Nimble News 5 November 2025
- fftitc
- Nov 5
- 4 min read
Updated: 5 hours ago
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 technologies could enhance productivity, safety, and long-term sustainability in this essential sector.
To access the full article on the outcomes of the day, click here.
If you would like to discuss any points from the Forum, please contact Tony@fftitc.com.au
FFTITC Website Update
We have recently updated our website to provide more information on our industries sectors. The intent is to provide stakeholders, who work outside of our industries, for example, school teachers, career practitioners, employment service providers, with a 'snapshot' of each sector so that they gain a basic understanding and in particular information around the workforce and skill needs.
The profiles include information on:
An overview of the industry - what it covers, economic status, current trends and issues
Key roles shaping the industry
Workforce demographics and key factors influencing the workforce
Training package and most popular qualifications
Declared Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Links to help you search for Training Opportunities
All the information can be found here https://www.fftitc.com.au/our-sectors. Also included under each sector is a flyer that outlines career opportunities.
And finally, we've provided you with what we hope is some useful websites and resources.
They can be found here https://www.fftitc.com.au/handylinksindustry
This information includes:
A list of Industry Associations/Peak Bodies
Information on skill shortages and labour market insights
Links to some occupational Information and data
If you have any feedback (whether it’s useful or whether its missing something) we'd really like to know. Please send it through to admin@fftitc.com.au or give one of the team a call on 9361 2800.
OTHER NEWS AND HANDY INFORMATION
FFTITC invites you to a networking event to discuss challenges and opportunities needed to improve the skills and labour needs of the WA Animal Care industry. We are looking to hear from animal trainers, veterinary assistants, veterinary nurses and more!
This is a career event for job seekers and career minded individuals ready to embrace change to find their next work opportunity. Accelerate your job search, career, and personal growth to build the work-life you want and connect with employment opportunities that match your skills
The first event, “Building resilient industries: lessons from agritech, AI and circular economies”, will explore how innovation and technology can strengthen the South West’s economic future.
Applications are open for the John Cripps Horticulture Scholarship to develop the next generation of researchers, with the support of the Cook Government.
For Business Owners in the Great Southern area, your input is needed. Information will help advise government and develop policies.
Local businesses and organisations wanting to expand, upskill or attract new investment are being encouraged to apply for a Cook Government grant that supports locally driven projects.
It is estimated that AI is expected to displace 92 million jobs, but it will also create 170 million new roles. Here’s an interesting article on the impact of AI on the workforce and workforce transitions in the past and in the future.
JSA has released the final paper in its Gender Economic Equality Study, ‘Speeding up progress towards gender economic equality’, setting out ten key steps to tackle the structural barriers that keep inequality in place.
An honours student researcher at La Trobe University.is conducting a study to better understand the workplace experiences of dog groomers in Australia.
This pilot will assist registered training organisations (RTOs) to navigate licensing, legislative, regulatory, and certification requirements when delivering training
Local Jobs Perth North is seeking insights to better understand current labour market conditions and skills shortages across their region. Your input is vital in helping them identify emerging trends, workforce challenges, and opportunities for targeted local jobs support. Whether you’re an employer, industry representative, employment services, education or community stakeholder, your perspective will contribute to a more informed and responsive approach.
AgCAREERSTART provides immersive, paid, on-farm placement supported by training, mentoring and career development. It’s a model that’s delivering real results and opening up opportunities. With the pilot funding ceasing, the next step is to bring industry on board to secure the program’s future and continue to grow a skilled workforce across Australian agriculture.
From drones to climate models, artificial intelligence is transforming how we grow food, manage risk and imagine farming in 2050.
New work trend is already impacting Aussie workplaces and employers have been warned to watch out for brutal new work trend, and there are signs it has already hit Australian workplaces.
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) follow young Australians from the age of 15 up until they are 25, exploring young people’s experiences as they leave school, begin post-school study, and enter the workforce. Generation Z: life after COVID compares the experiences of young Australians surveyed at age 24 in 2012, 2018 and 2024.
The Kimberley Agriculture and Pastoral Company, known as KAPCO, is doing more than producing premium beef. It is shaping the next generation of Indigenous leaders
We hope this has been of some assistance.
Food, Fibre and Timber Industries Training Council
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