Michael Claessens, Manager Workforce Development and Implementation

Since September 2009, AgriFood Skills Australia has been assisting a number of enterprises across all sectors to identify their workforce development needs.

In most instances, the assistance has taken the form of a training needs analysis of the businesses’ full operations or a discrete component of its operations. The businesses have ranged from:

• Micro and small to medium (SME) businesses such as small food  food processors in the Riverland (South Australia)
• A fish hatchery in Tasmanian using state-of-the-art breeding/genetics technology 
• A Victorian meat processor facing significant challengers due to drought, competition from larger competitors and the rising Australian dollar
• A large vertically integrated food grower, processor and distributor in the Griffith region
• A remotely located family business in Queensland engaged in all aspects of egg production, and
• A livestock, dry land farming and irrigation multi-national company which operates in northern NSW and Queensland

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, the contact officer at Agrifood Skills Australia  is michael.claessens@agrifoodskills.net.au or phone 02 6163 7213.