Resources

Alphabetical index

Administer the District Office - support materials
Aquaculture online teaching and learning resources - Toolbox IV
ASIC Bulletin
'Boat to Belly' video
Careers, training and qualifications flyers
'In the Net'
''...It happens'
'New Apprenticeships in the seafood Industry'
Resource Generator website
Seafood Industry Training Package (SITP)
Seafood industry Implementation and Assessment Guide for VET in schools'
Seafood Training - the First Step'
Support materials for the SITP:
—learning guides
— assessment plans
— log book
— companion guides
— seafood safety CD ROM
— learning materials for Fisheries Compliance
Training Package on CD-ROM
''Victorian Implementation Guide - SFI 00 Seafood Industry Training Package'

Available from Seafood Training Australia (STA):

ph +61 2 6281-0383 or email asic@asic.org.au

Resource	Cost	Comment
'In the Net' quarterly newsletter	Free
ASIC Bulletin	Free
'New Apprenticeships in the Seafood Industry - ideas to help employers put our Training Package to work'	Free	Updated January 2001.
One page leaflets on careers, training and qualifications within the seafood industry	Free
Prices for the following products include GST, postage and handling:
Seafood Industry Training Package on CD-ROM Version 2.00 (April 2002)	$33.00	Certificate I to Diploma Available from your local industry training advisory body (ITAB) ph 1300 733037 and Seafood Training Australia on +61 2 6281- 0383 or email asic@asic.org.au
'Seafood Training - the First Step'	$25.00	Interactive CD-ROM covering the underpinning knowledge in the four core units in the Seafood Industry Training Package
Managing seafood safety step by step	$46.00
'It Happens' video	$46.00
'Boat to Belly' video	$22.00
'Crossing the Bar'	$46.00
'Boat to Belly' video	$22.00

'New Apprenticeships in the Seafood Industry - Ideas to Help Employers Put Our Training Package to Work’

This booklet covers topics such as incentives for employers, training pathways and qualifications available and explains the New Apprenticeship system in plain English.

Careers, training and qualifications

A set of one page leaflets which has information on careers in the seafood industry and provides a simple explanation of the Training Package and where to get more help. These leaflets will be of particular interest to schools and students thinking of a career in the industry.

Training Package on CD-ROM

The Training Package on CD-ROM is an electronic version of the Training Package. It is an added boost for training providers who need a portable resource.

Version 2.00 is available from your local industry training advisory body (ITAB).  For further information, telephone Seafood Training Australia on +61 2 6281 0383 or send an email on asic@asic.org.au.

‘Seafood training – the first step’

This is an interactive CD-ROM covering the underpinning knowledge in the four core units in the Seafood Industry Training Package

It is a very exciting product with around 3000 pages of photographs, videos, animations, drawings and interactive ‘quizzes’ covering the core units of competency for each of the catching, aquaculture, processing, retail/wholesale and distribution of the Seafood Industry. The core units of competency are included in every qualification from the Seafood Industry Training Package.

The CD-ROM looks at basic knowledge in food handling, working effectively, occupational health and safety and communication for the industry. It has examples from all over Australia covering such diverse subjects as tuna farming, yabby farming, crocodile farming, pearl farming and the Sydney Fish Market. It has recently been trialed with trainers across the country and has been enthusiastically welcomed as a very valuable resource.

Available NOW from Seafood Training Australia, phone +61-2-6281 0383.

'Managing seafood safety step by step'

This CD-ROM will assist people working in the seafood industry understand and comply with food safety requirements.

It is aimed at four user groups:


• seafood industry trainees in either fishing operations, aquaculture or seafood processing and distribution
  
• workplace trainers and mentors, and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
  
• seafood industry members
  
• people wanting to demonstrate competency in food safety and/or people wishing to produce their own food safety plan for their own use.
  
  

The CD-ROM will take a holistic real work approach. Users will be able to see how the theory of food safety is translated into work practices and how several food safety considerations can be covered in one action.

Content for the CD-ROM is sourced from current Seafood Training Australia material, SeaQual food and safety publications and training videos. The focus has been to keep the framework flexible to allow the user to work through the development of a food safety plan independently of any formal or informal training.

The format allows learning to be self-paced and for learners located in remote locations to be able to have access (through multimedia) to observable activities.

The content will meet current Australian New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) and other relevant requirements for food safety plans.

This CD-ROM was "noted" by the Australian National Training Authority in September 2002.  It is a particularly useful tool for any business wishing to develop and implement their own food safety plan. For further information contact Seafood Training Australia on +61 2 6281 0383 or send an email on asic@asic.org.au.  Also available from Australian Training Products on +61-3 9655-0600 or go to http://www.atpl.net.au.

'It Happens' video targets on-board safety

This 45 minute video uses newsreel clips of accidents involving commercial fishing vessels and interviews with accident victims and witnesses. Produced by the New Zealand Seafood Industry Training Organisation (NZSITO), it is well suited to induction training of deckhands with a final sequence confirming the importance of on-board vessel safety.

$46.00 plus GST and postage

'Boat to Belly' video makes sense of food safety and hygiene

The ‘Boat to Belly’ video presents the seafood industry’s chain approach to occupational health and safety, food safety and hygiene and demonstrates best practice in providing quality products. It comes with a user-friendly guide showing how the video can be used effectively in different workplace or training situations.

The video is available in Greek, Vietnamese and Cantonese, as well as English. To make the video even more useful and relevant, it has a strong element of seafood industry involvement, covering real life situations using industry participants rather than professional actors.

$22.00 including GST and postage

'Crossing the Bar'

A new edition to the suite of products available at Seafood Training Australia, “Crossing the Bar” is targeted at existing and intending skippers. It sets out to discuss not only the “ins and outs” of how to cross the bar, it also delves into the factors which will help to decide when not to tackle it.

Developed in New Zealand, it features experienced skippers talking about their experiences, mistakes and fears. Included are discussions by a harbour master and naval architect on what makes the bar waters so tricky, and the basic seamanship rules which apply. The final section looks honestly at the pressures that skippers face when they are making up their minds whether to “have a go”.

Available for $46(including GST and postage) from Seafood Training Australia ph (02) 6281-0383 under arrangements with the New Zealand Seafood Industry Training Organisation.

Other supporting resources:

Resource generator website - A powerful resource for registered training organisations containing suppporting materials for the Seafood Industry Training Package in a customisable and downloadable format.  Also excellent for previewing resources before purchasing hard copies.

‘Seafood industry implementation and assessment guide for VET in schools’
Downloadable from Curriculum Corporation site - go to http://www.curriculum.edu.au/vetis,
click on the "Industries" button at the top of the page, find "Seafood" and double click on the "Implementation and Assessment Guide".

‘Victorian Implementation Guide SF100 Seafood Industry Training Package’ - Available from the following website:  Go to http://trainingsupport.ette.vic.gov.au, click on Training Packages at the top of the page, scroll down to Seafood Industry and click there. The Implementation Guide is the first resource listed.

Resource Generator website

The Resource Generator is a website with resources to assist organisations involved with training and assessment in the seafood industry.  It contains the full suite of resources currently available to support the delivery of training using the Seafood Industry Training Package - learning and assessment guides at Certificate levels I-II, a log book for the 13 units required for the coxswain Certificate of Competency, companion guides for Certificate levels I-II and the support materials for Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance.  

Components of the aquaculture online teaching and learning resources are also part of the range of resources available.

It enables users to customise learning and assessment materials and share these resources with their own ‘group’. This facility will assist institutions with campuses spread geographically as well as private enterprises and sole operators working in remote places, even on fishing vessels.

The following new resources have now been added:
— observation records for Certificates II and III in all four sectors of the Training Package ( aquaculture, fishing operations, fishing charter operations, seafood processing, and seafood sales and distribution)
— Fisheries Compliance resources including SFI401A Administer the District Office and two additional chapters in the Assessment Plans and Skills Development Guide
— Seafood Safety CD-ROM
— components of Aquatoolbox Series III
— components of Aquatoolbox Series IV
— model resource kit on food safety for fish handlers in a processing plant
— induction resource for new workers on an aquaculture farm
— worksheets from "Seafood Training - the First Step" CD ROM

In the professional resources section, there are other materials which you may find useful:
— seafood industry careers flyers
— 'New Apprenticeships in the Seafood Industry' booklet
— two index tables to search for resources by unit of competency and by qualification
— a keywords table to search by keyword

‘Seafood industry implementation and assessment guide for VET in schools’

The ‘Seafood industry implementation and assessment guide for VET in schools’ is a comprehensive resource for all those involved in VET in schools programs for entry level aquaculture, fishing and seafood post-harvest activities. The guide provides:


• Background and career information on the seafood industry
  
• Information on the Seafood Industry Training Package (SITP)
  
• A series of scenarios illustrating how the SITP can be implemented in school programs
  
• Sample assessment tools.

This resource can be accessed and downloaded from the Curriculum Corporation website. Click on the "Industries" button at the top of the page, find "Seafood" and double click on the "Implementation and Assessment Guide".

'Victorian Implementation Guide SF100 Seafood Industry Training Package’

This guide is designed to assist Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to use the Seafood Industry Training Package for training delivery. The guide should be read in conjunction with the endorsed components of the Training Package.

The guide provides information on:



• The main features of the Training Package
  
• Courses that will be replaced by Training Package qualifications
  
• Transition arrangements during a change from a course to a Training Package qualification
  
• Alignment between units of competency and curriculum modules
  
• Examples of Training Package programs
  
• New Apprenticeship information
  
• Resources.
  
  

Downloadable from the Victorian State Training Authority website at http://trainingsupport.ette.vic.gov.au.  Click on Training Packages at the top of the page, scroll down to Seafood Industry and click there.  The Implementation Guide is the first resource listed.

Available from Australian Training Products:

Seafood Industry Training Package

The Seafood Industry Training Package brings together the competency standards, qualifications and assessment guidelines to make training smoother, better and smarter for employers, employees and people wanting to train for work in the Seafood Industry. Together these three components are known as endorsed components of the Training Package.

Our Training Package contains:

Competency standards
These describe the skills and knowledge needed to work effectively in the Seafood Industry. The full set of competency standards is made up of individual units. These are 'packaged' together to make up….

Qualifications
Our Training Package has 23 qualifications covering work at different levels across 6 streams:



• Aquaculture
  
• Fishing Operations
  
• Fishing Charter Operations
  
• Fisheries Compliance
  
• Seafood Processing
  
• Seafood Sales and Distribution


These are nationally recognised qualifications that recognise skills gained on the job, through a formal course or a combination of both. To make sure that the assessment of people's skills and knowledge is fair and consistent, no matter where or when a person is assessed, our Training Package includes….

Assessment Guidelines
These give advice to assessors on how to decide whether a person meets the competency standards for their job. The Assessment Guidelines also set out who can be an assessor and the role of employers and workplace supervisors in assessment.

Our Training Package was endorsed in February 2000 by the National Training Framework Committee – a body that only gives the tick to Training Packages that meet industry skill and qualification requirements. Version 2.00 released in April 2002 has a more flexible qualifications framework, Certificate IV and Diploma in seafood processing, 21 new units in seafood processing and 7 units in strategic industry leadership.

Available from Australian Training Products, ph. +61-3 9630-9836 or go to http://www.atpl.net.au.

More information on the qualifications framework, including links to units of competency, can be accessed and downloaded from, http://www.seafoodtraining.com.au/trainingpackage.html. Alternatively, go to http://www.ntis.gov.au for this information.

Learning and assessment materials

There are 60 different learning and assessment resources and they comprise learning guides, assessment plans, companion guides, a training logbook in vessel operations and a CD-ROM in food safety.

The resources cover the core units of competency and units at Certificate I-II in the aquaculture, fishing operations and post-harvest sectors, and compliance units in the Certificate III in fisheries compliance.

For the fishing operations sector, units leading to the coxswain Certificate of Competency have been conveniently grouped into the areas of seamanship, vessel maintenance, radio communications, sea safety and commanding a small vessel.

Materials are available:

– in print form from Australian Training Products, ph +61-3 9630-9836 or go to http://www.atpl.net.au for more information. Booklets range in price from $13 to $32 each depending on whether they cover one unit or a group of units.

– from the Resource Generator website www.resourcegenerator.gov.au. Materials are customisable and downloadable from this site.

Support materials for Fisheries Compliance

Support materials for the Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance are now available and include:

eight learning guides
skills development guide
assessment plans
an implementation guide.

Available

– in print form from Australian Training Products, ph +61-3 9630-9836 or go to http://www.atpl.net.au for more information.

– from the Resource Generator website www.resourcegenerator.gov.au. Materials are customisable and downloadable from this site.

Contact Phil Stanley at PIRSA on +61-8-8449 1432 for further information.

Aquaculture online teaching and learning resources

These resources form a ‘toolbox’ or set of multimedia materials designed to support the implementation of Certificates II and III in the Seafood Industry (Aquaculture). It contains the relevant units to enable a learner or a farmer to gain a foundation in aquaculture in a flexible way.

This means that learners and farmers based in diverse geographical locations can access training and knowledge based at the work place. It allows current and future workers to expand and/or develop their knowledge and provides opportunity for farmers who wish to diversify their activities to include land-based aquaculture.

A problem solving approach is used and activities are set in meaningful and authentic contexts. Simulation, instant feedback and diagnosis are used to build up the learner’s knowledge.

The materials can be customised to suit a diverse range of learners from those who have no knowledge and skills to those people who have had prior experience in aquaculture.

Available NOW from Australian Training Products, ph +61-3 9630-9836 or go to http://www.atpl.net.au.

For further information, go to www.westone.wa.gov.au/toolboxes/aquaculture.

Components of these resources are available from the Resource Generator www.resourcegenerator.gov.au