RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1
3.19 The committee recommends that the
Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture considers working
with the Australian Council of Deans of Education to strengthen
engagement between agriculture and education faculties during teacher education
programs.
Recommendation 2
3.25 The committee recommends that the Government
continues to provide financial support for the promotion of agriculture in
primary and secondary schools, such as the work undertaken by the Primary Industry
Centre for Science Education and the Primary Industries Education Foundation.
Recommendation 3
3.48 The committee recommends that the Department of
Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education reviews the
impediments to seamless national delivery of agriculture and agribusiness
education in the Vocational Education and Training sector.
Recommendation 4
3.49 The committee recommends that the Department of
Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education consult with state
and territory agencies and relevant industry bodies to determine the most
appropriate delivery model for Vocational Education and Training in the
agricultural and agribusiness sector with a view to ensuring adequate funding
which will deliver the most effective training outcomes for employees and
employers alike.
Recommendation 5
3.64 The committee recommends that the government
explores options for the Regional Higher Education, Skills and Jobs
Coordinators to work with organisations such as the Primary Industries
Education Foundation to raise the profile of agriculture in schools.
Recommendation 6
3.102 The committee recommends that the Australian
Council of Deans of Agriculture work with member universities to develop a
collaboration framework to optimise research investment and improve knowledge
transfer in agriculture and agribusiness research.
Recommendation 7
3.114 The committee recommends that the government commissions
a study inquiring into the most appropriate higher education framework to support
high-level, practically-focused agribusiness education with a view to
implementing the national food plan. The review should consider governance and
funding arrangements (recognising the significant costs of delivering
agricultural and farm studies), the effectiveness of regional campuses, needs
of industry and students, and pathways between VET and higher education.
Recommendation 8
3.130 The committee recommends that the Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences undertakes an
analysis of the decline of Extension services and the impact of this on the
dissemination of research outcomes through productivity improvement to
agriculture and agribusiness.
Recommendation 9
4.29 The committee recommends that the government
facilitates the development of a national peak industry representative body for
the agricultural production and agribusiness sectors.
Recommendation 10
4.30 The committee recommends that the government
commits to regular consultation with the new peak body established in
recommendation 9 regarding policy changes that impact upon agriculture and
agribusiness.
Recommendation 11
4.31 The committee recommends that the new industry
peak body develops and presents to government a national strategy for
addressing the skills shortage, industry productivity, and food security.
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