ForestWorks announces first of many conference speakers
ForestWorks is pleased to announce that the Hon.
Richard Colbeck (Opposition Senator for Tasmania), Robin Shreeve (CEO, Skills Australia), Jim Adams
(CEO, Timber Communities Australia) and Ian Boyd (CEO, New Zealand FITEC)
will be speaking at the industry conference Forest Futures: Innovations |
Jobs | Investment conference to be held in 24-25 November 2009. Learn More!
Second day speakers also announced
Professor Syd Shea (Notre Dame University), Robert
Eastman (IndustryEdge) and Peter Mitchell (South East Fibre Exports) were
also announced for the First Super Biomass Energy Investors’ Workshop
on day two of the conference. ForestWorks will be announcing more speakers
over the forthcoming weeks. For more information or to register for
the conference please go to: www.forestworks.com.au
Tasmanian Industry Downturn Results in Changes for the SET
Project
ForestWorks CEO Michael Hartman and Tasmanian State
Manager Wayne Foss met with Tasmanian industry leaders in Launceston and
Hobart last week about the significant impact the global market has had on
the Tasmanian industry and how this reflects on the priorities for the Skills
Enhancement and Training (SET) Project in 2010. Learn More!
ForestWorks negotiates Recognition of Prior Learning for
displaced workers
Queensland and Tim Isaac CEO of Forest Industry Training
and Education Consortium (FITEC) met with the manager of the Burnett Sawmill
and instigated a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program for the 24
workers who will be displaced by the green mill closure on 5 October 2009. Learn More!
ForestWorks providing opportunity to inmates at Lotus Glen
ForestWorks Queensland Manager Bruce Harle and Tim Issacs
CEO of FITEC met with the director of the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre to
discuss the offer local business Ravenshoe Timbers made regarding employment
for inmates. Inmates who have successfully completed their training and
obtained their statements of attainment, may be eligible for early parole, if
they are offered employment at Ravenshoe Timbers. Learn More!
ForestWorks supports Tasmanian Skills Institute submission
under the Productivity Places Program
ForestWorks supported a submission by the Tasmanian Skills
Institute for the Productivity Places Program for 10 Certificate IV Forest
Operations places and 5 Diploma of Forest and Forest Product places.Learn More!
ForestWorks announced the launch of a brochure outlining
the Flexible Traineeship pilot project currently being undertaken in the
Frame and Truss sector. The flexible traineeship model will be a step-by-step
clearly defined process on how employers can employ a trainee or apprentice
and then get them trained and working safely and competently in industry. Download here!
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