Capturing industry intelligence for the development of skills standards and qualifications

ForestWorks continues to hold a key role in capturing industry feedback and information about areas for improvement with the current skills standards and qualifications for our industry.

Through arrangements with Skills Impact, we provide services to the Industry Reference Committees (IRCs) for Forest, Wood and Timber Products Industry and Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry to support them in the development and review of skills standards and qualifications.

The IRCs will draw on the information and industry intelligence of ForestWorks industry networks and existing communication channels to identify skills gaps and feed them back into the training package development process. Our ForestWorks networks and communication channels currently include:

• National Skills and Employment Council (SEC)
• State-based Skills and Training Advisory Committees (STACs)
• Work Health and Safety Committees
• Feedback registeron the ForestWorks website
• Industry meetings and events