Skills Update - Edition 2, March 2009

ForestWorks Skills Update - March 2009

In this issue...

• Vision for new leadership in skills developed
• ForestWorks connects to industry at Government training forum
• Walking the path from school to work
• Creating a flexible traineeship model for Australia
• ForestWorks provides Deputy PM with advice on the global economic crisis
• Launch of workforce toolkit
• Do you have a job but no one to fill it? Then post your job online for FREE!

Vision for new leadership in skills developed

ForestWorks Chairman John Downes attended the Skills Australia Strategic Industry Forum to develop a collective vision and way forward for learning and skills development in Australia. The Forum identified areas for collective action and the mechanisms for strengthening co-operation between key industry and government stakeholders.

ForestWorks connects industry to Government at training forum

John Mansfield, a Kilns Co-ordinator from Hyne & Son in Tumbarumba, NSW was recently nominated by ForestWorks to attend the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) 2009 Student Forum in Adelaide. Participants established a range of outcomes on overcoming barriers and improving on-the-job training and these findings will go to the Deputy Prime Minster, the Hon. Julia Gillard (MP).

For more information please go here.

Walking the path from school to work

Adrian Coward, ForestWorks National Pathways and Careers Coordinator took 16 Pathway Planning Officers on a tour of the Norske Skog mill including their forest operations in Tasmania. Pathway Planning Officers work in schools, alongside staff, to directly support students in the development of learning pathway plans. In order to get access to school leavers who are may be interested in a career in any sector of our industry - it was important to show first hand these career advisors the huge range of jobs that are available to school leavers. Learn more!

Creating a flexible traineeship model for Australia

Damian Toohey, ForestWorks Skills Development Officer met with industry, industry associations and RTOs to discuss the current learning and skill development issues facing the Green Triangle Region (GTR) and to introduce to key industry stakeholders the flexible traineeship project currently underway at ForestWorks. For more information please go here.

ForestWorks provides Deputy PM with advice on the global economic crisis

ForestWorks recently submitted advice on learning and skill development and the global economic crisis to Skills Australia, the body that reports directly to the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. For more information please go here.

Launch of workforce toolkit

The Department of Further Education, Employment Science and Technology’s Workforce Information Service provides a raft of information for employers seeking to build the capability of their business, including an employer resource toolkit on attracting, recruiting, selecting staff.  For access to this information, visit the Workforce Information Services toolkit.

Do you have a job but no one to fill it? Then post your job online for FREE!

An important feature of the ForestWorks website is the 'advertise a job' feature. This enables anyone seeking a career in our industry the means to be able to view all vacant positions online and in one place. To post your job online for free, please click here.

Upcoming Events

March 2009

Pulp and Paper Training Package Review - Working Group Structure Meetings, ForestWorks Melbourne, 17-18 March 2009.

Sawmilling and Processing sector technical advisors meeting, Forestworks, Melbourne, 20 March 2009.

April 2009

Skilling for the Future Congress 2009, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1-3 April 2009.

Australasian Forest Genetics Conference, The Esplanade Hotel Perth, 20-22 April 2009.

Australian Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association (APPITA) Annual Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, 19-22 April 2009.

July 2009

Combined ATTA and FIAPS Conference, Mt Gambier, 27-30 July 2009.

If you have an event you would like listed in our newsletter or on our website, then please email the details to hbugno@forestworks.com.au

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