Current Projects

State Priority Occupation List (SPOL)
FutureNow continues to research and gather industry intelligence on Sport and Recreation and has contributed information for the 2020 SPOL for occupations in Outdoor Recreation and Aquatics and Community Recreation.  

Outdoor Recreation
FutureNow submitted a paper to the State Training Board in October 2019 regarding the Outdoor Recreation sector's concerns the supply of graduates is at risk of declining just as the sector is predicted to grow with opportunities in tourism and government health initiatives.   Read more

Elite Athlete Program
In August 2019 Player Services at the West Coast Eagles approached the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD) to discuss the need to improve access to education and training for elite athletes, preparing them for a life after sport.  DTWD committed to varying conditions for vocational education and training arrangements like traineeships and apprenticeships to accommodate the busy training and playing schedules of elite athletes.   FutureNow assisted the Department to determine eligibility criteria and consulted with stakeholders about minimum part-time hours for two apprenticeships.  Read more

Training and Education

A range of nationally accredited sport, fitness and outdoor recreation qualifications are delivered in Western Australian through the TAFEs, registered training organisations, specialist schools and colleges, with pathways articulating through to higher education qualifications and post-graduate studies in some of these areas.
 
FutureNow works with stakeholders across the training and education landscape, and has a formal role to play in the development of vocational education and training to meet industry needs.

Read our 2019 Sport and Recreation Industry Snapshot

SIS Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Packages

Training package qualifications are developed through a process of national consultation with industry. They are occupational skills standards against which training delivery and assessment of competency can take place.

FutureNow works with our industry partners across Western Australia to provide current industry advice into the development and review of training package products.
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Updated in September 2019, the SIS Training Package contains the sport and recreation,  fitness, aquatics and community recreation and the outdoor recreation components.

• Access the current SIS Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package.  
  
• Learn about the Australian Industry and Skills Committee. 
• Learn about the National Sport and Recreation Industry Reference Committee. 
• Learn about SkillsIQ, the Skills Service Organisation for the Sport and Recreation industry. 

Current Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Projects

SkillsIQ produces schedules of training package work planned for completion across a four year period. This document identifies skills gaps and emerging skills needs within industry.  SkillsIQ has released their Industry Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work for the 2018-19 financial year. 

• Read the Sport and Recreation Industry Reference Committee Industry Skills Forecast (2019)
  

Cross Sector Projects 
The Australian Industry and Skills Committee has endorsed a number of cross sector projects to create flexible and transferable training components that will benefit industries, learners and the broader vocational education and training (VET) sector. 

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

​Apprenticeships and traineeships provide a way to combine training with a job, enabling the student to work towards a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a wage. A number of sport and recreation related qualifications may be completed as a traineeship. 

Access the current list of traineeships and apprenticeships available in Western Australia.

​VET Delivered to Secondary Students

FutureNow works with industry to provide current advice on the suitability of vocational sport, fitness and recreation qualifications for delivery to secondary students. This advice is collated and updated annually into the VET  Qualifications Register for Secondary Students by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. 

Access the current VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students.