Strategies

“Attraction / retention”

  • Leveraging additional government funding.
  • A “Skilled Wool Handler” program.
  • Provide world-class resources.
  • Promote career paths.
  • Traineeship promotion.

“Capacity building”

  • Quality of trainers - National Consistency Workshops.
  • Quality and relevance of resources - Continued development.
  • Mentoring program and development of leadership capacity.
  • Regional Coaching for shearers.


“Profitability”

  • Working collaboratively with other industry bodies to lift the standard of clip preparation.
  • Influence wool clip preparation standards by focusing industry on skill requirements within wool handler training program.


“Government funding and support for shearer / wool handler training”

  • The promotion of traineeships, both new and existing workers, in the industry.
  • Lobbying for changes in the way training is monitored by government.
  • Developing preferred supplier relationships with RTOs

Size and Scope

  • AWI is providing $800,000 in 2009/2010 ($400,000 in management costs have been removed from the 2008/2009 program)
  • At this level of AWI funding, expected government funding will be approximately $4.5million.

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