CNC Based Metal Fabrication - International Specialised Skills ...

1. AcknowledgementsAwarding Body - International SpecialisedSkills Institute (ISS Institute)We know that Australia’s economic future is reliant upon high levelskills and knowledge, underpinned by design and innovation.Since 1989 International Specialised Skills Institute Inc (ISS Institute), anindependant, national organisation, has provided opportunities forAustralian industry and commerce to gain best-in-the-world skills andexperience in traditional and leading-edge technology, design, innovationand management.Carolynne Bourne AM, ISS Institute, CEO, uses her formula to illustratethe links, skills + knowledge + good design + innovation + communication= competitive edge • good businessBased on ISS Institute’s initial market research in 1990, an importantcategory emerged, that of ‘skill deficiency’.Skill deficiency is where a demand for labour has not been recognisedand where accredited courses are not available through Australianhigher education institutions. This demand is met where skills andknowledge are acquired on-the job, gleaned from published material, orfrom working and/or study overseas. This is the key area targeted by ISSInstitute.Other ISS definitions are:• Skill shortage is when there is a unmet and recognised demandfor labour.• Innovation Creating and meeting new needs with new technicaland design styles. [New realities of lifestyle.]• Design is problem solving. From concept to production through torecycling. Design involves every aspect from the way thereceptionist answers the phone, when invoices are sent out, wherea machine sits on the factory floor, what trees are grown in thejc 22-May-2006 Q:\APT\ProgCo\EED\D WILSON\ISS Report.doc1