EDUCATION UPDATES
Australia’s skill shortage continues to hamper furniture industry
Recent Ai Group affirms sector concerns for the Australian Furniture Industry. Australia’s skills shortage gap continues to expand and without immediate and innovative intervention from government at all levels, the entire Furniture Industry supply chain will...
Mazenod College – Victoria
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Mazenod College is one of Victoria's leading Catholic Colleges based in the South Eastern suburbs. We strive to live the values of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and emphasise social awareness and compassion for those left out and a desire for a...
Venue operators face increased litigation due to furniture related injuries.
Venue operators face increased litigation due to furniture related injuries. The AFA continues to assist a number of furniture industry businesses to manage litigious situations. The increase in insurance claims is due to the lack of understanding by venue operators...
NO. YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER.
But we’d love to have you. More and more, the AFA receives calls on a whole range of topics, but mostly from stakeholders seeking help or advice, usually related to a business crisis. Increasingly the caller has assumed they are an AFA Member, when they are not. What...
WA Boosts ‘Real Work’ Opportunities for Secondary Students
17,000 Year 9 students per annum across the State of Western Australia will get a taste of the world of work and post-school opportunities through a new $19.2 million Year 9 Career Taster Program (CTP).
Procurement requirement ALERT! New office furniture Standard published
Suppliers of Office desks, office workstations, tables intended to be used as office desks, or the increasinglypopular sit-stand desks can expect that their customers will request that products meet the new Standard.The Australian/New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS...
Understanding Digital Marketing Gobbledygook
Blogs. Posts. Likes. SEO. PPC. Analytics. IoT. Is it all gobbledygook to you? Let’s make it short, sharp and simple. An interactive introduction to online digital marketing that won’t make your brain explode. And better still, won’t make you feel like a ‘dummy’. Learn...
Focus on furnishing industry standards now at critical point
Standards are applied to protect buyers, consumers and users. They are used to demonstrate a commitment to the community’s expectation of a safe and sustainable Australia and are recognised as a value-add to Australia’s economic efficiency, trade and international...
Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects – Part 2 TEASER
Part 2, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free download, you are creating...
Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects – Part 2
In this second instalment, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free...
Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects.
In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where powerful...
Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects
PART 1 In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where...
Furniture Retailing in Australia
Well furnished: Increased residential building construction activity has promoted demand - a summary of recent IBIS World Reports. The AFA has summarised a range of Ibis World Reports on behalf of its Members. This report is in relation to Furniture Retailing in...
Biosecurity and Illegal Logging Free Service
Did you know, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has a free service available to confidentially report information about suspected breaches of Australian biosecurity laws? Redline allows callers to report matters that may not be detected, reported or...
IKEA recall of children’s furniture still on the minds of young families
In recent times the headlines have read ‘IKEA Re-announces recall of MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to serious tip-over hazard; 8th child fatality reported; consumers urged to choose between refund or repair. These headlines have been related to US...
Importers Beware – YOU are legally responsible for the goods YOU import
Are you aware that your business is responsible for any product that you import, manufacture, sell, supply or distribute? This means that you can be held liable for any defect or other condition that renders the product unsafe and results in injury, death or damage....
INTERNATIONAL OECD KEYNOTE TO FOCUS ON JOBS AND TRAINING AT INDUSTRY 4.0 CONFERENCE
Dr Mariagrazia Squicciarini – Senior Economist, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation will give the keynote address at the Industry 4.0 Conference to ensure delegates benefit from the latest OECD insights on the topic of Jobs, work and skills in the...
LOOKING FOR APPRENTICES OR TRAINEES? Former Broncos, Titans and Queensland State of Origin star speaks out.
Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors have shared their experiences of the vocational education and training sector at a recent roundtable at Federal Parliament. Seventeen ambassadors met to discuss their VET experiences and explain how apprenticeships and...
An Issue of National Importance
by Simona Jobbagy, AFCoPN Chair, Director of Business, Design, Media and ICT Programs, Swinburne University “Preparing young people for the new future of work is an issue of national importance” according to the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA, 2015). The fast...
PRIORITY OCCUPATION LIST
The West Australian Food, Fibre & Timber Industries Training Council needs information from industry about the supply of skilled employees in the following sectors: Textiles Furniture, Wood & related products Forestry & Timber There are specific...
Leading A Culture of Innovation
by Simona Jobbagy, AFCoPN Chair, Director of Business, Design, Media and ICT Programs, Swinburne University January is always a good time for reflection on the year past, as well as some blue sky thinking to help us deal with the challenges that await us. As our...
If you are in Manufacturing, the NSW Government Needs Your Help!
Injuries and illness in the manufacturing industry are too high and Safework NSW is working hard to do something about it. If you work in Manufacturing there are free workshops being held in February. Small Businesses who attend may be eligible for the $500 Small...
Education and Training – Furnishing Training Packages and the Role of Industry Reference Committees (IRC)
The Furnishing IRC is responsible for national training package qualifications relevant to furnishings, kitchens, cabinets, glass, windows and doors, furnishing design, flooring, blinds and awnings and picture framing. These qualifications are included in the MSF...