Edition 56, May 2008

In a significant move towards national consistency of construction induction training, WorkSafe Victoria has mandated the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work... read more

The Australian Transport Council has unanimously agreed to use units of competency from the Transport and Logistics Training Package to ensure minimum fatigue management knowledge and skills for heavy vehicle drivers and schedulers... read more

The new Aviation Training Package has been endorsed by the National Quality Council and approved for listing on the National Training Information Service by Ministers responsible for vocational education and training... read more

Queensland Health has established a list of units of competency which are required by persons who are considering applying to become approved food safety auditors under the Food Act 2006... read more

As part of the continuous improvement of the Transport and Logistics Training Package, the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is reviewing units of competency related to dangerous goods, custom broking and freight forwarding... read more

The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a review of the Mutual Recognition Agreement and the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement... read more

The National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Falls in General Construction was declared by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council on 29 April 2008... read more

The Building Services Authority in Queensland is seeking comment from relevant stakeholders on the proposed technical qualifications required to hold a fire protection occupational licence, the relevant fees and other related matters... read more

This month’s federal budget outlined significant investments in education and training aimed at increasing productivity and participation... read more

A new streamlined, quality assured and transparent process for the development and endorsement of training packages has been progressively implemented since 1 January 2008... read more

The Training Package Development Handbook, the document which outlines the policy for developing nationally endorsed training packages, is now available online... read more

To meet the Council of Australian Governments requirement for a single offshore assessment process, the National Quality Council has agreed to support the recognition and use of the Offshore Technical Skills Record by registered training organisations as evidence of prior learning... read more

A milestone was reached for Australia’s forest, wood, paper and timber products industries with the official announcement of ForestWorks as Australia’s eleventh industry skills council... read more

Each of Australia’s industry skills councils have released their Environmental Scans identifying existing and emerging skill shortages and training requirements within their industry areas... read more

A guide has been developed for trainers and assessors who are looking for alternative ways to deliver qualifications using a project-based or work-like integrated approach... read more

WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new website to help businesses identify safety risks affecting them and their workforce... read more

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The South Australian Training Sector Forum will be held in Adelaide on 26–27 June... read more

The Forest Industry Assessment Plan System (FIAPS) National Workshop will be held in Melbourne on 19-20 June... read more

The first ever Personal Injury Management Conference will be held in Sydney on 19–21 October 2008... read more

The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council is holding recognition assessment workshops in selected capital cities during June and August... read more