Aviation Training Package Update

Over the past 18 months, TLISC has undertaken the transition and update of the AVI08 Aviation Training Package to the new Standards for Training Packages. TLISC’s work across the aviation industry saw us attend many events and conferences, and the opportunity to discuss aviation training issues with many of you. It has been a long and sometimes difficult journey to ensure that a wide range of aviation issues, stakeholders and regulations have been considered as each qualification, skill set or unit of competency was reviewed, updated or created. Australia’s aviation industry, training providers and regulators all provided excellent information and feedback into the next generations of the AVI Aviation Training Package.

Transitioning the AVI08 Aviation Training Package was managed through a range of projects, each of which was coordinated through industry representatives, forming the Project Steering Committee. The role of the committee was to review, discuss and finally validate the proposed new training package products to be included in the AVI Aviation Training Package. TLISC would like to thank the members of the Aviation Advisory and following Project Steering Committee’s for their support and feedback to these projects:

• Air Traffic Control
• Pilot in Command – Multi Crew Operations
• Cabin Crew
• Commercial Pilot (Aeroplane)
• Ground Operations
• Rotary Wing
• Aviation Safety Skills
• Foundation Skills.

The first release of the AVI Aviation Training Package was endorsed on 1^st September 2015, and included the new Air Traffic Control qualification and two new Aviation Safety Skill sets. This release introduced the concept of the ‘Aviation Safety Management Framework’ through three new safety management units of competency;

• AVIF0004 Implement aviation risk management processes
• AVIF0005 Implement aviation fatigue risk management processes
• AVIF0006 Manage aviation risk.

The intent of the Aviation Safety Management Framework is to ensure that all related training products, including qualifications, skill sets and units of competency are consistent with industry/regulatory language, national work health and safety legislation, and industry best practices. Once all training package products have been released, there will be over 30 units of competency that address aviation safety management skills across the areas of aviation Human Factors (HF), Crew Resource Management (CRM), Threat and Error Management (TEM), Work Health and Safety (WHS), Risk Management and Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS). Training organisations should note that in most instances, these units are deliberately contextualised from existing safety management models from other national Training Packages, reducing the time and resources needed to develop aviation specific training and assessment strategies.

The second release of the AVI Aviation Training Package was endorsed by the Australian Industry Skills Committee on 1^st December, and included three new Commercial Pilot Licence qualifications and one Skill Set. This release of the training package ensures that the revised requirements of Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 61 Flight Crew Licensing are appropriately addressed for the future training needs of Commercial Aeroplane and Helicopter Pilots, including the Instrument Rating qualification and Multi Crew Operations (MCO) Pilot Sill Set.

Finally, the third AVI Aviation Training Package submission and Case for Endorsement to the Department of Education and Training has been submitted for future endorsement by the Australian Industry Skills Committee in 2016. The submission includes an additional 17 qualifications, 41 skill sets and 140 units of competency that were not included in the first two releases in 2015. Interested stakeholders in the new and revised ground, aerodrome and flight operations training package products may download and review the Case for Endorsement and the rest of the AVI Aviation Training Package submission from the TLISC Aviation Training Package page.

For those of you travelling over the holiday period, TLISC would like to remind you that no matter if you’re walking, driving, or flying with friends and family, never let your feet, car or aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn’t get to earlier. We look forward to seeing you all return in 2016, to see what new challenges and opportunities await us all.

If you wish to provide training package feedback or to find out how you can become involved with TLISC’s work, please contact Dan Minton, Senior Training Package Specialist-Aviation on 0459 021 115 or Dan.Minton@tlisc.org.au

Transport & Logistics Training Package Update

In 2015, a number of qualifications in the Transport & Logistics training package were revised as part of the process to transition training package products to the new templates. TLISC worked with industry stakeholders to review these products, to ensure they continued to meet industry needs. This process involved holding steering committee meetings and making draft material available to a wider audience to comment on, via the Transport & Logistics project update page on the TLISC website.  In this way, TLISC was able to provide the opportunity to as many stakeholders as possible to provide feedback.

Many of the training package products required little or no change; however, some qualifications had a number of additional changes in response to stakeholders requesting the opportunity to conduct a more extensive review of the training package products, to ensure they continued to meet current industry practices.

In the Driving Operations qualifications, the key changes included the inclusion of the Chain of Responsibility unit to applicable streams; the addition of a Tip Truck stream and a new Operate Tip Truck unit; an update to the Taxi and Pilot stream; the complete review of the Licence to Transport Dangerous Goods by Road unit; the inclusion of roll over awareness into the Dangerous goods tanker units. Five new skill sets were also developed and the Operate 4WD unit was reviewed to ensure it still met current industry practices.

In the Driving Instruction qualifications (car, heavy vehicle, motorcycle), the key changes included updates to packaging rules and core units; addition of heavy vehicle industry units to the Heavy vehicle Driving Instruction qualification and 3 new units being developed for conducting learner driver training.

Minor changes were made to the Warehouse & Logistics qualifications by adding the revised Chain of Responsibility units to the Core of the Certificate II, III and IV qualifications. With the International freight forwarding (IFF), Customs Broking and Traffic Operations qualification amendments were made to the packaging rules, core units and specialist groups. Three new IFF/Customs Broking units were also developed.

The TLI10 Training package was transitioned to the TLI Training Package in 2 stages. The first stage; TLI Release 1.0 was endorsed on 12 October 2015. This release included 11 qualifications and 10 skill sets, covering all of the Materiel and Deployment Logistics, one Stevedoring and  5 Warehousing & logistics qualifications.

The second stage; TLI Release 2.0 was submitted to the Department Education and Training on 20^th November 2015. This release included 25 qualifications and 28 skill sets, covering 11 Road Transport qualifications, 4 International Freight Forwarding & Customs Broking qualifications, 2 Stevedoring qualifications,  2 Mobile crane qualifications and 6 Warehousing and logistics qualifications.

Many industry stakeholders were involved in this process and gave their time to ensure that the competency standards for their specific sector reflect current industry needs. So I thank them all for their involvement and dedication to ensuring that Transport and Logistics training organisations continues to produce a high quality workforce.

Further information on the above projects can be found on the TLISC website at:  http://tlisc.org.au/training-packages/logistics-training/

If you wish to discuss any of these projects, please contact Judy Green Senior Training Package Specialist – Road Transport/Warehouse & Logistics on (03) 9604 7214 or via email judy.green@tlisc.org.au

Enjoy a well deserved break over the festive season and look forward to seeing you in 2016.

Key Issues Paper Released

To download your copy of the Key Issues Paper, please click here. The purpose of this paper is to provide stakeholders with a summary of the key themes and issues that have been identified so far by the study and to verify their accuracy.  The contents of this paper are drawn from industry consultations and other research activities completed by TLISC during October – December 2015.

These activities are part of the Aviation Workforce Skills Study (AWSS), work undertaken by TLISC on behalf of the Commonwealth’s Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. The AWSS is a study into the state of the aviation workforce in Australia which seeks to identify the industry’s workforce and skill needs, as well as the actions that can be taken by industry to meet those needs.

This study responds to the need, recognised by industry and government alike, to support the effective, safe growth of the aviation sector in Australia. The sector is under tremendous pressure to adapt in a very dynamic environment with a rapidly growing cargo and passenger traffic, stringent regulations, and fast-paced technology innovation. As such, the availability of skilled and trained staff is crucial to the ongoing viability of our aviation industry.

How to provide feedback

Stakeholders are invited to submit their comments on the key themes and issues outlined in this paper by close of business on Monday, 15th February 2016.

In considering the key issues and themes identified in this paper, we are keen to have any feedback that either confirms your issue has been covered, or else raises an issue you feel should be addressed in the final report but has not been covered here.

It is acknowledged that the information provided about issues in this paper is deliberately brief, and that they will be discussed in greater depth in the final report.  The purpose of this paper is to validate and confirm that the final report is an accurate account of stakeholder concerns.

Responses can be emailed to research@tlisc.org.au

For further information contact either:

Aviation Training Package Update

In this month’s edition of the Aviation Training Package newsletter, you will read about aviation security in Australia, and learn about your rights and obligations under Australia’s transport security legislation. The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development administers the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (the Act) and the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 (the Regulations).

The Act and Regulations came into force in Australia on 10 March 2005. The purpose of the legislation is to establish a regulatory framework to safeguard against unlawful interference to aviation. It also establishes minimum security requirements for civil aviation in Australia by imposing obligations on persons engaged with civil aviation related activities. In particular it obliges certain aviation industry participants to develop, and comply with, aviation security programmes.

The Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 establishes a number of mechanisms to safeguard against unlawful interference with aviation, and also gives effect to Australia’s aviation security obligations under the Convention on International Aviation (also known as the Chicago Convention). Under these laws people and companies that operate within the aviation industry have responsibilities that help to maintain Australia’s excellent reputation as one of the most secure places in the world.

The meaning of unlawful interference with aviation is defined as any of the following done, or attempted to be done, without lawful authority is an unlawful interference with aviation;

• taking control of an aircraft by force, or threat of force, or any other form of intimidation or by any trick or false pretence
• destroying an aircraft that is in service
• causing damage to an aircraft that is in service that puts the safety of the aircraft, or any person on board or outside the aircraft, at risk
• doing anything on board an aircraft that is in service that puts the safety of the aircraft, or any person on board or outside the aircraft, at risk
• placing, or causing to be placed, on board an aircraft that is in service anything that puts the safety of the aircraft, or any person on board or outside the aircraft, at risk
• putting the safety of aircraft at risk by interfering with, damaging or destroying air navigation facilities
• putting the safety of an aircraft at risk by communicating false or misleading information
• committing an act at an airport, or causing any interference or damage, that puts the safe operation of the airport, or the safety of any person at the airport, at risk.

However, unlawful interference with aviation does not include lawful advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action that does not result in, or contribute to, an action of a kind mentioned above.

Aviation security incidents are classified as either a threat of unlawful interference with aviation, or an unlawful interference with aviation. To ensure that aviation security is maintained across all areas of operations, the legislation prescribes requirements for reporting these types of incidents. Each of the following is a person with incident reporting responsibilities:

• an aviation security inspector
• an airport security guard
• a screening officer
• an aviation industry participant other than a participant who is an airport operator, an aircraft operator, or an employee of another aviation industry participant.

The AVI Aviation Training Package includes a wide range of units of competency and skill sets that address legislative and industry requirements. All AVI units that have the O competency field are classified as ‘Security’, and are used across the package where aviation security is a focus of the job. In addition, various other AVI units of competency have been redrafted through transition and Aviation Project activities to include skills and knowledge related to aviation security management, reporting of unlawful interference incidents, and individual task and role responsibilities.

If you wish to provide training package feedback or to find out more about TLISC’s Aviation Training Package activity, please contact Dan Minton, Senior Training Package Specialist-Aviation on 0459 021 115 or Dan.Minton@tlisc.org.au.

Maritime Training Package Update

Release 3.0 of the Maritime Training Package was endorsed by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) on 1 September 2015 and is now available on the training.gov.au website.   It includes four existing qualifications and relevant units of competency that have been aligned to the Standards for Training Packages and revised to better reflect AMSA and STCW requirements, they include:

• MAR30415 Certificate III in Maritime Operations (Marine Cookery)
• MAR50315 Diploma of Maritime Operations (Watchkeeper Deck)
• MAR50415 Diploma of Maritime Operations (Master up to 500 GT)
• MAR60315 Advanced Diploma of Maritime Operations (Master Unlimited).

Release 3.0 also includes MAR30315 Certificate III in Marina Operations. This qualification is the first for the industry and covers the specific training requirements of marina owners and operators for berthing, mooring, storage and slipway/workshop facilities that are connected to sailing, cruising and general boating. The qualification is essential in improving the skill level of those working in the industry while providing a level of flexibility that addresses the needs of businesses and individuals alike.

The Companion Volume Implementation Guide has also been updated and is available on the TLISC website.

TLISC would like to thank everyone who contributed to the development of release 3.0, for their time and the feedback provided throughout the various phases of these projects.

If you have any questions about the Maritime Training Package, please contact Eddie Hardman, Senior Training Package Specialist – Maritime, on 03 9604 7234 or eddie.hardman@tlisc.org.au.

From the General Manager – Training Packages

As we move towards the middle of August and I am reminded of how quickly 2015 is racing by. It seems like a good time to provide an update on the work of the Training Package team here at TLISC. One of our key priorities has been the transition of our three Training Packages, covering Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Road Transport, Warehousing, Logistics and Ports, to the Standards for Training Packages. All of the transition work has been undertaken with the involvement of our industry stakeholders from across the wide and varied sectors we cover. Industry engagement and input is the key to ensuring the Training Package products we develop are fit for purpose and our stakeholders continue to support the development of the Training Packages we are responsible for. We greatly appreciate the contribution of their time and expertise.

To put the amount of work involved for stakeholders and the team at TLISC into context, here are some numbers of interest. Across our 3 Training Packages there are 105 qualifications, 1108 units of competency and 125 Skill Sets all requiring transition to the standards format. Over the last 12 months there have been 84 stakeholder meetings held with participants from across the entire country. There have been face to face meetings, teleconferences and video conferences, not to mention lierally thouands of email exchanges and phone calls.

Importantly, the transitioning of our Training Packages has provided an opportunity to review, and where necessary, make improvements to our existing qualifications, units and Skill Sets. This further ensures our products are contemporary and in line with the needs of industry.

The Aviation Training Package has been updated to ensure alignment with CASA’s regulatory requirements. This alignment is designed to remove duplication and reduce costs to business. A framework of Aviation Safety Skills has been developed through new units of competency and these have been included into the updated qualifications as required. The Diploma in Air Traffic Control has been revised to meet both civilian and defence needs with approach of OneSky. Pilot licensing qualifications have been updated to meet latest requirements and the industry feedback to date has been extremely positive.

In Maritime, the Training Package transition also seen changes to ensure alignment to AMSA’s requirements, which again removes duplication and lowers costs. A new qualification, the Certificate III in Marina Operations has been developed supporting skills development and career pathways for the many thousands of workers in this growing sector. New units of competency and Skill Sets have been developed for Fast Rescue Craft operations, Marine Radio Operations and Offshore Familiarisation to support safety and skills improvements across the industry.

The Rail sector will benefit from improvements to units of competency and qualifications that enable greater flexibilty and access for workers and industry. There has been a continued strong focus on safety in all Rail qualifications and units, with support from the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator. Two new qualifications have been developed, the Certificate III in Scheduling, which is an identified skill in demand across the industry, and the Certificate IV in Incident Investigation, which has had extremely strong support from rail operators throughout Australia

The Road Transport, Warehousing, Logistics and Ports areas represent the largest part of our Training Packages. During the transition process there has been significant work undertaken in the review of the three International Freight Forwarding qualifications and the three Driving Instruction qualifications. In consultation with Safe Work Australia and the state and territory licensing authorities, the thirteen High Risk Work Licensing units have been transitioned to the Standards for Training Packages. The Preparation to Transport Dangerous Goods by Road licensing unit has been fully revised to algn to regulatory requirements in consultation with the Competent Authorities Panel. Units of competency have been developed for tip truck drivers within the Certificate III in Driving Operations and the three Chain of Responsibility (CoR) units have been fully revised in line with legislative changes and industry requirements. The CoR units have been added to qualifications across the Transport and Logisitics Training Package to meet industry’s needs.

From March through to July we provided a series of free RTO Professional Development Workshops right across Australia. In total fourteen workshops were held with over 200 RTO participants attending. The Workshops covered a range of topics including Training Package updates, information on the implementation of the Standards for Training Packages, VET reform, TLISC’s approach to Training Package development and how all stakeholders can be involved in the process, TLISC’s current and new Resources, and the various ways to engage with TLISC. Feedback on the sessions and their content has been fantastic, and it also provided us with an opportunity to hear about implementation issues which we could then offer advice on. Our thanks to those who attended and we look forward to continuing to work with you all to ensure quality outcomes in training delivery

The team has continued to engage closely with industry at all times with attendance and presentations at key industry conferences, forums and meeting. This gives our industry stakeholders a further opportunity to hear about what’s happening in their sectors, and allows them to provide feedback directly to our specialists about current and emerging skills issues.

While it’s been a busy year so far, it has been extremely rewarding to see the hard work of the team at TLISC and our industry stakeholders now coming to the point of release and implementation. While there is still much to be done, we’re pleased to advise that we are well and truly on track to meet our deadlines to transition all of our training packages to the Standards for Training Packages. We look forward to continuing to work hard to support the development of the skills needs of workers and industry.

Paul Walsh
General Manager – Training Packages
03 9604 7207
Paul.Walsh@tlisc.org.au

In April 2015, the Assistant Minister for Education and Training announced that the Government will proceed with a new contestable model for Training Package development and maintenance. The Government will shortly invite proposals from organisations which can demonstrate strong industry support to undertake the role.

The impact of TLISC’s role as the expert developer of industry’s nationally endorsed qualifications for 10 years is evidenced by the 75% increase in enrolments in training between 2009 and 2013. Completion rates of qualifications have nearly doubled and the number of qualified and highly productive workers growing by more than 28,000 in the same period. Our commitment to building a world-class transport and logistics industry is steadfast; our expertise unmatched. We remain deeply connected to our stakeholders and our impact can be demonstrated by the upskilling underway across the workforce. According to the latest figures released by NCVER:

• TLISC had the highest growth in government-funded student enrolments between 2013 and 2014 of all industry skills councils (ISCs)
• There has been a continuous increase in student numbers from 2010 through to 2014, during which student enrolments in T&L qualifications more than doubled. This is representative of the sustained growth of the T&L industry and, more generally, of the sustained need for skilled, productive T&L workers across the Australian economy.
• The relative significance of T&L qualifications in the VET landscape has strongly increased in recent years: the TLI Training Package was ranked 13th among all Training Packages in 2010 in terms of student enrolments, and it has kept moving up the ranks every year and is now the Training Package with the fifth largest number of students enrolled.

TLISC will be submitting a proposal to the Government on the release of the Expression of Interest. I would like to extend my appreciation to the large number of industry stakeholders who have already endorsed TLISC as being the appropriate organisation to undertake the Training Package development and maintenance role for the industry. If you require more information about the ‘Expression of Interest’ process please get in touch.

The 2014-2015 financial year has been another highly successful year for the TLISC team with many significant achievements including TLISC being on track for all Training Packages to be transitioned to the Standards for Training Packages by the required timeline with Companion Volumes developed and currently being quality assured on schedule for release with the Training Packages once endorsed.

Last Wednesday I attended ‘Vision for a Science Nation Consultation’ VET roundtable in Adelaide. The Australian Government wants ideas and feedback from industry, the research and education sectors and the wider community on a long term strategy for boosting Australia’s capability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The roundtable session was led by the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham and the Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb.

STEM is critical to boosting Australia’s international competitiveness and national well-being. Increasing STEM skills across the Transport and Logistics Industry is becoming more and more important given the increasing deployment of new technology and systems across the supply chain. The Government is seeking feedback on its consultation paper – Vision for a Science Nation – Responding to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Australia’s Future.

Once again I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our many industry stakeholders for their contribution and support during the last twelve months and as the exciting VET Reform agenda unfolds over the next few months TLISC will do its best to keep you informed on progress and outcomes.

Robert Adams
CEO, TLISC
03 9604 7208
robert.adams@tlisc.org.au

Aviation Training Package Update

The first release of the AVI Aviation Training Package is due to be submitted to the Department of Education and Training during July for endorsement and release. All training products and supporting materials can be accessed through the Aviation Training Package page on the TLISC web site.

The Aviation Project Steering Committee’s met via teleconference during June, and provided feedback towards, and industry validation of all skill sets and qualifications. Changes proposed through previous meetings through 2015 have been implemented, and all training products drafted for final industry stakeholder review.

The proposed structure of the AVI Aviation Training Package Release 2.0 will be:

• 215 Units of Competency
• 44 Skill Sets
• 21 Qualifications
• 1 Aviation Companion Volume Implementation Guide

All training products will be available for industry and public review during July/August 2015. Feedback on all AVI Aviation Training Package qualifications, skill sets and units of competency may be provided directly to Dan Minton, Senior Training Package Specialist – Aviation via Dan.Minton@tlisc.org.au or 0459 021 115.