FFTI Nimble News 11 Mar 2019

---

Does your industry have the workforce it needs to be future ready?

Have you had problems getting the right person for the right job?

Would you like to influence government decisions regarding training?

Have your say! Growing Skills for Industry

Click here

---

Featured in this issue:

1. For Geraldton residents - New Jobs and Skills Centre launched in Geraldton at Central Regional TAFE

2. Don’t forget - WA training awards 2019 – applications are now open! Celebrate your training achievements by putting in a nomination

3. Do you have a new idea or invention or commercial activity that you would like to develop? If so, the Innovations Vouchers Program has $20,000 funding available. Applications close Friday 29 March 2019

4. Handy Website with clearly explained processes – Steps to an Australian Apprenticeship (for the individual apprentice/trainee)

5. Committee for Perth FACTSheet – a snapshot of key facts and figures relating to the current performance of Perth and WA

6. For young people between 18-24 who are currently in general education or a training course – Worldskills/OECD survey “Youth Voice for the Future of Work Survey Australia”

7. New Toolkit for employers: Disability Employment Basics

8. Training Accreditation Council Fact Sheet: Third Party Arrangements

9. For the TCF Sector – Public consultation now open for the 2019 Skills Forecast for the Textiles Clothing and Footwear sector. Feedback closes 25 March 2019

10. Skills Impact: Validation feedback required for Protected Horticulture Qualifications. Feedback due 18 March 2019

11. Migrant Workers: As many as 50 per cent of temporary migrant workers may be being underpaid in their employment

12. Rural Production workforce: Towards a Durable Future: Tackling Labour Challenges in the Australian Horticulture Industry