Management skill development and VET in the livestock industry

Summary

The Management Skill Development and VET in the Livestock Industry project provided a detailed analysis of current VET (vocational and education training) activity for the livestock industries. The objective of this scoping study was to provide recommendations to Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) on strategies for the development and funding of training programs to improve the management skills of producers. To this end, the project examined national data collected by the FarmBis Program and the National Council for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER), and surveyed Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to add to that data. We then conducted interviews with VET and livestock industry stakeholders to assess the perceptions of VET's role and effectiveness in achieving improved management practices through uptake of research and development information. Case studies of four RTOs provided examples of good practice in delivery of VET management training to livestock producers