Industry Development - Industry training and education

• Service Industries Skills Council
  The Service Industries Skills Council (SISC) is the official voice on the training needs of the service industries which are among Australia's largest and fastest-growing industries. SISC represents the interests of almost 640,000 businesses across sectors including retail and wholesale, sport and recreation, tourism, hospitality, hairdressing, beauty therapy, and funeral services.
  
  SISC commenced operations in May 2004, and is recognised by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) as the industry advisory body for service industries. It therefore assumes the advisory role previously held by three national ITABS: National WRAPS, Tourism Training Australia, and Sport and Recreation Training Australia. These organisations no longer hold a national ITAB role.
  
• SARAT
  The South Australian Recreation and Arts Training Advisory Board (SARAT) is the state Industry Training Advisory Body representing recreation and sport. SARAT is currently undertaking restructuring to form a State Service Skills Industry Council.
  
• In Sport and Recreation
  insportandrecreation.net is a one-stop sport and recreation supermarket, providing information and services for all current and future education, training and career development needs in the sport and recreation industry.
  
  Whether you are a student or employee looking to develop your skills and enhance your career, an employer looking to identify skills gaps within your organisation, or a Registered Training Organisation looking for education and training resources, insportandrecreation.net contains news and factual information to meet most of education and training needs.
  
• Vocational Education and Training in South Australia (VET)
  Vocational education and training (VET) is a term used extensively to describe education and training that prepares people for work, or which improves the knowledge and skills of people already working.
  
  VET includes “craft” based training, such as traditional apprenticeships and less traditional training, including recreation and sport training.
  
  VET is provided in Institutes of TAFE, other training organisations and in the workplace. Workplace training can be on-the-job, as with apprenticeships, or in the industry-based training programs and facilities, known as skill centres, found in some of the larger companies.
  
  While VET is often associated with TAFE, it is also provided by industry, adult community education organisations, community and private providers and schools.
  
  VET programs run the full range from basic, entry-level and skill-specific courses to advanced and broader courses awarding qualifications such as advanced diplomas and bachelors degrees.
  
• National Training Information Service (NTIS)
  The National Training Information Service has been developed by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to provide access to current and emerging training market information and products in vocational education and training.
  Currently, the NTIS comprises a database of:
  • VET accredited courses
  • competency standards
  • training packages
  • training providers and text information on a range of complementary issues

  Significant changes to the content, delivery and choice of training have emerged over the last few years, culminating in the introduction of Training Packages.

• Fitness Australia
  To become a fitness professional there are a number of steps to follow and pre-requisites to meet. The Fitness Australia website provides information on the process.