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The Board was established to identify current and future vocational education and training needs of agriculture, horticulture, fishing industry and animal care & management. It is funded jointly by government and industry. Membership is drawn from industry, government and unions. The Board also works closely with training providers to make training more accessible by promoting the benefits of training for career achievement and success in business. The Board exists as part of a network of advisory bodies covering all States and Territories. This network is recognised by State and Federal governments as the peak advisory body on training matters on behalf of industry. Our organisation works to improve training by regular industry consultation, analysing future needs of primary industries and survey and research projects so as to ensure appropriate training is available for people in our industries, inform employers and students about training options and make sure training meets industry needs. We also work towards increasing participation in training by marketing and promoting new training programs, demonstrating the benefits of training and increasing industry's access to training so as to enable people to take full advantage of flexible training options and increase industry profitability and productivity. The Board staff monitor and assess the quality of training being delivered by regular consultation with the training provider network and working with industry members to implement effective training assessment. We also influence the training system by arguing for increased training resources from state government and establishing industry committees to resolve training issues to achieve an industry-directed training system. Primary Skills Victoria, as a part of its communication with stakeholders, is producing regular newsletters with the banner of Gateways, to keep its stakeholders informed of its activities to improve the quality of training. The newsletters may be read by clicking on the links below. The Board and Staff at Primary Skills Victoria hope you enjoy visiting the website and welcome enquiries regarding our activities by contacting staff members below. Newsletter April
2005 Contacts
Greg Hallihan - Executive Officer:
gregh@psv.com.au
Telephone: (03) 9210
9470; Fax: (03) 9210
9471 GATEWAYS: a means of entering or leaving a place; a location through which one has access to an area Light Tomorrow with Today! Victorian Primary Industry Training and Advisory Board (ITAB)
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