IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work

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1 ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY SECTOR IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk Prepared n behalf f the Animal Care and Management Industry Reference Cmmittee fr the Australian Industry Skills Cmmittee (AISC)

2 Animal Care and Management IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk Purpse This IRC Skills Frecast represents the latest industry intelligence and resulting schedule f wrk f the Animal Care and Management Industry Reference Cmmittee (IRC). It was develped thrugh research f natinal and industry data surces and nging input frm IRC members and key stakehlders. The reprt is designed t prvide industry intelligence t supprt the Australian Industry Skills Cmmittee s (AISC) fur-year rlling Natinal Schedule f training prduct develpment and review wrk. This industry intelligence cvers the fllwing sectins: Sectr Overview examining the depth and breadth f the industry and identifying the macr envirnment that currently challenges and/r prvides pprtunities fr the industry Emplyment reviewing the emplyment prjectins by the Department f Emplyment and utlining the current wrkfrce prfile and supply fr the industry Skills Outlk identifying the key pririty skills fr the industry and hw they can benefit frm imprvement r develpment f natinal skill standards Training Prduct Review Wrk Plan establishing the scpe and timeframe f prpsed training package develpment in line with industry pririty skills The infrmatin within this IRC Skills Frecast is based n data btained frm varius surces, with a key surce being publicly available infrmatin, including that published by the Australian Bureau f Statistics. We are aware f the limitatins f this data and, as such, this represents a starting pint fr feedback n industry structures and issue cntent. We welcme cmments fr inclusin t ensure the mst up-t-date data and industry viewpints are presented. A. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Name f Applicable Industry Reference Cmmittee (IRC) Name f Applicable Skills Service Organisatin (SSO) Animal Care and Management Industry Reference Cmmittee Skills Impact Ltd This IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk has been prduced with the assistance f funding prvided by the Cmmnwealth Gvernment thrugh the Department f Educatin and Training. 2 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

3 CONTENT Purpse... 2 A. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION... 2 Executive Summary... 4 Summary f Key Pints in Each Sectin... 5 B. SECTOR OVERVIEW Sectr Descriptin Relevant Training Package Qualificatins Sectr Analysis Relevant Stakehlders Industry and Occupatinal Regulatins and Standards Challenges and Opprtunities in the Sectr C. EMPLOYMENT Emplyment Update Emplyment Outlk Training Activity Industry Pririty fr Generic Skills Industry-Specific Pririty Skills D. IRC SIGNOFF ATTACHMENT A IRC Training Prduct Review Plan fr the Animal Care and Management Industry Sectr ATTACHMENT B Current IRC Prjects fr the Animal Care and Management Industry Sectr ATTACHMENT C... 51

4 Executive Summary This reprt prvides an verview f wrkfrce develpment and skills needs fr the Australian animal care and management industry sectr. The reprt was cmmissined t supprt the Australian Industry Skills Cmmittee (AISC) in develping the fur-year rlling Natinal Schedule f training prduct develpment and review wrk. The reprt is structured, as per the AISC template, in fur main sectins as fllws: sectr verview, emplyment, skills utlk, and training prduct review plan. Methds f analysis include research f published natinal and industry data surces and input frm Industry Reference Cmmittee (IRC) members and key stakehlders. The reprt draws attentin t the fact that rising glbal demand fr Australian animal prducts with embedded animal welfare and n-farm bisecurity characteristics prvides this industry with the ptential fr grwth and new business pprtunities. Further, Australia has the mst sustainable zs, aquariums, wildlife parks and sanctuaries, with a significant rle as a preferred turist attractin. The pprtunities fr the animal care and management industry are als shaped by a number f current gvernment plicies that supprt industry participatin in animal disease utbreaks and cmbat f invasive species. Beynd that, dmestic ppulatin grwth and rising dispsable incme leads t a further grwth in Australian husehlds wning pets and livestck (Australia already has ne f the highest rates f pet wnership in the wrld) and demand fr veterinary and assciated value-added services. Further, the reprt describes the industry wrkfrce. Cnsistent with many ther industries, hrse breeding and hunting sectrs are ageing retirement ages are being reached in higher numbers. This wrkfrce trend creates significant challenges fr emplyers particularly in respect t their ability t attract peple t the industry and train them. Imprtantly, the reprt shws that emplyers will increasingly seek higher level and value-added skills t supprt higher targets in relatin t a safe, cllabrative and custmer-fcused culture, innvatin, and autmatin/digitisatin f sme wrk activities in animal care wrkplaces and jbs. Gvernment bdies and businesses respnd t challenges and pprtunities with the fllwing: a greater fcus n bisecurity invlving stringent disease surveillance fr suspect ntifiable diseases, wrkplace health and safety and infectin cntrl measures, and applicatin f technlgy fr real-time surveillance f pest invasin diagnstics and management f wildlife, livestck farms and pets increased value-added services fr animals that cmplement veterinary services thrugh increased levels f training in physitherapy, acupuncture, rehabilitatin and thers a greater fcus n imprving efficiency, revenue streams and custmer retentin/lyalty in the pet industry and zs, wildlife parks, sanctuaries and aquariums. The wrkfrce needs t imprve the jb-specific skills t supprt these higher efficiency standards, innvatins and custmer services. 4 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

5 Summary f Key Pints in Each Sectin Sectr Overview The animal care and management industry can be described as having five sectrs: veterinary services, animal breeding services, pet and cmpanin animal services, captive wildlife peratins, and hunting and trapping. The industry includes 3,145 veterinary facilities, a large number f registered animal breeders, 4,000 pet grming businesses, many ther specialist businesses prviding pet care services, up t 100 wildlife peratins including zs, wildlife parks and aquariums, 587 hunting and trapping business peratrs, and 300,000 recreatinal hunters. The veterinary sectr prvides direct emplyment t mre than 16,857 peple, with 12,746 registered veterinarians wrking fr gvernment agencies, labratries and universities, r prviding specialised services as private practitiners r in ther rganisatins. The wildlife peratins sectr emplys up t 3,000 peple. The majrity f livestck breeding enterprises and hunting and trapping business peratrs are small-scale nn-emplying peratins. The industry is represented by abut 38 peak rganisatins at a natinal level, including industry sub-sectr assciatins, animal health and welfare assciatins, and prfessinal assciatins. Key regulatins fr the industry include r are related t the Bisecurity Act 2015 and the Envirnment Prtectin and Bidiversity Cnservatin (EPBC) Act 1999, state-based animal welfare legislatins, veterinary services regulatins, pet and cmpanin animal regulatins, captive wildlife regulatins, hunting and trapping regulatins and live animal exprt legislatin. The key regulated ccupatin is veterinarians, wh must register with the state r territry veterinary registratin bard. The registratin becmes their licence t practice as a veterinarian. 1 Key macr frces that currently challenge and prvide pprtunities fr the industry sectrs include: natinal surveillance and diagnstic prgrams f the Australian Gvernment and the state gvernments t address Australia s brad range f bisecurity issues, including activities t investigate the presence r prevalence f pest r diseases in animal ppulatins utbreaks f Q fever and Hendra virus and related challenges fr the veterinary, hrse and meat-related industries t manage risks related t disease identificatin and infestatin recurrent bushfires and fld events in urban and rural areas that require immediate rescue effrts f state-based veterinary emergency management agencies, RSPCA and animal rescue rganisatins availability f new technlgies, advanced medical prcedures (ultrasunds, laparscpy, MRI, micrfracture detectin) and newly develped pharmaceuticals in the veterinary sectr technlgy advancements, including remte sensrs, drnes, new generatin satellite imagery technlgies, wearable and mbile technlgies, and real-time apps, which allw fr effective surveillance f pest invasin, diagnstics and management f wildlife, animal tracking and mnitring in livestck farming, 2 pet management, and fire detectin, amng 1 Regulated ccupatins have legal (r industry) requirements r restrictins t perfrm the wrk. Regulated ccupatins require a license frm, r registratin by, a prfessinal assciatin r ccupatinal licensing authrity. 2 Fitzgerald, D., 2017, 'Nrthern Territry cattle statin adpts drne t muster cattle, check fires', ABC News, < IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

6 Emplyment many ther applicatins. N emplyment grwth is anticipated fr the veterinary and hunting sectrs in the cming years. Hwever, the Australian Veterinary Assciatin has a Wrkfrce Study that anticipates versupply due t the number f graduates. The veterinary sectr shws a yunger wrkfrce prfile when cmpared t many ther industry sectrs. A significant number f the wrkfrce ccupies rles specific t the industry, including veterinary nurses and veterinarians, animal attendants and trainers, farriers, equine dental service prviders, pet grmers and livestck farmers and farm wrkers. A significant wrkfrce is als emplyed t undertake mre general rles such as clerical and administrative wrk. The sectr als emplys peple fr a range f ther jbs, such as life scientists and sales assistants. Skills Outlk Pririty skills in the animal care and management sectr ver the next fur years, , are summarised in the fllwing table: PRIORITY SKILL DRIVERS TRAINING PACKAGE SOLUTION 3 Current Prjects Industry-Specific Skills Wrk Safely Arund Animals (Infectin Cntrl) Skills Update in Farrier s Qualificatin Veterinarians, veterinary nurses, farmers, livestck handlers and abattir wrkers are mst at risk f cntracting diseases, which are carried by livestck, dmestic animals and wild animals. Recent utbreaks f Q fever and Hendra virus have put industry wrkers at risk. The Master Farriers Assciatin have indicated that jb rles are nt aligned with the current industry training package qualificatins in farriery. Review and imprvement f five units at AQF levels 2, 3 and 4 in wrk health and safety arund animals. Develpment f tw t five new units r skill sets at AQF levels 2, 3 and 4. Review and imprvement f 12 units at AQF level 3 in farriery. Develpment f at least five new units at AQF level 3. 3 A full list f relevant qualificatins and units f cmpetencies is prvided in the IRC Training Prduct Review Plan at the end f this reprt. 6 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

7 PRIORITY SKILL DRIVERS TRAINING PACKAGE SOLUTION 3 Prpsed Schedule f Wrk Animal Care Skill Sets Animal welfare is f high pririty t the general public. Imprving hw animals are treated in captivity can imprve the life f the animal, imprve breeding prgrams and ensure animals safety. There are als financial and persnal csts t be calculated. Recently, 16 pl hrses died while being transprted via ship t Melburne. The cause f death is still unknwn. Animal cnditining can assist animal keepers in ensuring the highest levels f animal welfare. The animal will feel secure in their surrundings and with the keepers engaged t care fr them. Animal first aid will assist bth keepers and pet wners t deliver immediate care t animals until they can be treated and cared fr by a veterinarian. Hrse branding is a standard prcedure fr permanent identificatin marking f hrses, while micrchipping is the mre humane methd. Freeze r fire branding are tw practices that can ccur, but because these cause pain t the animal and carry the chance f infectin, they must be undertaken with the highest pssible standards. Develpment f skill sets t be used t enhance current qualificatins r as entry int qualificatins. Skill set fcus : Animal Cnditining Animal First Aid Hrse Branding Hrse Transprt Hrse Identificatin Rural and Remte Animal Health wrker Animal Micrchipping. Equine Vet Nursing IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

8 Full Review f Animal Technlgy Qualificatins Full Review f Pet Styling and Grming Qualificatins Feedback has been received frm the Australian and New Zealand Labratry Animal Assciatin (ANZLAA), the peak bdy fr the Animal Technlgy industry, that the current units f cmpetency are nt fit fr purpse. The cntent f the units is nt suitable fr quality training; and the units are nt ethically suitable, as they require t many animals t be euthanised during the undertaking f the units. Full review f the qualificatins is needed t ensure that quality training des nt impse unethical practice. Cncern has been expressed thrugh industry feedback abut the level f incnsistency in pet grming training. As there is n legislative requirement fr a pet grmer t undertake any frm f training, many are chsing t undertake lwer AQF level skills r frg training altgether. T imprve the industry skill level, higher and mre cnsistent standards shuld be develped t ensure the care f animals. Review the units cntained in 2 Animal Technlgy qualificatins Develpment f units fr 2 new skill sets: skill set fr wrking n an ethics cmmittee skill set fr researchers undertaking surgery Develpment f unit/s fr surgical nursing f research animals Embed/imprve cntainment and exclusin in relevant units. Remval f the Certificate III in Pet Grming, with the skills embedded int the Certificate IV in Pet Styling. Certificate IV in Pet Styling wuld then be the entry level fr the industry Develpment f skill set/s fr higher level skills t build n qualificatin; e.g. skills in breed-specific/cmpetitin grming New units fr basic skills in clipping and scissring prir t using them n live animals Equine Dental Research Prject Prir t any Training Package develpment being undertaken regarding equine dental, research needs t be undertaken t determine the parameters that an equine dental service prvider s scpe f practice is limited t. Full review f all relevant units. Research reprt clearly defining: The Acts f veterinary science in each state and territry Limits f the scpe f practice fr equine dental service prviders Internatinal standards that equine dental is practiced 8 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

9 Skills in Using Animals fr Therapeutic Interactins fr Humans Animals are currently used in an array f therapeutic areas fr peple living with different cnditins. These include peple living with: PTSD autism dementia drug addictin diabetes epilepsy. Animals can be used t alert a persn t a cming attack, assist in reducing the severity f an attack r be used as a reslutin tl. The demand fr equine dental service prviders t deliver services at a higher AQF alignment than the current certificate 4 levels. Develpment f qualificatin in using animals in therapeutic situatins, and skills t train the animal t assist in the therapy. Higher Level AQF Skills fr Captive Animals Currently the highest level f vcatinal educatin and training in captive animals is Certificate IV. There is a skill gap between the Certificate IV and the Bachelr Degree. As breeding prgrams natinally (and internatinally) are lking t ensure that fewer species f animals becme extinct, greater skills are needed in animal cnditining s that stress levels f animals are in the range that is cnducive t ptimal breeding. Develpment f Diplma f Captive Animals and relevant units. IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

10 B. SECTOR OVERVIEW Sectr Descriptin Australia s animal health system includes all rganisatins, gvernment agencies, cmmercial cmpanies, universities and individuals that are invlved in animal health and the livestck prductin chain. 4 T prvide a structure, this reprt cnsiders the animal care and management industry sectr as integrating all businesses that perate in the fllwing sub-sectrs: veterinary services, including equine, cattle and ther livestck veterinary practices, as well as cmpanin animal veterinary practices animal breeding services, including livestck breeding, hrse breeding, cmpanin animal breeding and cnservatin breeding pet and cmpanin animal services, including training, barding and grming f pets and cmpanin animals animal technlgy services essential fr labratry animal facility management, specialist breeding services, animal husbandry and technical prcedures captive wildlife peratins, including zs, wildlife parks, aquariums, animal circuses and ther mbile animal displays hunting and trapping, including hunting and trapping businesses and recreatinal hunters wildlife care and rehabilitatin. These sectrs are derived thrugh the sectrs defined by ANZSIC cdes. A number f different services are nt clearly defined by these cdes, such as equine dental services and farrier services. This means ABS des nt cllect specific data n areas utside f the ANZSIC definitins. Based n ABS statistics, this sectr included 3,145 veterinary facilities in The veterinary sectr prvides direct emplyment t mre than 16,857 peple. 6 Estimates als shw there are 12,746 registered veterinarians in Australia, wrking fr gvernment agencies, labratries and universities, r prviding specialised services as private practitiners r in ther rganisatins. 7 The Australian livestck breeding cmmunity is large, cmprising 44 cattle breed scieties and a substantial number f registered cattle breeders; 8 arund 600 registered sheep breeders prducing 22 different sheep breeds; 9 ther livestck breeding enterprises; and 3,483 hrse breeders prducing Thrughbred hrses and ther hrse breeds fr racing and a variety f ther activities. 10 The sectr als includes abut 4,000 pet grming businesses 11 and many ther specialist businesses prviding pet care services; up t 100 wildlife peratins, which include zs, wildlife parks and aquariums 12 and emply up t 3,000 peple; hunting and trapping business peratrs, the 4 Animal Health Australia, 2016, 'Animal Health in Australia 2015', Canberra, Australia, < 5 ABS, 2016, 'Cunts f Australian businesses, including entries and exits, June 2011 t 2015', Cat N ABS, 2011, '2011 Census f Ppulatin and Husing' 7 Animal Health Australia, 2016, 'Animal Health in Australia 2015', Canberra, Australia, < 8 Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Assciatin, 2012, 'Australian Beef Cattle Registratins', < 9 Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Assciatin Limited, 2015, 'Australian Flck Register Vlume ', < 10 ABS, 2016, 'Cunts f Australian businesses, including entries and exits, June 2011 t 2015', Cat N Pets Australia, 2017, 'S Yu Want T Be A Pet r Dg Grmer?!' < 12 ABS, 2016, 'Cunts f Australian businesses, including entries and exits, June 2011 t 2015', Cat N ABS, 2011, '2011 Census f Ppulatin and Husing' 10 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

11 majrity f which are small-scale nn-emplying peratins; 14 and arund 300,000 recreatinal hunters. 15 Based n industry analysis estimates, the animal care and management sectr cntributin t the Australian ecnmy includes: industry value added (IVA) f the veterinary sectr, which increased by 2.5 per cent t $1.7 billin between and ; and a ttal sales turnver, which increased by 1.8 per cent t $2.5 billin during the same perid 16 ttal sales turnver f the zlgical sectr, which ttaled $788 millin in (this als includes btanical gardens peratins) cmpanin animal services, which cntribute $8.0 billin annually t the Australian ecnmy. 18 This value includes the trade in cmpanin animals, pet fd, accessries, veterinary services and a range f ther pet care services recreatinal hunting, which cntributes $1 billin annually t the Australian ecnmy. 19 The livestck breeding sectr generates additinal value-added incme fr the Australian ecnmy thrugh the trade in livestck animals and hrses. Relevant Training Package Qualificatins The animal care and management sectr is cvered by the ACM10 Animal Care and Management Training Package. ACM10 is cmprised f 19 qualificatins, 6 skill sets, 158 native units f cmpetency and 68 imprted units. This training package has been superseded by ACM Training Package, except fr the qualificatins and units related t Veterinary Nursing. The ACM Training Package cmprises 20 qualificatins, 8 skill sets and 189 native units f cmpetency. ACM10 QUALIFICATIONS Qualificatin Level: Certificate IV Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing Qualificatin Level: Diplma Diplma f Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) Diplma f Veterinary Nursing (Dental) Diplma f Veterinary Nursing (Emergency and Critical Care) Diplma f Veterinary Nursing (General Practice) 14 ABS, 2016, 'Cunts f Australian businesses, including entries and exits, June 2011 t 2015', Cat N Finch N., Murray P., Hy J., and Baxter G., 2014, 'Expenditure and mtivatin f Australian recreatinal hunters', Wildlife Research, 41(1) Prfessinals Australia, 2015, 'Infrmers: Veterinary Services', < 17 IBISWrld, 2015, 'Zlgical and Btanical Gardens in Australia' 18 Animal Health Alliance, 2013, 'Pet Ownership in Australia', < 19 Finch N., Murray P., Hy J., and Baxter G., 2014, 'Expenditure and mtivatin f Australian recreatinal hunters', Wildlife Research, 41(1) IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

12 ACM QUALIFICATIONS Qualificatin Level: Certificate I Certificate I in Animal Studies Qualificatin Level: Certificate II Certificate II in Animal Studies Certificate II in Hrse Care Qualificatin Level: Certificate III Certificate III in Cmpanin Animal Services Certificate III in Captive Animals Certificate III in Pet Grming Certificate III in Animal Technlgy Certificate III in Farriery Certificate III in Perfrmance Hrse Certificate III in Animal Studies Certificate III in Hrse Breeding Qualificatin Level: Certificate IV Certificate IV in Cmpanin Animal Services Certificate IV in Pet Styling Certificate IV in Captive Animals Certificate IV in Equine Dentistry Certificate IV in Hrse Breeding Certificate IV in Animal Cntrl and Regulatin Qualificatin Level: Diplma Diplma f Hrse Stud Management Diplma f Animal Technlgy Diplma f Perfrmance Hrse Management Sectr Analysis 12 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

13 Sub-Sectr Descriptin and Analysis f Businesses Invlved SUB-SECTOR NAME SCOPE OF WORK VETERINARY SERVICES Businesses in this sectr include: Private veterinary services prvided in rural and urban cmmunities, including a range f services t treat cmpanin animals, farm animals and hrses. Examples f species-specific services include cattle vets, sheep vets, pig vets, pultry vets, equine vets and equine dental veterinarians. Urban areas mstly invlve the treatment f cmpanin animals, and there is an increase in specialist services, emergency and critical care and adjuvant services such as hydrtherapy/physitherapy. Australian Gvernment-run veterinary services, which undertake disease surveillance, prviding an imprtant reserve fr the state and territry gvernments in the event f a majr emergency animal disease (EAD) utbreak. COMPANIES The Australian Gvernment is the largest emplyer f veterinarians, emplying 618 registered veterinarians. 20 In additin, in 2016, there were 3,179 practices perating in the veterinary services sectr in Australia, 33 per cent f which were nn-emplying. 21 A small number f medium-size businesses (emplying between 20 and 200 peple) perate thrugh netwrks f veterinary practices established in different gegraphical lcatins. A few businesses are vertically integrated, perating int the specialty pet-care retailer sectr. Majr cmpanies: Greencrss Limited Natinal Veterinary Care Best Friends Stres Pty Ltd RSPCA Australia Vetfriends Animal Hspitals Vetwest Animal Hspitals Healthscpe Ltd IDEXX Labratries Pty Ltd (subsidiary f US-based IDEXX Labratries Inc). LOCATION Veterinary practices are generally lcated in capital cities t service pet wners, and cuntry areas where there is a cncentratin f livestck farming, hrses and/r dg racing activity. The largest number f private veterinary practices are in New Suth Wales, Victria and Queensland. 20 Animal Health Australia, 2016, Animal Health in Australia 2015, Canberra, Australia, < 21 ABS, 2017, 'Cunts f Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 t Jun 2016', < IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

14 AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION The veterinary sectr uses different advanced technlgies and prcesses t undertake rutine labratry and clinical supprt prcedures fr veterinary radilgy, anaesthesia, surgery, pathlgy, clinical pathlgy, nutritin and veterinary therapeutics. In sme rural lcatins, vets prvide service via nline technlgy and fly-infly-ut services. The sectr als invlves peratin f varius animal health surveillance databases maintained by the Australian Veterinary Practitiner Surveillance Netwrk (AVPSN), the Natinal Significant Disease Investigatin Prgram (NSDIP) and the Natinal Transmissible Spngifrm Encephalpathies Surveillance Prgram (NTSESP). SUB-SECTOR NAME SCOPE OF WORK ANIMAL BREEDING SERVICES The sectr cmprises businesses invlved in animal breeding and genetics, including gene testing, artificial inseminatin and semen sales. Breeding services are prvided in the fllwing sectrs: livestck breeding, which includes rganisatins engaged in the artificial inseminatin f cattle and ther livestck fr the prductivity, sustainability and prfitability f livestck enterprises hrse breeding/farming, which includes businesses engaged in prducing Thrughbred hrses and ther hrse breeds fr racing and a variety f sprt, leisure r recreatin activities. Businesses als undertake hrse farming and agistment peratins. Thrughbred hrses are sld t trainers fr the hrse racing sectr, while ther breeds are sld t the public fr recreatinal and ther purpses pet breeding, which includes pet breeding establishments cnservatin breeding, which is a central element f zs thrugh the rle these play in bidiversity cnservatin. COMPANIES In 2012, there were 44 cattle breed scieties (cvering beef and dairy) in Australia representing all registered cattle breeders. 22 Similarly, apprximatively 600 sheep breeders were registered with the Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Assciatin in In additin, there were 3,459 hrse farming enterprises in Australia in 2016, the majrity f which were small-scale nn-emplying peratrs. 24 Only a small number f enterprises emply peple t supprt hrse farming peratins. Majr hrse breeding enterprises: 25 Darley Australia Pty Ltd (freign wnership) (VIC) 22 Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Assciatin, 2012, 'Australian Beef Cattle Registratins', < 23 Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Assciatin Limited, 2015, 'Australian Flck Register Vlume ', < 24 ABS, 2017, 'Cunts f Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 t Jun 2016' 25 Enterprises are listed accrding t market share r significance in the sectr. 14 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

15 Arrwfield Grup (NSW) Clmre Australia (subsidiary f Irish-based cmpany) (NSW) Vinery Stud (NSW) Chatswd (VIC) Glenlgan Park (NSW) Oaklands (NSW) Lyndhurst (NSW) Raheen (QLD) Willwbend (NSW). The sectr als integrates a substantial number f pet breeding establishments, which can be smaller scale breeders and large cmmercial breeders. Breeding prgrams are als undertaken by mst Australian zs and wildlife parks fr the cnservatin f endangered animals. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION Livestck breeding enterprises are mainly lcated in regins with higher cncentratin f livestck farming activity, predminantly in Queensland, New Suth Wales, Victria, Western Australia and Suth Australia. Althugh hrse farming activity exists in all the states, New Suth Wales has the largest number f hrse farming enterprises. Many f these enterprises are in the Upper Hunter regin, knwn fr the best breeding stcks, particularly thrughbred stallins. Victria and Queensland als have large numbers f hrse farming peratins. Pet breeding establishments are cncentrated in the urban areas f large cities acrss Australia. N autmatin and digitisatin f nte. IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

16 SUB-SECTOR NAME SCOPE OF WORK COMPANIES GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION PET AND COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES The sectr cmprises businesses engaged in prviding varius services t pet wners, including clipping and grming, barding and minding, pet insurance, training and behaviur therapy, transprt and walking services. The sectr als includes animal shelter establishments that take in and care fr lst, injured, stray, unwanted r un-wned animals. It is estimated that there are arund 4,000 pet grming businesses in Australia, 26 and many ther small-scale and larger-size businesses such as training establishments and barding establishments prviding specialist pet care services. Pet insurance services are prvided by large general insurance cmpanies. Shelters are mst cmmnly wned and managed by animal welfare rganisatins such as the RSPCA, Cat Prtectin Sciety, The Lst Dgs' Hme, Lrt Smith Animal Hspital, and Animal Aid Victria Pet care businesses are generally lcated in capital cities and urban areas, being ften present in specialised stres such as pet shps and superstres, large shpping centres, r veterinary centres. Pet barding establishments are lcated particularly within reach f majr airprts. N autmatin and digitisatin f nte. SUB-SECTOR NAME SCOPE OF WORK ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY Animal technlgy is a specialist prfessin respnsible fr the care and welfare f labratry animals. Animal technlgy helps develp treatments fr diseases and new methds f diagnsis, and carries ut scientific research. Universities and scientific institutins emply many animal technicians with the qualificatin f Diplma in Animal Technlgy. These staff supprt bimedical, agricultural, veterinary, envirnmental and ther animal-based scientific research and teaching/training. Their services and expertise are essential fr labratry animal facility management, and prvisin f specialist labratry animal breeding services, animal husbandry, and specialist animal technical prcedures. Many are als emplyed as labratry technicians and research assistants, as their animal technical skills and knwledge are widely valued. 26 Pets Australia, 2017, 'S Yu Want T Be A Pet r Dg Grmer?!', < businesses/s-yu-want-t-be-a-pet-r-dg-grmer> 16 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

17 ORGANISATIONS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION Medical research facilities are sme f the largest emplyers f animal technicians acrss Australia. Emplyers als include universities, CSIRO, hspitals and TAFEs. The Australia and New Zealand Labratry Animal Assciatin represents the industry. Natinally, the animal technlgy sectr encmpasses psitins such as labratry animal carer and labratry animal researcher. The range f lcatins varies acrss states. N autmatin and digitisatin f nte. UB-SECTOR NAME CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OPERATIONS SCOPE OF WORK This sectr cmprises businesses and rganisatins that perate: zs, wildlife parks and sanctuaries aquariums animal circuses and ther mbile animal displays. ORGANISATIONS There were 107 certified public and private zs, aquariums, wildlife parks and sanctuaries in Australia in These include: small private and lcal gvernment-wned wildlife parks, zs and aquariums wildlife parks, sanctuaries, and zs wned by the Natinal Trust and c-peratives large zs and aquariums wned by public cmpanies state gvernment-wned zs and wildlife parks. Main rganisatins: Merlin Entertainments (Australia) Pty Ltd (subsidiary f UK-based Merlin Entertainments Grup), managing Sydney Aquarium, Wild Life Sydney Z, Manly Sea Life Sanctuary and Hamiltn Island Wildlife Park The Zlgical Parks Bard f New Suth Wales (NSW Gvernment authrity), managing Tarnga Z in Sydney and the Western Plains Z in Dubb (New Suth Wales) Zs Victria, perating Melburne Z, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Z. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Each state and territry in Australia has gvernment departments respnsible fr natinal park and cnservatin reserves. Als, in each state there is ne majr public z and btanic garden. 27 Z and Aquarium Assciatin, 2009, 'Reprt n the Ecnmic and Scial Cntributin f the Zlgical Industry in Australia', < IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

18 AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION Digital technlgy is heavily used in the sectr, including tracking systems fr animals, state-wide databases f flra and fauna, cmputerised maps and mapping, cmmunicatin systems, and lcal area netwrks (LANS) t cver all ffices in a state. Cmputerised asset management systems are als used acrss the natinal reserves and cnservatin parks sectr. Z peratrs use natinal and internatinal breeding cmputerised classificatin fr tracking f animals; and micrchip implants fr all endangered species in their cllectin as a means f individual identificatin. In additin, cmputerised ticketing systems allw fr the cllectin f infrmatin n visitr rigins. Scientific research n endangered vegetatin usually invlves the use f satellite and glbal psitining technlgy (GPS). SUB-SECTOR NAME HUNTING AND TRAPPING SCOPE OF WORK This sectr cmprises businesses mainly engaged in hunting, trapping r taking animals, birds r reptiles in the wild fr cmmercial, ppulatin cntrl r pest cntrl purpses. Hunting is restricted t species that can be legally hunted in Australia and includes feral and game animals. Animals classified as feral r pest animals can be hunted at any time. Thse animals classified as game animals are managed as a resurce in regulated seasns, and bag limits apply. Hunters are als invlved in prviding assistance t farmers by undertaking wildlife management activities. ORGANISATIONS In 2016 there were 567 hunting and trapping businesses in Australia. Of these, 84 per cent were nn-emplying cmpanies and 26 per cent emplyed fewer than 20 peple. 28 In additin, there are arund 300,000 active hunters invlved in recreatinal hunting. 29 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Hunting and trapping peratins in Queensland (240 practices) and New Suth Wales (175 practices) accunt fr 72 per cent f all hunting and trapping peratins. Western Australia, Victria and Suth Australia have each up t 50 hunting and trapping peratins. 30 AUTOMATION AND DIGITISATION N autmatin and digitisatin f nte. Relevant Stakehlders 28 ABS, 2017, 'Cunts f Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 t Jun 2016', < 29 Finch N., Murray P., Hy J., and Baxter G., 2014, 'Expenditure and mtivatin f Australian recreatinal hunters', Wildlife Research, 41(1) ABS, 2017, 'Cunts f Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, Jun 2012 t Jun 2016', < 18 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

19 The animal care and management industry sectr is represented by 46 peak rganisatins at a natinal level (Table 1). These rganisatins include industry sub-sectr assciatins and a small number f ther animal health and welfare assciatins and prfessinal assciatins. The list des nt include state-based industry assciatins and individual breed scieties/assciatins fr each cattle and sheep breed. Table 1: Peak industry sectr rganisatins CATEGORIES GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION REGULATORY BODIES Australasian Veterinary Bards Cuncil INDUSTRY SUB-SECTOR ASSOCIATIONS VETERINARY SERVICES Australian Veterinary Assciatin Veterinary Nurses Cuncil f Australia (VNCA) ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY Animal Ethics Cmmittees Australian and New Zealand Labratry Animal Assciatin (ANZLAA) Natinal Animal Technlgy Educatrs Frum (NATEF) ANIMAL BREEDING Australian Assciatin f Pet Dg Breeders (AAPDB) Australian Assciatin f Stud Merin Breeders Australian Pig Breeders Assciatin Australian Registered Cattle Breeders' Assciatin Australian Standardbred Breeders' Assciatin (ASBA) Cat Fanciers' Assciatin The Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Assciatin Ltd Thrughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) PET AND COMPANION ANIMAL SERVICES Assciatin f Pet Barding and Grming IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

20 Australian Cat Federatin Inc (ACF) Australian Natinal Cats Incrprated Australian Natinal Kennel Cuncil Pet Fd Industry Assciatin f Australia Pet Industry Assciatin f Australia (PIAA) Pets Australia The Assciatin f Pet Dg Trainers CAPTIVE WILDLIFE OPERATIONS Circus Federatin f Australia Marine Estate Management Authrity Natinal Parks Natinal Parks Australia Cuncil (NPAC) Natinal Parks Cnservatin Assciatins Parks and Leisure Australia Parks Australia State and Territry Natinal Parks Assciatin Z and Aquarium Assciatin HUNTING AND TRAPPING Sprting Shters Assciatin f Australia OTHER ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS Animal Health Australia Animal Medicines Australia Animal Welfare Assciatin Animal Welfare League Australia Australasian Assciatin f Equine Dentistry Equine Dental Assciatin f Australia PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 20 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

21 Australasian Animal Studies Assciatin Australian Veterinary Assciatin Ryal Sciety fr the Preventin f Cruelty t Animals (RSPCA) The Envirnment Institute f Australia and New Zealand Vertebrate Pest Management Assciatin Australia Veterinary Practitiners Registratin Bards Internatinal Assciatin f Equine Dentistry (Australian Chapter) Wrld Wide Assciatin f Equine Dentistry Victrian Master Farriers Assciatin Master Farriers Assciatin f NSW Prfessinals Australia VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS Cmmunity and Public Sectr Unin Industry and Occupatinal Regulatins and Standards Industry regulatins and standards The Australian animal care and management industry sectr perates under the fllwing legislatins, regulatins and standards. Animal welfare legislatins Each state and territry gvernment is respnsible fr its wn legislatin regarding animal welfare, wildlife prtectin, and vertebrate pests. The Australian Gvernment has n legislative respnsibility fr animal welfare and vertebrate pests. At the Cmmnwealth level, the sectr has t cmply with the Bisecurity Act 2015 and the Envirnment Prtectin and Bidiversity Cnservatin (EPBC) Act 1999 (Cwlth). State and territry gvernment animal welfare legislatins includes: Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT) Preventin f Cruelty t Animals Act 1979 (NSW) Animal Welfare Act (NT) Animal Care and Prtectin Act 2001 (QLD) Animal Welfare Act 1985 (SA) Animal Welfare Act 1993 (TAS) Preventin f Cruelty t Animals Act 1986 (Vic) Animal Welfare Act 2002 (WA). IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

22 Veterinary services regulatins State gvernments versee the maintenance f veterinary standards thrugh registratin bards and veterinary services legislatin. Lcal gvernments als crdinate regulatins relating t the management f cmpanin animals, including registratin, limiting the number f cats and dgs per husehld, cmpulsry sterilisatin and micrchipping. Legislatin such as the Stck Medicines Act, the Stck Fds Act, the Pisns Act, and varius ther fd and drug Acts cntrl the use f pisns and specify maximum residue limits fr agricultural and veterinary chemicals in human fd. Animal technlgy regulatins Gene Technlgy Act 2000 (Cwlth) AS/NZS :2002 Safety in labratries Micrbilgical aspects and cntainment facilities Australian cde f practice fr the care and use f animals fr scientific purpses Guidelines t prmte the wellbeing f animals used fr scientific purpses Quarantine Act 1908 (Cwlth) and Regulatin 2000 The 3Rs: Natinal Centre fr the Replacement Refinement and Reductin f Animals in Research (NC3Rs) Physical Cntainment Level 2 Animal Facility Cde f practice fr hazardus substances Bilgical hazards in Australian wrkplaces. Pet and cmpanin animal regulatins Breeders f purebred and crss-bred dgs and cats are required t cmply with the standards in the animal welfare cdes f practice available in their jurisdictins, i.e. the Animal Welfare Cde f Practice Breeding Dgs and Cats (the Breeding Cde) in NSW, r the Cde f Practice fr the Operatin f Breeding and Rearing Businesses (2014) in Victria. Breach f a standard in the cdes can result in a penalty infringement ntice r prsecutin under the animal welfare legislatins and related regulatins. Similarly, all training, barding and shelter establishments are required t cmply with relevant cdes f practice available in states and territries. Varius licensing systems fr dg and cat breeders exist in Victria and the Australian Capital Territry. In Victria, breeding establishments are required t register with their lcal cuncil if the establishment has three r mre fertile female dgs and if the establishment sells dgs. In the ACT, the Dmestic Animals Act 2000 requires a persn wh wns a cat ver three mnths r a dg ver six mnths that is nt desexed t have a permit. This applies regardless f whether the persn intends fr the animal t breed. The Dmestic Animals (Breeding) Legislatin Amendment Act 2015 establishes a licensing scheme fr breeders. Optins fr regulating breeders are being cnsidered in New Suth Wales, being supprted by the NSW Gvernment, the RSPCA and the Pet Industry Assciatin f Australia. 31 A wrking grup n cmpanin animals has been established under the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy t develp natinal standards and guidelines fr dgs and cats as a pririty task. The 31 NSW Yung Lawyers Animal Law Cmmittee, 2015, 'Cmpanin Animal Breeding Practices in NSW', < 22 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

23 standards and guidelines fr dgs and cats will prvide pet wners clear infrmatin abut their respnsibilities with regard t the health and wellbeing f their pets. Captive wildlife regulatins At the Cmmnwealth level, the sectr has t cmply with the Bisecurity Act 2015 and the Envirnment Prtectin and Bidiversity Cnservatin Amendment (Wildlife Prtectin) Act The Australian Gvernment regulates the imprt and exprt f plants and animals (alive, dead, r parts) thrugh the Department f Agriculture and Water Resurces (DAWR). DAWR are respnsible fr bisecurity and the regulatin f internatinal mvements (exprts and imprts) f wildlife and wildlife prducts. Each state and territry has its wn legislatin, respnsibilities and standards fr the prfessinal exhibitin and maintenance f native animals in zs. Permits fr the keeping f native and extic species in zs and aquaria are issued by the relevant authrities in each state r territry. Hunting and trapping regulatins The Vertebrate Pests Cmmittee (VPC) is an Australasian cmmittee whse rle is t prvide crdinated plicy and planning slutins t pest animal issues. The VPC is als respnsible fr implementing the Australian Pest Animal Strategy (APAS) and perates in accrdance with the Terms f Reference defined by the Natural Resurces Management Standing Cmmittee (NRMSC) and reprts t it thrugh the Natinal Bisecurity Cmmittee (NBC). Hunting in Australia is regulated separately by each state and territry gvernment. This has led t a variety f different regulatins and laws, as well as different fees, charges and licence requirements. Fr instance, game and feral animal hunting in New Suth Wales is subject t regulatins set ut in the Game and Feral Animal Cntrl Act 2002 and the Game and Feral Animal Cntrl Regulatin The NSW Department f Primary Industries is respnsible fr enfrcement f and cmpliance with these regulatins. The legislatin relating t wildlife in Queensland includes the Nature Cnservatin Act 1992 and related regulatins. The Department f Envirnment and Heritage Prtectin (EHP) and the Department f Natinal Parks, Sprt and Racing (NPSR) versee the regulatins and issue licenses fr hunting f native animals. Live animal exprt legislatin The Australian Meat and Live-stck Industry Act 1997 and the Exprt Cntrl Act 1982 are the tw Acts that cver live animal exprt, and they are administered by Department f Agriculture and Water Resurces (DAWR). Regulated Occupatins in the Industry Regulated ccupatins have legal (r industry) requirements r restrictins t perfrm the wrk. Regulated ccupatins require a license frm, r registratin by, a prfessinal assciatin r ccupatinal licensing authrity. The industry invlves different prfessinal accreditatin structures verseen by industry bdies. Fr example, registratin with the state r territry Veterinary Registratin Bard is mandatry and becmes the license t practice as a veterinarian. In additin, a natinal Accreditatin Prgram fr Australian Veterinarians integrates private veterinary practitiners int the natinal animal health system. The prgram accredits nn-gvernment veterinarians wh can use their skills and knwledge effectively t cntribute t gvernment and industry animal disease cntrl prgrams, and exprt inspectin and certificatin. IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

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25 Challenges and Opprtunities in the Sectr The Australian animal care and management sectr perates in a dynamic envirnment shaped by market factrs, technlgy develpments, and a range f plicy framewrks at state, natinal and internatinal levels. Challenges and industry pprtunities fr grwth are discussed belw. In summary, the utlk fr the Australian animal care and management sectr is strng, highlighted by an increased demand in animal health and welfare services and a high quality f Australian animal prducts abrad. Gvernment Plicies The animal care and management industry sectr has the pprtunity and challenge t cntinue its wrking relatinship with the Australian Gvernment and state gvernments t strengthen legislatins and plicies that cver animal welfare and versee the maintenance f the industry standards. An pprtunity fr industry gvernment dialgue in has been the Australian Gvernment s decentralisatin plan fr the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authrity (APVMA) t benefit reginal Australia. 32 The Australian Gvernment s Australian Veterinary Reserve (AVR) prvides nging pprtunities fr the veterinary sectr thrugh gvernment-funded participatin f private practitiners in the AVR, which is drawn n in the event f a majr animal disease utbreak. Gvernments have a shared respnsibility t develp natinal surveillance and diagnstic prgrams t address Australia s brad range f bisecurity, including activities t investigate the presence r prevalence f pest r diseases in an animal ppulatin and its envirnment. A new state framewrk t manage bisecurity issues is the Western Australian Bisecurity Strategy, which helps prtect Western Australian grwers frm incursins f pests and diseases that culd negatively impact prductin and access t markets, and cvers the perid f In Nrthern Territry, the industry called n the new gvernment in 2016 t bst resurces fr the state s bisecurity veterinary services due t cncerns abut the ability t manage a disease emergency with the current veterinary staffing levels. 34 The zlgical sectr, and in particular publicly wned and perated zs, takes new pprtunities t build new attractins and develp infrastructure as the result f extensive frms and levels f gvernment assistance measures prvided t the sectr. On a case-by-case basis, state gvernments develp plicies and allcate funds in the effrt t cmbat invasive species that cst farmers billins f dllars in livestck lsses, disease transmissin and cntrls, prviding pprtunities t the hunting sectr and pest animal cntrllers. A recent example is the Victrian Gvernment, which allcated $11 millin in baiting, hunting and trapping prgrams in the Budget. Similarly, the Western Australia Gvernment annunced a wild dg actin plan ver the next five years fr cell fencing grants, dggers, restratin and extensin f the existing state barrier fence. 35 The Australian Gvernment is als supprting farmers and the cmmunity t tackle established pest animals thrugh a recent funding prgram t supprt the 32 The Canberra Times, 2016, 'Tw in three Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authrity staff "culd quit" due t Armidale "farce"', July 17, 2016, < Prfessinals Australia, 2016, 'Jyce undermines Australian Gvernment Veterinary Service', media release 28 Octber 2016, < 33 Department f Agriculture and Fd, Western Australian Gvernment, 2016, 'Western Australian bisecurity supprted with new strategy', < issue- 4?page=0%2C6> 34 Australian Veterinary Assciatin, 2016, 'Mre gvernment vets needed in the NT', < 35 Prendergast, J., 2016, 'Wild dg fencing key t bringing mre sheep back t Western Australia, industry says', ABC News, < wa/ ?wt.mc_id=newsmail> IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

26 develpment and/r imprvement f innvative and frward-thinking cntrl tls and technlgies frm t Market Australia has ne f the highest rates f pet wnership in the wrld. 37 Ppulatin grwth and rising dispsable incme are expected t drive a further grwth in Australian husehlds wning a pet, which will require a range f veterinary services ver the next decade. Other care services such as farriery, equine dental services and grming will als be required. Alternative therapies, including specialisatins such as animal rehabilitatin, physitherapy and acupuncture, have increasingly becme ppular with animal wners. Availability f mre expensive treatments and applicatin f advanced treatments fr brken bnes and serius illnesses is als expected t lift the demand fr industry services (including pet insurance and pet welfare) as the life expectancy f animals is grwing. Trends such as grwing ppularity f urban apartment living and the shift frm husing affrdability twards renting may limit the ptential grwth in pet numbers, as many f these places prhibit pets. While there are market pprtunities fr the industry participants t sustain revenue grwth, these will be required t cntinuusly prmte value-added services. The rural/farm animal market segment and its paying capability fr veterinary services prvide greater challenges fr the veterinary sectr. A cst-effective veterinary interventin at farm level is dependent n number f sales and prices fr livestck r yearlings sld by breeders. A grwth in internatinal trade, which is currently driven by the rising demand fr Australian animal prducts abrad, may stimulate the demand fr veterinary services in the rural areas. A different majr issue affecting veterinarians in rural areas is farmers attitudes twards veterinary services. There is a reluctance amng farmers t use vets, due t the lack f awareness abut what vets culd d fr herds health and prductivity. 38 In this cntext, veterinarians in rural areas have the pprtunity t actively sell their services and educate farmers in efficient herd management t imprve the health and prductivity f prductin animals by limiting devastating diseases. 39 Q fever and Hendra virus are ntifiable cnditins that challenge the veterinary and hrse-related industries and ther businesses wrking with animals t manage risks related t disease identificatin and infestatin. 40 Q fever is ne f the mst cmmn diseases that humans cntract frm animals. Abut half f Australian cases f Q fever ccur in Queensland, with arund 9 peple affected each year per 100,000 peple. 41 Preventin f the virus requires stringent bisecurity, wrkplace health and safety and infectin cntrl measures. Recurrent bushfires and fld events in urban and rural areas invlve immediate rescue effrts f 36 Department f Agriculture and Water Resurces, 2016, 'Cntrl tls and technlgies fr established pest animals and weeds cmpetitive grants prgramme', < weeds/wpcmp-grants-prgramme> 37 Animal Health Alliance, 2013, 'Pet Ownership in Australia', < 38 The Australian Veterinary Assciatin Ltd, 2013, 'Australian veterinary wrkfrce review reprt', < 39 Prfessinals Australia, 2015, 'Infrmers: Veterinary Services', < 40 Cndn, M., and Herbert, B., 2017, 'Hendra virus case in Casin nt typical, raising cncern fr natin's vets', ABC News, < Fitzgerald, B., 2017, 'Victrian farmer grup calls n Federal Gvernment t subsidise Q Fever vaccine', ABC News, < 41 Queensland Gvernment, 2016, 'Q fever', < disrders/animals/q-fever> 26 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

27 state-based veterinary emergency management agencies, RSPCA and animal rescue rganisatins t prvide emergency care fr affected animals. Many farm and native animals ften require lngerterm treatment and rehabilitatin. 42 Research, Innvatin and Applied Technlgy It is crucial that research and develpment is used in the industry t build knwledge and understanding f challenges, t secure future success f the animal care and management sectr. Veterinarians use new technlgies, advanced medical prcedures (ultrasunds, laparscpy, MRI, micrfracture detectin) and newly develped pharmaceuticals in their practices. Demand has als created specialisatin in the sectr, such as animal nclgy, cardilgy and dentistry, in additin t many specialist animal surgens, and a range f cmplementary services, such as physitherapy, acupuncture and rehabilitatin fr animals. Bitechnlgical and mlecular appraches fr diagnsis, preventin and cntrl f infectius diseases f animals are making significant inrads int the industry, creating new pprtunities. Similarly, fast adptin f 3D printing in the industry fr rapid-prttyping f bnes enables vets and surgens t have a slid grasp f a patient s internal bne r muscle structure befre ging in t perate. GPS and sensr-based technlgies, including remte sensrs, drnes, new generatin satellite imagery technlgies, wearable and mbile technlgies and apps, grw in ppularity fr a brad range f applicatins, including real-time surveillance f pest invasin, 43 diagnstics and management f wildlife, and animal tracking and mnitring in livestck farming, 44 amngst many ther applicatins. Further, new technlgies include transprtatin and lifting systems, and rbts that will help t imprve the chances fr hrses recvering frm limb fractures and ther traumatic injuries; and new veterinary vaccines and treatments. 42 Lgan, T., 2017, 'Stranded livestck rescued frm WA fldwaters with dinghy and jet ski', ABC News, < 43 Prendergast, J., 2016, 'Wild dg fencing key t bringing mre sheep back t Western Australia, industry says', ABC News, < wa/ ?wt.mc_id=newsmail> Pancia, A., 2016, 'Drnes high n the wish list fr farmers this Christmas', ABC News, < 44 Fitzgerald, D., 2017, 'Nrthern Territry cattle statin adpts drne t muster cattle, check fires', ABC News, < IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

28 C. EMPLOYMENT Emplyment Update Ttal emplyment It is difficult t establish ttal emplyment fr the animal care and management industry due t the fllwing reasns: Nt all animal care and management sectrs are well defined by the ANZSIC classificatin as veterinary services is, fr example. Als, mst animal care and management ccupatins serve a wide range f industries. S, a full emplyment analysis via the ABS Census cunts is nt pssible fr this industry sectr. Sme main ccupatins within the animal care and management area, such as farrier, hrse breeder r stable hand, are gruped in 4-digit ANZSCO cdes with ther ccupatins that are nt necessarily designed fr r happening nly within this industry. As standard utput f ABS Census fr ccupatin data is limited at the 1-, 2-, 3- r 4-digit level f the ANZSCO classificatin, it makes the 6-digit level data assigned t individual ccupatins difficult t surce. Other ccupatins such as equine dental prviders, animal cntrl fficers, utdr activity assistants, pet shp wrkers r animal shelter wrkers are nt defined by ANZSCO. When such ccupatin infrmatin is cllected in the Census, it may be cdded t nt further defined (ndf) cdes in the next highest level, which is sufficiently brad t include all pssibilities suggested by the available infrmatin. There are three majr ccupatin grups representing animal care and management that are well defined by natinal classificatin. These are as fllws, and are used in the next analysis t describe the majr emplyment figures fr this industry: animal attendants and trainers, such as dg trainer r handler, hrse trainer, pet grmer and zkeeper veterinary nurses veterinarians. In 2016, there were 32,655 peple emplyed in ccupatins that include animal attendants and trainers, veterinary nurses and veterinarians. Abut 53% f these peple were emplyed full-time. 45 Animal attendants and trainers represented almst half (45%) f the emplyment represented by these three main ccupatins. The demand fr animal care and management service was higher in New Suth Wales, Victria and Queensland, prviding jbs fr 77% f all peple emplyed in these ccupatin. 45 All emplyment data in this reprt is surced frm the ABS Census datasets via the TableBuilderPr prduct. Natinal Census dataset system adjusts cunts by a small number t maintain cnfidentiality f infrmatin. As a result, small incnsistencies can be nticed in this reprt between ttal industry emplyment and the sum f individual values f the data tables frm Attachments. 28 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

29 Emplyment by main animal care and management ccupatins and states and territries, % 32,655 45% 29% Animal Attendants and Trainers Veterinary Nurses Veterinarians Changes in emplyment, 2006 t 2016 Fr all three ccupatins, the emplyment increased significantly and almst at the same rate frm 2006 t Specifically, the number f animal attendants and trainers increased by 48%, frm 9,980 emplyees in 2006 t 14,755 emplyees in The number f veterinary nurses and veterinarians increased by 52% and 46% respectively ver the same perid f time. Trends fr ccupatinal emplyment, Occupatinal emplyment by gender, Gender Cmpsitin f the Wrkfrce IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

30 Animal care and management prfessins have lng been dminated by wmen. In 2016, 74% f all emplyment cntracts fr these ccupatins was ccupied by wmen. When cmpared with the year 2006, this represents a 9% grwth in wmen's participatin. An analysis f the three main ccupatins indicates that veterinary nurses had the highest level f wmen represented (97%) in 2016, while veterinarians had the lwest (55%). Age Levels f the Wrkfrce The verall age distributin acrss animal care and management s main ccupatins experienced minr changes frm 2006 t A slight decline (2%) was recrded fr the prprtin f peple in the age grups 10 t 19 and 30 t 39, and a small grwth (1%) fr the prprtin f thse in the lder age grup, 60 t 69. Occupatinal emplyment by age level, Emplyment Outlk The Department f Emplyment prvides emplyment prjectins fr the Australian industry sectrs cvered by the ANZSIC classificatin. In ANZSIC, mst sectrs f the animal care and management industry are hidden under classes such as ther services r integrated in larger grups. The Department s prjectins are thus available nly fr the veterinary and hunting sectrs. Accrding t the estimates, n emplyment grwth is anticipated in veterinary and hunting sectrs ver the next five years (Table 2). Table 2: Department f Emplyment Industry Prjectins Five Years t Nvember INDUSTRY SECTOR EMPLOYMENT LEVEL EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS Nv 2015 Nv 2020 Grwth ('000) ('000) ('000) (%) 46 ABS, 2011, '2011 Census f Ppulatin and Husing' 30 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

31 Veterinary Services Animal Breeding Pet and Cmpanin Animal Services Captive Wild Animal Operatins Hunting and Trapping Ttal SKILLS OUTLOOK Anticipating future skills needs in the animal care and management sectr is crucial t prepare fr and meet the new demands f increasing pet wnership and changes in technlgy in Australia. Leading indicatrs f the current and future skills needs in the sectr include: trends and/r estimates f wrkfrce supply, skill shrtages, emplyment grwth r grwing ccupatins future changes in wrkplace and jb design, which are driven by innvatin at the business and/r industry level as a result f ecnmic, technlgical, scial and envirnmental factrs, as well as intrductin f new plicies and legislatins. This sectin identifies the pririty skills needs in animal care and management ver the years f thrugh an analysis f new and estimated future demands placed upn the industry. The sectin fcuses n the skill needs that can benefit frm imprvement r develpment f natinal skill standards, as ppsed t market adjustment mechanisms designed t balance the supply and demand fr a skilled wrkfrce. The industry expects that the pririty skill prjects identified in this sectin will be undertaken ver 2018 and 2019 s that the skills can be develped and available befre Refer t the IRC Training Prduct Review Plan fr the prpsed schedule f pririty skill prjects and units t be checked fr currency and pssibly reviewed as part f the fur-year cycle.. A prject invlving the review f qualificatins fr veterinary nursing was submitted t the AISC in 2017 and is currently waiting fr endrsement. Tw prjects (the review f the farrier qualificatin and develpment f infectin cntrl units) will be submitted t the AISC fr endrsement in June Refer t the Current IRC Prjects sectin fr the list f units that are currently develped and reviewed frm the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package. IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

32 Training Activity Number f training prviders Currently, there are 168 registered training rganisatins with ACM10 training cmpnents in scpe, servicing the animal care and management industry sectr. 47 Number f student enrlments In 2016, there were 25,491 student enrlments in ACM qualificatins and 186,301 student enrlments in ACM units f cmpetency. Mst students were attracted by TAFE rganisatins in New Suth Wales. 48 Student enrlments, 2016 ACM Qualificatins ACM Subjects* 13% 1% 1% 83% TAFE Private training prvider Schl 1% 2% 16% 25, ,30 University Cmmunity educatin prvider Enterprise prvider 77% * Units f cmpetency prefixed ACM and RUV. 47 training.gv.au 48 All training data in this reprt is surced frm VOCSTATS. 32 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

33 Tp five mst ppular qualificatins Enrlments Least ppular qualificatins Enrlments Qualificatins with n enrlments Year Qualificatin Name 2016 Diplma f Veterinary Nursing (Dental) IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

34 Qualificatin enrlments Ttal VET enrlments in ACM qualificatins grew by 16% (r 3,578 enrlments) t 25,491 between 2014 and This includes enrlments frm all types f prviders and cmbines gvernmentfunded, apprentices, VET in schls and fee-frservice training frm private and ther training prviders. Trends in enrlments fr ACM qualificatins, Apprenticeships and traineeships fr animal care trade and nn-trade ccupatins have been traditinally lw. Cmmencements drpped by 48% frm 629 in 2010 t 325 in Gvernment-funded enrlments fr ACM qualificatins increased gradually frm a lw f 8,465 in 2010 t a high f 10,129 in Overall, there was a 20% increase in enrlments ver This grwth was fllwed by a fall f 5% (r 467 enrlments) in 2015, which recvered in VET in schls activity regarding ACM qualificatins delivered t schl students expanded by 76% frm 1,929 enrlments in 2010 t 3,395 in 2014; and cntracted by 13% between 2014 and The VET in schls figures include nly enrlments thrugh TAFE and state schls perating as registered training rganisatins (RTOs). State-level cmparisn fr ttal VET enrlments in ACM qualificatins, * * State/territry f training rganisatin. Uncategrised data fr state/territries (reprted as 'Nt knwn') is nt included. 34 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

35 Subject enrlments Ttal VET enrlments fr ACM subjects increased by 13% (r 21,085 enrlments) frm 2014 t Trends in enrlments fr ACM units f cmpetency, Gvernment-funded enrlments expanded gradually between 2010 and 2016, reaching a high f 96,268 in There was a 52% grwth ver this time perid. VET in schls activity regarding ACM subjects delivered t schl students als increased by 62% (r 9,275 enrlments) frm 2010 t This was fllwed by a slight decline f 10%, reaching 21,865 enrlments in State-level cmparisn fr ttal VET enrlments in ACM units f cmpetency, * * State/territry f training rganisatin. Uncategrised data fr state/territries (reprted as 'Nt knwn') is nt included. Student prfile Ttal student chrt enrlled in ACM qualificatins was represented by 88% female and 12% male in The highest prprtin f students were in the age grups 15 t 19 and 20 t 24 years. There was a small representatin f Indigenus students (1,025). Over half f students lived in majr cities and ver a quarter in inner reginal Australia. A small prprtin f students resided verseas. Student persnal characteristics: GENDER AND AGE* IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk

36 Student persnal characteristics: INDIGENOUS STATUS* Student persnal characteristics: REMOTENESS* * Uncategrised data (reprted as 'Nt knwn') is nt included. 36 IRC Skills Frecast and Prpsed Schedule f Wrk