Riley, Kashton, Koda, Jye and Shane In May of this year, we highlighted a program at South Metropolitan TAFE where a new generation of young Western Australians were getting a hands-on taste of the meat industry, with six students from Perth metropolitan schools commencing a Certificate II in Food Services (Meat Processing) AMP20117 VETDSS program. Click here to read the first article. Six enrolments can sound like a small cohort. However, in this case, those six students hav

New industry roundtable brings employers, training providers and government together to address workforce challenges across the meat processing sector. Western Australia's meat processing sector has taken an important step with the establishment of the WA Meat Industry Roundtable, bringing together employers, government, training providers and workforce organisations to develop practical, coordinated solutions for the workforce challenges facing the industry. The inaugural

New industry roundtable brings employers, training providers and government together to address workforce challenges across the meat processing sector. Western Australia's meat processing sector has taken an important step with the establishment of the WA Meat Industry Roundtable, bringing together employers, government, training providers and workforce organisations to develop practical, coordinated solutions for the workforce challenges facing the industry. The inaugural

A new generation of young Western Australians is getting a hands-on taste of the meat industry, with six students from Perth metropolitan schools now well into their second term of the AMP20117 Certificate II in Meat Processing (Food Services) through South Metropolitan TAFE. The VET in Schools program gives students the chance to gain a nationally recognised qualification while completing high school, combining classroom learning with practical training in a real and simulat

Then try a Traineeship. You get an agreed training plan, with clear objectives and an industry competent trainer to work with you and your staff. And there are State and Federal Government financial incentives for employing Trainees. Traineeships are much the same as Apprenticeships, although they tend to cover newer types of jobs. Traineeships are employment-based training arrangements that combine real work with off the job training. Much of this training is conducted in t

Bunbury Meat Industry Forum unites stakeholders to tackle workforce challenges The Bunbury Meat Industry Skills Forum brought together 33 stakeholders from across industry, training, and government to discuss workforce challenges, future skills, and the importance of food security. Hosted by FFTITC, the forum explored practical solutions to strengthen recruitment, training, and retention across WA’s meat industry, while taking a cautiously optimistic view of how emerging tech

Introducing Suzanne Hawkes... The Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council would like to welcome our new CEO, Suzanne Hawkes...