Industry Advisor Expression of Interest

Engagement of current service industry practitioners in the assesment process underpins the effective operation of the Right Way program.

Industry Advisors, sourced from each sector of the service industries, are engaged by SSA to:

• participate in the evaluation of RTO facilities to ensure equipment and other resources reflect those currently used in workplaces
• assess applications for trainer and assessore recognition to ensure they have the correct vocational competencies and industry experience
• assess learning resources for relevance to current industry practice

Essential Skills and Experience

Industry Advisors play a major role in ensuring that any person or organisation granted Right Way recognition is meeting current industry standards. Currency of the Industry Advisor's vocational competence is crucial to the success of assessment outcomes for the Right Way program.

It is essential that Industry Advisors:

1. Have relevant industry experience in one or more fields of service industry operation. This means they have actually worked in a job where they would have applied the particular training package competencies they they will now use Right Way assessment processes.
2. Have comprehensive current knowledge of their field of the industry, current industry practices, various job roles and equipment and resources used on a day to day basis in service industry workplaces relevant to their field of expertise. This means they will be in current service industry employment.

Importantly, Industry Advisors' primary employer should not be a registered training organisation. For the value of the Right Way process, Industry Advisors willl be employed in the relevant industry and are delivering services within the training package area of expertise on a regular basis that provides for current skills and working knowledge of industry practice.

Expression of Interest

If you are an industry practitioner who wishes to participate in the Right Way program as an Industry Advisor, please complete the Industry Advisor Expression of Interest Form which requires you to provide supporting evidence that you have the essential skills and experience. You can also provide information on desireable skills and experience.

Once your application is approved, you will be sent the Right Way Code of Conduct for Industry Advisors and will be required to sign a declaration statement that you understand and agree to the code of conduct.

For more information on the Right Way program or to submit an application, please contact Mleinda Larkin at mlarkin@serviceskills.com.au or on +02 8243 1200.