August 2010

Latest news

NRA Young Retailer of the Year

The National Retail Association ‘Young Retailer of the Year’ for 2010 has been awarded to Kaylee Albronda, a 21 year old Myer Management Trainee based in Melbourne.
Service Skills Australia was a sponsor of the event, and our General Manager Kit McMahon participated as a judge.

Read more about NRA's Young Retailer of the Year

Training package updates

SIB10 Beauty Training Package – submitted to the NQC

Service Skills Australia submitted the SIB10 Beauty Training Package to the National Quality Council on Wednesday 18 August 2010. Once a training package is submitted to the National Quality Council the endorsement process takes 21 days, with the endorsement of the SIB10 Beauty Training Package anticipated for early September.
The final submission including the case for endorsement and final draft SIB10 Beauty Training Package are available on the Service Skills Australia website.

Beauty Implementation – Right Way 

Service Skills Australia is currently planning a suite of implementation activities to assist in the quality implementation of the SIB10 Beauty Training Package. These activities include professional development workshops, recognition of quality resources and the development of a trainer and assessment network for continuing professional development.
The first of the activities to commence will be a suite of implementation workshops in each capital city. These workshops will be held in conjunction with the state training authorities and industry training advisory bodies (or equivalent). It is anticipated that these workshops will commence in September. To register you interest please email your contact details through to Karen Banks at kbanks@serviceskills.com.au

SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package

The SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package is undergoing quality assurance  where DEEWR QA panel members undertake Editorial, Equity and Holistic Reports.  The final draft qualification rules and mapping tables are now on the SSA website for information, however RTO’ should note that the package is yet to be endorsed.

The package volumes will be placed on the SSA website when given to the State Training  Authorities for feedback, and will be taken down prior to submission to the National Quality Council for endorsement.  It is envisaged the package should endorsed in October or November this year, after which all units will be placed individually on the SSA feedback register for continuous improvement.  

SFL10 Floristry Training Package

The project team are currently finalising the submission of the SFL10 Floristry Training Package. This includes under taking the quality assurance process and compiling the case for endorsement and relevant submission documents. It is anticipated that the SFL10 Floristry Training Package will be endorsed in September 2010.
Service Skills Australia is currently planning a suite of implementation activities to assist in the quality implementation of the SFL10 Floristry Training Package. These activities include professional development workshops, recognition of quality resources and the development of a trainer and assessment network for continuing professional development. For more information please contact Karen Banks at kbanks@serviceskills.com.au

Continuous Improvement of Community Pharmacy

The recommended actions report is now available on the community pharmacy project page on the Service Skills Australia website. This report contains a series of recommendations to guide the technical updating and development of the competency standards within the community pharmacy suite of qualifications. First draft competency standards and qualifications will be available in September 2010 for stakeholder feedback. For more information please contact Karen Banks at kbanks@serviceskills.com.au

National hairdressing consultation workshops

National consultation workshops are currently being held in states and territories during August 2010 in partnership with our state networks to review the draft components of the revised SIH10 Hairdressing Training Package. Dates, locations and the state contacts for these workshops are available at http://www.serviceskills.com.au/hairdressing-continuous-improvement.

If you are not able to attend a workshop, you can still give your feedback on the draft hairdressing units of competency and qualifications through Service Skills Australia’s Feedback Register.

For more information, contact Lina Robinson on 03 8346 8535 or lrobinson@serviceskills.com.au .

Project updates

Getting On Track For Change: A Workforce Development Strategy for the Sport & Recreation Industry

Service Skills Australia will soon be publishing the result of extensive consultation with the Sport, Fitness, Community Recreation and Outdoor Recreation communities over the last eighteen months.

Getting On Track For Change argues for a clear, co-ordinated approach to planning and developing the industry’s workforce, both paid and unpaid.

Getting On Track for Change will be available on SSA’s website and in hard and soft copy in late August.

For more information please contact Alastair Wilson on (02) 8243 1200 or at awilson@serviceskills.com.au

The Industry Skills Council Workplace English Language and Literacy Network

Service Skills Australia will facilitate the work of the ISC WELL Network for the financial year 2010 – 2011.

Representatives from each of the eleven Industry Skills Councils make up the network and meet quarterly to discuss issues relating to the essential skills of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) in each of the respective industries.

Service Skills Australia sees its network facilitation role to include exploring the LLN recommendations of the Skills Australia ‘Australian Workforce Futures’ report, and promoting cross-industry sharing and collaboration on issues relating to language, literacy and numeracy in workplace training and development.

We’d like to hear from YOU!
If you are looking to further engage in Language, Literacy and Numeracy in workplace training and assessment, or you’re an employer who would like further information on Government incentives for LLN training for existing workers, please contact Anne-Marie Yates for more information.

If you have a model for WELL learning (particularly regarding engagement with Indigenous learners), we’d like to hear your stories.

For more information on the ISC WELL Network, or opportunities available to employers looking to access WELL training funding please contact Anne-Marie Yates  ayates@serviceskills.com.au for more information. For WELL resources see http://www.serviceskills.com.au/workplace-english-language-and-literacy

Completion rates for the service industries

This year we launched a project to explore the issues around the collection of data relating to completions and non-completions. SSA is working with JMA Analytics to undertake a project that will interrogate current AVETMISS data collections and undertake a trial with three RTO’s (public, private and enterprise) in the retail industry. In undertaking this work we are seeking to gain a clear understanding of the reality of completion rates for our industries and also, contribute to the emerging thinking in this area. Over the course of the project, JMA Analytics will provide a number of reports on different aspects of the subject, the latest of which can be downloaded from our website.

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