Iron and steel casting and forging is used in the manufacture of iron, steel, copper and aluminium products. Casting involves melting metal and pouring it into a mould, while forging involves the use of machinery to hammer or press metal into pre-determined forms, typically after heating it. Businesses tend to perform casting or forging, not both. Most are small, with ‘jobbing’ (one off) or ‘batch’ production systems. A handful of very large businesses dominate the sector by value. The … [Read more...]
Clothing sector reports and links
Clothing manufacture in Australia includes ready to wear casual, formal, designer, sleepwear and underwear. Specialist items, such as uniforms, hospital gowns and masks, safety and disposable wear, are also manufactured in Australia. By volume, businesses in the sector are most often small and rely on home-based ‘outworkers’. However, a number of large clothing manufacturers hold significant market share by value. Because labour is a substantial cost in clothing, manufacture off-shore … [Read more...]
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER)
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act (NGER Act) requires corporations who meet the thresholds to report on their greenhouse gas emissions, energy production and energy consumption. They can also report on any projects to reduce of offset greenhouse gas emissions. For information see: http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER/Pages/default.aspx For the legislation see: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Series/C2007A00175 … [Read more...]
What are skills for sustainability?
Many Australian qualifications now include a unit of competency on sustainability. But Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) has extended its commitment to sustainability by developing the MSS11 Sustainability Training Package, which has three qualifications targeting Sustainable Operations within a business. These provide the skills and knowledge required to improve an organisation’s sustainability by identifying, measuring and improving the sustainability impact of products, operations, … [Read more...]
Sustainability Skills Resources Project Survey
Contribute to the survey for developing resources to help RTOs deliver the new MSS11 Sustainable Operations qualifications. The resources will be aligned to the core units of competency from the three Sustainable Operations qualifications: MSS40111 Certificate IV in Sustainable Operations MSS50112 Diploma of Sustainable Operations MSS70111 Vocational Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Operations To ensure the resources meet RTO, and ultimately industry, needs for improved … [Read more...]
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