ForestWorks Skills Update - August 2009, ed. 11

ForestWorks Skills Update - August 2009, ed. 11

In this issue...

• ForestWorks announces 2009 forestry conference events!
• Workers assistance ensure employees made redundant get training
• Young people encouraged to lead in forestry program
• Tasmanian Assessors workshop ensures consistency of tools
• Workshop participants collaborate to up-skill industry
• ForestWorks supports Gippsland Fielder Plantation Services Pty Ltd award win
• Forest fire prevention and suppression becomes reality in Tasmania
• FREE job advertising - ‘log a job!’ online!

Forest Futures - the 2009 forestry conference events!

The Forest Futures: Investment and Employment Imperatives for Australia's Forest, Wood, Paper and Timber Products Industry and the First Super Biomass Energy Investors’ Workshop provide a major meeting of leaders and decision makers in the forestry, forest products and pulp and paper industries – government, enterprises, trade unions – from Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific region. Presented by ForestWorks, in conjunction with First Super and with the assistance of national organisations - NAFI, A3P, CFMEU and Timber Communities Australia. Learn More!

Workers assistance ensure employees made redundant get training

ForestWorks Tasmania is providing workers assistance in the Scottsdale region as part of the DEEWR funded SET project (Skills Enhancement and Training).  As part of this project, seven workers are now enrolled for  training through the structural adjustment Productivity Places Program. Qualifications these participants will undertake include Certificate III in Hospitality, Health Services and Aged Care.

Young people encouraged to lead in forestry program

Tasmanian high school students, Daniel Scott, Amanda Hazelwood, Hannah Wiggins, Abby Hay, Jessikah Newman and Corey Moriarty will be mentored through a range of activities this year to foster their leadership and representational skills. The ForestWorks ‘Young Forestry Leaders’ program, funded by DAFF, stems from the highly successful ‘Grow your Career’ program started in 2008. Learn More!

Tasmanian Assessors workshop ensures consistency of tools

ForestWorks recently held an annual  assessors workshop in Launceston, Tasmania. The primary purpose of the workshop was to work with  assessors to ensure the consistency and continuity of assessment and the validation of the assessment tools and approaches. These tools are developed by ForestWorks and the registered assessors and are then validated by industry.

Workshop participants collaborate to up-skill industry

Over 60 industry training and assessing representatives from across Australia attended the recent inaugural joint Australian Timber Trainers Association/ForestWorks/FIAPS workshop in Mt Gambier. The workshop presented a fantastic opportunity for all involved to discover new ways of engaging people in training. ForestWorks is committed to working with industry to support enterprises in developing skill development networks and infrastructure for the benefit of industry. Learn More!

ForestWorks supports Gippsland Fielder Plantation Services Pty Ltd award win

ForestWorks recently attended the 2009 Minister's Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices at Parliament House in Canberra. ForestWorks was supporting Fielder Plantation Services Pty Ltd, an award runner up for the Gippsland region. Learn More!

Forest fire prevention and suppression becomes reality in Tasmania

Fire protection of forests in Tasmania were given a huge boost recently as ForestWorks and the Tasmanian Forestry industry ratified a range of fire licensing training and delivery tools. Debbie Tickner, Licensing Standards Officer from ForestWorks Tasmania said that the range of fire prevention and suppression training tools were developed to help mitigate fire disasters in the region. Learn More!

FREE job advertising - ‘log a job!’ online!

An important part of the ForestWorks website is the ability to advertise vacant jobs. 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.

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