits:
If you employ a trainee/apprentice, you may be
eligible for incentive payments under the Australian
Apprenticeships Incentives Programme.
Incentive payments are made when your trainees
commence, recommence and complete their training.

9. Financial Incentives:

10. Apprenticeships and Traineeships in NSW
Traineeships in AHC BeekeepingTraineeships in AHC Beekeeping
What are the Benefits of a Traineeship to the student?
Trainees can:
• Obtain a nationally recognised qualification
• Earn while they learn by combining both on-the-job and off-the-job training
• Develop valuable work skills and experience
• Benefit from the same industrial conditions as other employees. (sick leave, holidays)
• Use the knowledge and skills gained in their traineeship to enter other career
pathways

11. Pre-apprenticeships:
 Use as a recruitment strategy
 Opportunities to try candidates before hiring them
 Opportunities to tap into school system and other systems
 Funding available from the NSW Department of Industry

12. Part qualification funding
 Previously called skill set funding
 Available to all workers regardless of their qualification level
 Can be as little as 1 competency or a suite
 tailored to meet individual business needs or industry needs.
 Fee free
 Only able to be delivered by an RTO contracted under NSW
Smart and Skilled

13. Latest VET developments in NSW:
 Amendments to the NSW Apprenticeship and
Traineeship Act : Amendment Bill 2017 ; presented at
Spring session of NSW parliament
 Department of Industry VET repositioning campaign
 Part qualification/skill set funding expended until end
2017

14. Latest National VET Developments:
 COAG Industry and Skills Council Meeting 2nd June
 Skilling Australians Fund
 Fund Priorities are to deliver more apprenticeships, traineeships, pre-
apprenticeships and higher level skilled Australians in occupations in high
demand or future growth potential including in regional Australia
 Priority projects to support apprenticeships and traineeships
 High demand occupations that rely on skilled migration
 Trade apprenticeships
 Future growth industries
 Rural and regional area
 Emerging economic needs

15. Latest ASQA VET developments
 ASQA Report June 2017: Report on issue relating to unduly short training:
 Findings: “short course duration” as a systematic risk across the VET sector
 “While time is not the only proxy for acquiring skills in a system based on competency
training, it can be a strong indicator of a high risk that the competencies have not
been achieved.
 ASQA recommendations for the way forward to improve the quality of VET
outcomes
1. Set a consistent definition of “amount of training” across nationally recognised
training
2. Ensure that industry risks are proactively addressed
3. Allow industry, to set specific training and assessment delivery requirements,
including course duration requirements in TP’s.

16. Other VET developments
 TAFE NSW is now 1 organisation, 1 RTO
 TAFE NSW now has 9 SkillPoints
 SkillsPoints are the intersection point where Australia’s largest education and
training provider — TAFE NSW — and business and industry come together to
provide Australians with the skills employers need for the jobs of today and the
careers of the future
 SkillsPoints will equip Australians with the skills and training needed to respond to
the opportunities provided by high-growth and emerging industry sectors as well as
existing employer needs.
 Agribusiness SkillPoint: Food, fibre production and processing and associated
industries will be based in Griffith
 Supply Chain and eCommerce SkillsPoint : Retail, vehicle service and repair,
transport, distribution and logistics. Digital and online business and electronic
transactions will be based in Dubbo

17. Questions ?

18. Melissa Wortman
melissa@nswagrifooditab.com.au
mobile: 0421 830056