What's Happening?

The current projects, events and relevant news and information related to our industry coverage are below; for further information on these please click the subject:

Business Services Sector:

Innovation, Management 2020, Frontline Management and Marketing, Advertising and Sales
Four interrelated projects have recently been completed by IBSA as part of its continuous improvement process for BSB07 Business Services Training Package.

Mapping exercise between BSB07 and AIPM Project Management Standards
Early in 2009 IBSA commissioned Workplace Agenda to complete a scoping report to identify commonalities and gaps across the BSB07 project management standards and the new AIPM Professional Competency Standards for Project Management.

Manager 2020 Principles, Innovation Systems Qualifications and Frontline Management
The Innovation Systems, Manager 2020 and the Frontline Management project has recently been completed by IBSA.  One of the key outcomes of this project is the development of a facilitator guide designed for trainers in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. 

Final Report - Scoping review of BSB07 Business Services Training Package - Marketing, Advertising and Sales Qualifications in BSB07
As part of IBSA's ongoing continuous improvement cycle, a review was undertaken to scope the marketing, advertising and sales qualifications within the Business Services Training Package (BSB07).

Business Services Governance Qualification Review - Indigenous focus
IBSA, in partnership with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) is shortly to commence the consultation phase of the Review of the Business Services Governance (Indigenous) Qualifications.

Review of Legal Services Qualifications in BSB07
Robyn Alexander of Alexander Toohey Pty Ltd has been engaged by Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) to undertake the review of the legal services qualifications in BSB07.

Financial Services sector:

Updated Financial Services Training Package (FNS10) Endorsed

The National Quality Council endorsed the updated Financial Services training Package FNS10 on 7 July 2010. Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has advised that the new package is expected to be available on the National Training Information Service (NTIS) website in early September.

Further information is available on the IBSA Website http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/news/tabid/112/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/61/Financial-Services-Training-Package-FNS04-Review-Stage-2-Development-Stage.aspx

Financial Services Applied Research
(IBSA) is commencing a new applied research project in Financial Services. Workplace Agenda Pty Ltd has been engaged by IBSA as the consultant for this project. 

Asset Maintenance Sector:

Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Synthetic Greenhouse Gasses (SGG) Competency Development Project 
Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council is working with Fire Protection Association Australia on a Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts funded project

Miscellaneous:

Apprenticeships

Certificate IV Financial Services (Bookkeeping) - now available
Certificate III Security Operations - now available

Scoping Lean Skills in the Office
Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has undertaken a project to scope Lean Skills across all the IBSA Training Packages. Lean has been successfully implemented in manufacturing industries for the last 25 years, but only recently have organisations begun using Lean office as a business operating philosophy and key productivity factor, to streamline and eliminate waste from administrative processes, improve quality and achieve bottom line savings. Visit the IBSA website http://www.ibsa.org.au/ for further information.

Employability Skills
In accordance with the National Quality Council (NQC) decision that Employability Skills must be embedded within Training Packages and must be explicit enough to enable them to be delivered, assessed and reported. Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) has conducted a project to identify and integrate Employability Skills in all IBSA units of competency and qualifications. Employability Skills must be included within nationally recognised Training Package units of competency, and in qualifications and skill sets-to ensure they are considered in training and assessment.