Agrifoods Illawarra Schools Presentation August 2017

1. Coverage of NSW Agrifood ITAB
Agrifood covers the food supply chain, animal care, and racing:
 Agriculture ( including shearing, wool clip preparation)
 Horticulture ( amenity and production)
 Conservation Land Management
 Animal Care and Management (including farriery and equine dentistry services, pet grooming)
 Meat Processing
 Food Processing (including baking)
 Seafood ( e.g. aquaculture, abalone diving)
 Racing ( e.g. thoroughbred, harness and greyhound)

2. About the industry
 Consolidation and bifurcation
 Retail concentration
 Animal welfare
 Biosecurity
 Global food trends
 Urban greening
 New frontiers
 Sharpen policy focus
 Labour supply
 Contestable resources
 Advanced technological use
The “Shrimp” photo
compliments of
Sydney University

3. Emerging skill needs for agriculture, horticulture,
conservation and land management industries
 Strategic planning and business management, risk management and financial management
skills
 Mergers and acquisition, business development skills
 Export readiness and cultural competency- market planning, negotiation and contract
management
 Global supply chain management and logistics, traceability
 Product innovation and development
 Data analytics, market research, social media, brand strategy and marketing
 Spatial and information technologies use of sensors and robotics
 Natural resource management
 Biosecurity, emergency pest and disease response
 Biotechnology
 Large scale green wall design and installation

4. SBAT opportunities for agriculture, horticulture,
conservation land management industries:
 Apprenticeships
 AHC30916 Certificate III in Landscape
Construction
 AHC31016 Certificate III in Parks and Gardens
 AHC31116 Certificate III in Production Nursery
 AHC31216 Certificate III in Retail Nursery
 AHC31316 Certificate III in Sports Turf
Management
 Traineeships
 AHC20116 Certificate II in Agriculture
 AHC20416 Certificate II in Horticulture
 AHC20516 Certificate II in Arboriculture ***
 AHC20616 Certificate II in Parks and Gardens
 AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery
 AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery
 AHC20916 Certificate II in Sports Turf
Management
 AHC21016 Certificate II in Conservation and Land
Management
 AHC21116 Certificate II in Irrigation
 AHC21216 Certificate II in Rural Operations
 AHC21316 Certificate II in Shearing
 AHC21416 Certificate II in Wool Handling
 AHC21516 Certificate II in Floriculture
 AHC21616 Certificate II in Landscaping
 AHC30116 Certificate III in Agriculture ***
 AHC32016 Certificate III in Beekeeping ***

5. Emerging skill needs: animal care and
management industry
5 sectors : veterinary services, animal breeding services, pet and companion animal services, captive
wildlife operations, hunting and trapping
 national surveillance and diagnostic programs to address biosecurity issues, prevalence of pest or diseases in animal
populations
 new technologies, advanced medical procedures (ultrasounds, laparoscopy, MRI, microfracture detection) and newly
developed pharmaceuticals in the veterinary sector
 technology advancements, including remote sensors, drones, new generation satellite imagery technologies, wearable
and mobile technologies, and real-time apps, which allow for effective surveillance of pest invasion, diagnostic and
management of wildlife, animal tracking and monitoring in livestock farming, pet management, and fire detection,
among many other applications.
 veterinary emergency management
 Increasing animal welfare standards

6. SBAT opportunities for animal care and
management industries
 Apprenticeship
 ACM30510 Certificate III in Farriery
 Traineeships
 ACM20110 Certificate II in Animal Studies
 Other career opportunities : pet grooming, veterinary
nursing, equine dentistry

7. Emerging skill needs: food processing industries
 Advanced packaging- raw material reduction, down gauging, alternative packaging materials and
automation
 Cultural competencies and awareness of the Asian preferences for products, presentation and
transportation
 Enhanced inventory management and warehouse management
 Food innovation and product development
 Investigation of nutritional characteristic of raw materials over the processing cycle
 Microbiological sampling and testing
 Brand development and social media engagement and on-line retailing
 Global supply chain management and logistics including fully traceability
 Developing and managing seamless HACCP plans and systems
 Lean and agile manufacturing processes
 Risk management
 Waste management and conversation

8. SBAT opportunities for food processing
including meat processing
 Apprenticeships
 FDF30310 Certificate III in Plant Baking
 FDF30510:CIII in Retail Baking (Cake and Pastry)
 FDF30610 :CIII in Retail Baking (Bread)
 FDF30710 :CIII in Retail Baking (Combined)
 AMP30815 :CIII in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher)
 Traineeships
 FDF20111 Certificate II in Food Processing
 FDF20211: CII in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
 FDF20510: CII in Retail Baking Assistance
 FDF20911: CII in Food Processing (Sales)
 AMP20316: CII in Meat Processing ( Abattoirs)
 AMP20116 : CII in Meat Processing ( Food Services)
 AMP20416: CII in Meat Processing ( Meat Retailing)
 AMP20216 : CII in Meat Processing ( Smallgoods)

9. Emerging skill needs for seafood industries
 Aquatic animal behaviour, health,
welfare and management
 Aquatic biosecurity - pest and
disease prevention, diagnostics and
emergency response
 Certification auditing (internal and
external)
 Compliance and regulation
 Food safety and handling
 Genetics, selective breeding and
biotechnology
 Seafood processing and value adding
 Market research, social media,
marketing and brand development
 Hatchery technologies
 Natural resource management and
scientific data capture, assessment & modelling
 Quality assurance and supply chain
management (traceability)
 Resource management (whole ecosystems)
 sustainable productions systems and
seafood health benefits

10. SBAT opportunities for seafood industries
Traineeships
 SFI20111: Certificate II in Aquaculture
 SFI20611: Certificate II in Seafood Industry ( Sales and Distribution)
 Other career opportunities : abalone diving/environmental
management

11. Emerging skill needs: racing
 Equine and canine animal behaviour,
health and welfare
 Biosecurity - disease prevention,
diagnosis and emergency response
 Selective canine breeding
 Small business management
 Track maintenance
 Workplace health and safety
 Vet nursing

12. SBAT opportunities in the racing
industries
 RGR20108 Certificate II in Racing (Stablehand)
 RGR20213 Certificate II in Racing (Greyhound)
 RGR20308 Certificate II in Racing Services (Racing Administration)
 RGR20408 Certificate II in Racing Services (Track Maintenance)

13. Workforce development needs: take home message for schools
 Build world class business skills and risk management capability : building skills thru
collaborative VET/higher education/service provider partnerships
 Attracting smart and adaptive workers: developing a national brand through promotion of
contemporary agrifood careers. Build inspirational learning experiences for school students through
Australian Curriculum, VET in Schools and industry placements
 Building higher level knowledge and skills within the existing workforce: increased
LLN & digital literacy required of job seekers
 Increase the enterprise capability to innovate, adopt new technologies and apply
outcomes: STEM skills, establish formal articulation arrangements and pathways between VET and higher
education sectors, CRC/RDC/CSIRO greater partnerships with VET and universities
 Retain the best and brightest workers: developing of regional skill ecosystems, X industry
skilling
The “Ladybird” photo
compliments of Sydney
University

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