Events

Strong and Necessary Steps
to improve productivity, quality and compliance
Complimentary Industry Skills Councils Breakfast Briefings
May 2012

In South Australia, there will be a Briefing in Mt Gambier on 10  May.

Industry input will include a practical ‘case study’ from the Carter Holt Woodproducts group on tackling workplace LLN needs.

 Emerging Stronger from the GFC: get the best and keep the best using work life balance initiatives

This workshop explores work life balance in the Global Financial Crisis: how workplace flexibilities assume a new importance in the climate of the GFC by providing an antidote to retrenchment and assisting workforce planning for the good times to come. 

MSA Conference 2009

Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) are hosting their 4th annual conference SustainABILITY – Skills – develop your future! on Thursday 3rd September, 2009 at Hyatt Regency Adelaide (Regency Ballroom), North Terrace, Adelaide.
 

Upcoming Half-day site visit

Innovation Showcase, presented by the Centre for Innovation, invites business owners and decision-makers to visit some of South Australia's leading companies and learn about their journey towards unlocking potential and achieving international competitiveness through innovative processes, practices, products or services.

To register your interest, www.mybookingmanager.com/showcaseprogram. Registration costs $33 (incl GST) per person and includes notes and refreshments.

For more information visit www.centreforinnovation.org.au, email showcase@centreforinnovation.org.au or call 08 8300 2140.

Upcoming half-day site 

 

Innovation Showcase, presnted by the Centre for Innovation, invites business owners and decision-makers to visit some of South 
Australia's leading companies and learn about their journey towards unlocking potential and achieving international competitiveness 
through innovative processes, practices, products or services. 

 To register your interest , 

mybookingmanager.com/showcaseprogram .Registration costs $33 (incl GST) per person and includes notes and refreshments.

For more information visit www.centreforinnovation.org.au , email showcase@centreforinnovation.org.au or call (08) 8300 2140.

Upcoming Half Day Site Visits

 

Innovation Showcase, presented by the Centre for Innovation, invites business owners and decision-makers to

visit some of South Australia’s leading companies and learn about their journey towards unlocking potential

and achieving international competitiveness through innovative processes, practices, products or services.

 To register your interest, www.mybookingmanager.com/showcaseprogram

Registration costs $33 (incl GST) per person and includes notes and refreshments. For more information visit www.centreforinnovation.org.au  email showcase@centreforinnovation.org.au or call 08 8300 2140

• Provide skill recognition and/or up-skill South Australia’s workforce.
• Provide complete nationally endorsed qualifications issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
• Can demonstrate strong industry links and partnerships with enterprises.
• Offer training in qualifications to address Industry demand for skills.
• Demonstrate availability of additional learning and social supports to help ensure the highest possible level of training completion.

The SA Centre for Innovation has been awarded funding from Enterprise Connect to deliver a
program, which will provide companies with the skills and tools to identify best practices in Financial
Management.
Enterprise Connect is a $251 million program that aims to help Australian small and medium sized
enterprises (SME’s), acquire knowledge, tools and expertise to help them become more innovative,
efficient and competive.

The SA Centre for Innovation has been awarded funding from Enterprise Connect to deliver a
program, which will provide companies with the skills and tools to identify best practices in Financial
Management.
Enterprise Connect is a $251 million program that aims to help Australian small and medium sized
enterprises (SME’s), acquire knowledge, tools and expertise to help them become more innovative,
efficient and competive.

Many industry sectors face difficulties in terms of skill shortages and in particular the ability to attract suitable apprenticeship applicants who are both keen to participate and whose interest in the industry will be sustained over the long term. There is no doubt that many young people entering an apprenticeship are vulnerable to making an inappropriate choice or entering a trade without an underpinning knowledge or understanding of job expectations, for a variety of reasons. These issues can be addressed through careful support and employment processes.

 

Workshop Name	Date	Time	Venue	Course outline
Increasing sales from existing clients http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc1	5 May 2009 12 May 2009	2:00 pm 5:00 pm	Education Development Centre Milner Street Hindmarsh	Workshops to give thecompany the skills needed to maximize sales opportunities from their existing client bases, nominally called extension sales This will involve analysis (segmentation) of their existing client bases for volume and profitability, and searching for other sales within the extended organization(s) of other division or groups within current clients
Researching new sectors and clients http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc2	9 June 2009 10 June 2009	9:30 pm 3:30 pm	SA Learning Centre Minda Brighton	Workshops to give thecompany the skills needed to successfully research new clients and new sectors. This workshop will be a hands-on event that gives staff the necessary skills to research potential new customers of existing products and services and how to research new sectors and supply chains.
Tendering for projects (Gov’t) http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc3	14 May 2009	8:30 am 4:30 pm	Inner Southern BEC 903B South Rd Clarence Gardens	Workshops that will allow participants to fully understand the process of tendering It is proposed that these workshops have two streams a) Tendering for Govt Projects and b) Tendering for Commercial Projects. Upon completion of the courses companies will be able to prepare tender documents
Tendering for projects (Projects and commercial) http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc4	21 May 2009	8:30 am 4:30 pm	Education Development Centre Milner Street Hindmarsh	See above
Operational Improvement http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc5	26 May 2009 27 May 2009	8:30 am 12 noon 8:30 am 12 noon	Education Development Centre Milner Street Hindmarsh Inner Southern BEC 903B South Rd Clarence Gardens	Workshops that will give immediate/short term results in current operational performance by mentored application of tools and techniques that address the 7 wastes in the operational or administration areas of their business. These workshops will allow companies to do more with less and allow redirection of staff into market access or other roles.
Financial and cashflow management http://mybookingmanager.com/gfc6	17 June 2009 18 June 2009	9:00 am 12:30 pm	Education Development Centre Milner Street Hindmarsh	Workshops that provide tools to allow companies to effectively manage the financial aspects of their businesses e.g. managing banking relationships, cash flow projections and cash flow management, practical cost accounting, inventory management and managing debtor collections.

Many industry sectors face difficulties in terms of skill shortages and in particular the ability to attract suitable apprenticeship applicants who are both keen to participate and whose interest in the industry will be sustained over the long term. There is no doubt that many young people entering an apprenticeship are vulnerable to making an inappropriate choice or entering a trade without an underpinning knowledge or understanding of job expectations, for a variety of reasons. These issues can be addressed through careful support and employment processes.