Skills and Innovation Forum, July 2025 End of Year Wrap-Up for 2025 This is our last Nimble News for the year, so we’ve been reflecting on the past 12 months (which seems to have flown by).  We’ve done up a summary on what industry has been telling us about their workforce issues and what activities we’ve undertaken to hopefully alleviate them.    We thank our stakeholders, industry representatives, staff and volunteer Board for their continued collaboration and commitment. L

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

Congratulations to all of the WA Training Awards winners and finalists!! Western Australian Training Awards: Meet the winners   The WA...

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What we do and who we collaborate with. In 2024, the Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council entered into a five year contract with the State Training Board .  The State Training Board is the peak industry training advisory body to the Minister for Skills and TAFE in WA. Every day, we engage with people who have a vested interest in workforce and skill development to gather and report on current and emerging industry trends and developments and obtain feedback on i

Apprentice of the Year at the Cabinet Makers Association of WA (CMA WA) Awards Industry leaders extended their congratulations to Pascal...

Welcome to New Board Member Mr Troy van Heemst + our Strategic Planning Workshop.   New Board Member Mr Troy van Heemst The Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council (FFTITC) Inc Board was pleased to welcome Mr Troy van Heemst, President of Thoroughbred Breeders WA as a representative for the Racing and Horse Breeding Sector.    Mr van Heemst brings with him extensive experience in the thoroughbred industry. With a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Diploma in Horse Busines