Join the 30th Incite Awards from wherever you are as the awards showcase this year's finalists. With a theme of WA Technology: Diversifying our economy & caring for our community, the 30th INCITE Awards is celebrating & advocating for the WA Tech community.
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Wednesday 14th July, 6-7.30pm

​Register here

Seventeen Western Australian State Sporting Associations (SSAs) have received funding, as successful applicants for round two of the 2021 Sport Development Fund. The Fund provides funding for medium and smaller sporting organisations to help develop and grow their sports by to assisting them in building membership and participation levels, and delivering new programs and services.

​Read the media statement from Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon Dr Tony Buti

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SkillsIQ have released the Case for Endorsement for the Unit of competence Provide responsible service of alcohol (SITFAB021) and the Skill set Responsible service of alcohol  (SITSS00071) which sit within the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality training package. Feedback may be provided until Friday 18th June 2021.

View the Case for endorsement and supporting documentation 
 
Please feel free to contact Roy Yogobrata to provide comment or to discuss this content. ryogobrata@futurenow.org.au  or 0497799990 

Skills service organisation Skills IQ have released for comment, draft 2 of the SIT Tourism, Travel, and Hospitality training package with particular reference to cookery qualifications. Nine cookery qualifications, 5 skill sets, and 68 units of competency have been reviewed as part of this project. Drafts may be viewed here and feedback will be accepted until COB Friday 25th June 2021. 
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As always, please get in touch with your Industry Development Manager to discuss or any queries. 

Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip CEO Alec Coles OBE has been named 2021 Arts & Culture Western Australian of the Year. Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman congratulated Mr Coles on his outstanding achievement in leading the development of the new museum.
Minister Templeman said "I sincerely congratulate Alec Coles on his outstanding achievement in delivering such an exciting, engaging, inspiring museum for the people of Western Australia. Nationally and internationally the WA Museum Boola Bardip will play a very significant role in positioning Perth as a centre for cultural excellence and Western Australia as a destination for cultural tourism. The enormous benefits of Alec's contribution to culture, science and the arts will be enjoyed by generations to come."

Read Minister Templeman's media statement

Major industry release the ACS Deloitte Digital Pulse, has been released for 2021. The Australian Computer Society contracts Deloitte to produce the report each year, which explores the workforce landscape for digital industries across Australia. This year's report identifies that "Australia’s better-than-expected economic performance over the past year was partly due to technology enabling businesses to adapt to a dramatically changing and uncertain environment."
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Read the report

A review of the Certificates III and IV in Fitness is due to conclude, with final drafts being released for comment ahead of submission to the Australian Industry Skills Commission for endorsement and incorporation in the SIS Sport Fitness and Recreation training package. 

Please contact FutureNow on 9285 8555, or email gscott@futurenow.org.au before COB Monday 24th May 2021 if you would like to provide any further advice.

View the final draft of the training products
View the Implementation Guide

Skills Impact have released Draft 2 training products for the Horse Care project for review and comment. The drafts (from the RGR training package) can be found on the Skills Impact website (skillsimpact.com.au).
The drafts will be available for feedback, either to FutureNow or Skills Impact until close of business Thursday 10 June 2021.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2021 Budget on Tuesday, 11th May, which expands spending in areas including childcare, aged care, mental health, and infrastructure. Below are links to a collection of articles from creative and leisure industries' media outlets, summarising and analysing the budget.

​ArtsHub veteran Gina Fairley answered the question of 'What's in it for the Arts' succinctly: 'Sweet little'. However, the already announced Digital Games Tax Offset is being embraced by industry. The screen sector, regional galleries and museums, Aboriginal visual arts, and media are all represented in the budget, though primarily through already-announced initiatives.