

FFTITC's Nimble News 27 May 2026
Our latest edition of Nimble News, full of resources and interesting information.


Career Spotlight: Agricultural Worker
From Farm Hands to Senior Leaders – Grow Your Career in Regional WA Agriculture Workers are the backbone of farming in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt. From entry-level farm hands to senior supervisors, these roles keep farms productive, sustainable, and safe. A typical day might see a worker feeding livestock, assisting with planting or harvesting, maintaining fences and infrastructure, or operating machinery. As farms adopt more technology, digital tools, GPS-guided machin


Six students carve out a fresh future in WA's Meat Industry
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


It's National Careers Week!
This National Careers Week, we’re highlighting the people and groups that provide career guidance and information. To our "CAREER PRACTITIONERS".... who enthusiastically provide career information and services to young people, job seekers, career changers and people returning to work. We love what you do! We have WA Jobs and Skills Centres, Western Australia's one-stop shops for careers, training and employment advice and assistance. Services are free, and accessible to all


Forum Summary: Building Pathways Together: Skills on Country Forum Inspires Connection and Action
We have developed a Network Forum Summary that provides more detail about the event, the learnings and themes that were discussed.


Building Pathways Together: Skills on Country Forum Inspires Connection and Action
On 18 March 2026, a diverse group of leaders, educators, industry representatives and community voices came together at Mineral Resources Park for the inaugural Skills on Country Network Forum. Grounded in the powerful theme of strengthening Indigenous connection to careers, the forum marked an important step in supporting First Nations young people as they move towards graduation and transition into meaningful work and training pathways. Held in association with the Waalitj


Confidence in Action
Can Do Training students with additional learning needs gain valuable interview experience through mock interviews supported by FFTITC CEO On Tuesday, 10 March 2026, Tony Palladino, Chief Executive Officer of the Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council (FFTITC), had the pleasure of supporting students at Can Do Training by participating in a series of mock job interviews. The session formed part of a broader program coordinated by Marilyn Garbin, who delivered pra




























