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The Forest & Forest Employment Skills Company (FAFPESC) is the national industry training body for the Forest & Furnishing Products Industry responsible for the facilitation of improving vocational education, training and skills development.

FAFPESC is a bipartite organisation with equal representation of the CFMEU and major industry employers.

FAFPESC was established in 1989 (formerly known as the National Forest Industries Training Council, NFITC) as is one of the few national training body's that is a stand-alone-industry training body, which means FAFPESC only represents the Forest & Forest Products Industry.

Since the establishment of FAFPESC through the support of the CFMEU, significant vocational education and training reform has taken place as part of workplace reform and restructuring within the industry.

FAFPESC provides advice and information to industry and government on:
education, training and skills formation needs
resourcing requirements and priorities in respect to training


EIGHT INDUSTRY SECTORS
  • Harvesting
  • Pulp & Paper
  • Merchandising
  • Panel Products
  • Forest Growing
  • Sawmilling & Processing
  • Joinery & Timber Fabricated Products
  • Furnishing
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ACHIEVEMENTS

  • National Competency Standards
  • Training Packages
  • Competency Assessment System
  • Skills Recognition
  • National Training Plan


BOARD REPRESENTATION


UNION

Trevor Smith - National Secretary (Chair)
Michael OConnor - Assistant National Secretary
Jane Calvert - Secretary VIC Branch
Scott Mclean - Assistant Secretary TAS Branch
Dave Kirner - Secretary SA Branch
Craig Smith - Secretary NSW Branch
Tim Woods - Secretary Pulp & Paper
Alex Millar - SDU Coordinator Pulp& Paper


EMPLOYERS

Richard Brooks - Timber Merchants Association
Steve Gomer - Auspine Pty. Limited
John Crawford - Amcor Fibre Packaging
Nick Murray - Victorian Association Forest Industry
Jannene Wall - Australian Hardboards Pty. Ltd.
Cate Stuart - Dept. of Education, Science & Training
Terry Edwards - FIA
John Downes - Kimberly Clark Australia
Kevin Collison - TABMA
Kate Carnell - NAFI
Kaye Adams - Green Triangle Furnishing Products
Julie George - Hyne & Sons,
Nick Murray - VAFI


GOVERNMENT

Warwick Gibbons - Dept of Education, Training & Youth Affairs.





Related Policies:

Assessment of Competency Policy

English Language and Literacy Training Policy

Entry Level Training Policy

Skill and Development Training Policy

Union Training Policy

For further information about Industry training, please contact:

fafpesc@fafpesc.com.au

dkirner@cfmeuffpd.org.au