Business SKills Victoria Annual Report 2010 - 2011

BSV continued to provide services to Skills Victoria and conduct national project work in 2010/2011. BSV is well placed to contribute to the Victorian Skills Reform. BSV has built sound relationships with Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC), and  Innovation Business Skills Australia (IBSA). BSV continues being entrepreneurial and was successful in utilising networks for project opportunities (government and industry). This has put BSV in good stead for Victoria's stimulating training demand focus.

The role of the Industry Training Advisory Body (ITAB) is complex, working with government, industry associations, employers, unions and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). The Boards’ composition is bipartite which provides significant opportunity for discussion of strategic training issues involving key stakeholders. In accordance with Victorian requirements of the State ITABs, BSV provides advice on a range of issues including industry needs and curriculum development and Training Package and Australian Apprenticeship implementation.

BSV contributes to Victoria's skill shortage debate through the industry needs report to Skills Victoria. The object of this is to provide speculative and qualitative information on this issue to add balance to Skills Victoria 'Industry Priority Reports', which present statistical information on industry and training trends.

ITABs provide a quality service to a widespread stakeholder group. Activities include workshops and seminars, liaison with and providing advice to regulators, regional consultations, information services, advisory services, brokering of RTOs and industry, and promotion of the National Training Framework (NTF).

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