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Project Commencement Date: 30 November 2023
Project Completion Date: 30 June 2025
Project Description: The Agriculture Workforce Working Group (AWWG) held its first meeting, in March 2023, convened by then Commonwealth Agricultural Minister Senator the Hon Murray Watt. During this meeting, it was proposed that investigations take place into what a safety induction program could look like for agriculture and related industries.
As a result, this project is taking place to explore potential models and develop a safety induction program to be piloted in the meat processing industry. The program would be designed to provide foundational capabilities in safety for workers entering the industry, supporting national consistency in safety skills across the industry.
If you would like to be involved in this project, please get in touch with Mick Crouch at mcrouch@mintrac.com.au
Project Team:
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Mick Crouch
Project Lead, MINTRAC
mcrouch@mintrac.com.au
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Danielle Webster
Project Officer, MINTRAC
daniellew@mintrac.com.au
Stage 1
30 November 2023 to 30 June 2024
This stage will involve the collation of existing resources and initial research and consultation. This includes looking at examples of how other industries manage safety induction and how simulated learning can support safety skills. It also involves establishing a steering committee to guide the project. The steering committee will be made up of industry experts, training providers and the union.
Stage 2
1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024
During this stage, work will begin on designing a draft training product. Stakeholders will be consulted on the concepts.
Stage 3
1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025
The training program will be built and tested with stakeholders. A final report will be produced to outline the findings of the pilot, including recommendations and next steps for how this induction training program could be rolled out for other industries. The Steering Committee will sign off on the final model.
This project is being managed by MINTRAC as part of their collaborative partnership with Skills Insight. MINTRAC has a strong history working with the Australian meat processing industry on skills and training solutions and are receiving Commonwealth funding under the Jobs and Skills Council Program to deliver the project in partnership with Skills Insight.
