New projects under way

Training package and/or product consultation – August 2019

Automotive

PWC Skills for Australia invite you to complete their online survey for the AUR Automotive training package and materials. Take the AUR survey

First Aid

SkillsIQ is leading a project to review of the current UoCs in the first aid training package to reflect industry best practice and current regulations, with consideration of the skills requirements in specific areas, such as asthma and anaphylaxis and the need for additional criteria to address first aid in relation to mental health. You’re invited to provide feedback on draft 1 UoCs

ICT/IT

The Getting a Job in IT project will update the ICT training package to reflect industry relevant skill needs to ensure qualifications are fit for purpose.The third batch of training products are available for review and comment

Education support

The following education support draft 2 qualifications and associated UoCs are now available for public consultation.

CHC30213 Certificate III in Education Support
CHC40213 Certificate IV in Education Support

The draft qualifications and UoCs, a consultation guide including a summary mapping table, and links to register for scheduled webinars on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 August 2019 are available on the SkillsIQ website. View the draft CHC materials

Maritime and Corrections industry subject matter experts needed!

The Maritime IRC is seeking to form Technical Advisory Committee for three projects to review and develop materials for the MAR Maritime training package.

The three projects require industry expertise to inform the development of:

dynamic positioning system operators skill set and new UoCs;
a new compass adjuster skill set and UoC aligned to AMSA regulatory and certification requirements; and
new maritime towing skill sets and UoCs.

For full details, please visit the project pages.

Corrections

The Corrections IRC is looking for industry experts to form a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to help update four units of competency, and develop a new offender engagement skill set to equip correctional services officers with the skills to enhance engagement and support with offenders.

Correctional staff require well-developed communication skills to engage with offenders to identify their individual needs, vocational interests and strengths and encourage participation in appropriate programs and services.

This is aimed at improving reintegration in the community, reducing recidivism and increasing future employment opportunities.

Find out more on the AIS website

Skills Impact SSO

Work has begun at Skills Impact SSO in a range of industry areas.

At present these projects are in the planning stage, with more starting up soon, and there’s opportunities to get involved.

Visit the Skills Impact website for full details

Conservation and land management (review of CLM UoCs)
Agronomy (development of a Diploma qualification)
Biosecurity and emergency response (benchmarking job roles and activities)
Food and beverage processing (review and update of qualifications)
Medicinal crops (development of new UoCs/skill sets)

Sukh Sandhu

Executive Director

Sukh has been working in the VET and Higher Education Industry for over 25 years. In this time, he has held several roles with RTO's and Higher Education Providers (HEP) including CEO roles for International Colleges and National Compliance and Quality Assurance Manager roles for several RTO's, TAFE's and Universities. Sukh has also worked for the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as a Business Systems Project Official. Sukh is a Canadian permanent resident and Australian citizen.

Sukh has had extensive project management experience in risk management, compliance, administration and as a training consultant. He has extensive knowledge in government compliance standards and has participated in nearly one hundred audits across Australia and provided consultancy advice regarding ASQA/VRQA, TEQSA, ACPET, DET-HESG, VQF/Higher Education, ELICOS, NEAS, ANMAC, AHPRA, CRICOS, ESOS and ISO.

Sukh is a member of several independent professional organisations and government bodies including, ACPET, VELG, ACS, AITD, MARA, MIA, ISANA, APEX, IEEE, The Internet Society (Global Member), AISIP, IAMOT, ACM, OISV, APACALL, IWA, Eta Kappa Nu, EDSIG and several others.

Sukh's qualifications include two MBAs, three masters in IT and systems, a Graduate diploma of management learning, Diploma in training design and development, Diploma in vocational education training, Diploma of work, health and safety, Diploma of Quality Auditing, Advanced diploma of management, Advanced diploma in marketing, human resources, information technology, and a number of other courses and qualifications. He has been working as a lecturer and as a trainer and assessor since 1998, Sukh has been a vocal advocate of audit reforms and system centred auditing practices rather than auditor centred auditing practices for many years.