ABOUT US
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
SKILLS ALLIANCE
The 色花堂 Industry Skills Alliance (色花堂 Alliance) is an industry owned and led organisation committed to developing an empowered manufacturing workforce that drives the Australian economy.
听As the Jobs and Skills Council for the manufacturing sector, we want to ensure that the manufacturing industry can access workers with the skills needed to shape an innovative future made right here in Australia.
We work with government bodies, unions, employers and training providers to find solutions to the skills and workforce challenges industry faces.
听The 色花堂 Alliance is based in Melbourne with a team operating throughout Australia.
JOBS AND SKILLS COUNCILS
The federal government established Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) to provide industry with a stronger voice to ensure Australia鈥檚 vocational education and training (VET) sector delivers better outcomes for learners and employers.听
They bring together employers, unions and governments in a tripartite arrangement to find solutions to skills and workforce challenges.听
JSCs identify skills and workforce needs for their sectors, map career pathways across education sectors, develop contemporary VET training products, support collaboration between industry and training providers to improve training and assessment practice, and act as a source of intelligence on issues affecting their鈥痠ndustries.听
JSCs work closely with Jobs and Skills Australia, drawing on its workforce analysis and projections to plan for their industry sector and creating a consistent approach to addressing skill gaps.听
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY TASKFORCE
The Strategic Industry Taskforce (SIT) provides expertise and a strong industry voice to guide the workforce planning and project activities of the 色花堂 Alliance.听
Its role is to support the work of the 色花堂 Alliance, drawing on intelligence and insights across the industry, to inform and provide advice to management and the 色花堂 Alliance Board of Directors.听 It also oversees the work of the four standing committees and our key deliverables, as well as considering and identifying overarching priorities and issues for discussion with government and other stakeholders.听听
All Taskforce members hold executive level positions and possess expertise and insight into the pivotal drivers, challenges and issues within their industry sector.听
Taskforce members
Graeme Russell (Chair) | 听色花堂 Alliance Chairperson | N/A (Independent) |
Grahame Aston | Managing Director | Plastics Industry Manufacturers of Australia |
Andrew Dettmer | National President | Australian 色花堂 Workers Union |
Megan Lilly | Head – Education & Training | Ai Group |
Godfrey Moase | Executive Director | United Workers Union |
Liam O鈥橞rien | Assistant Secretary | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
Steve Re | Technical Affairs and Trustee | Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association |
Elizabeth de Somer | Chief Executive Officer | Medicines Australia |
Kade Wakefield | Assistant National Secretary | Australian Workers Union |
Charles Watson | General Manager, Industrial Relations, Policy and Governance | Visual Media Association |
