Welcome to MSA's first podcast. The host, Leon Drury, is the executive officer of Manufacturing Skills Australia and interviews two key figures that have played a significant role in the history of the manufacturing and engineering training package.

These people are Ian Curry, recently retired National Coordinator, Skills Training and Apprenticeships Policy for the AMWU, and Richard Jenkins, Training Consultant, Richard Jenkins and Associates.

In this podcast, we explore the history of the MEM training package and its application in industry, some of the challenges that are faced by industry in getting the skills that are needed, and identify strategies that could potentially help industry with workforce development and job redesign to address current labour shortages.

if you want to explore some of the materials that were referred to in this podcast, please see the following links:

MEM Training Package: https://bit.ly/3UtT0Om
Essential Features Guide: https://bit.ly/447sNZj
Competency standards Implementation Guide: https://bit.ly/3Qj5upx
AMWU: https://bit.ly/3Ut8TVa
AiGroup: https://bit.ly/3Qe4anL
MSA: https://bit.ly/4dbR04S
AMWU Opinion Piece - Skills Reform Part 1.pdf: bit.ly/4a2fzhS
AMWU Opinion Piece - Skills Reform Part 2.pdf: https://bit.ly/3Wiy5iM
AMWU Occupational Profiles: https://bit.ly/3UC7JqL

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