Australia and India will work more closely in developing skills in the transport and logistics sector under a new industry partnership to be signed later this month.
Australia’s Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) and the Logistics Skills Council (LSC) of India signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend industry engagement and skills development.
The chief executive officer of TLISC Robert Adams said the agreement would open the way for greater collaboration between the two countries in addressing critical skills and workforce challenges in the sector.
“Both Australia and India have much to offer each other in addressing some of the key training challenges for the transport and logistics sector, as well as understanding the workforce issues relevant to our two economies.
“The importance of supply chains in supporting economic growth and productivity means that there will be information sharing, collaboration and joint projects to improve vocational educational outcomes,” Mr Adams said.
The MOU was signed at the India Australia Skills Conference in Mumbai, India on 11 November in the presence of industry minister Ian Macfarlane.
The MOU follows the agreement of Australia and India Education Ministers in 2010 to establish the bi-national Australia India Education Council (AIEC), with representatives from academia, government and industry to further education collaboration.
Since the establishment of the AIEC, there has been ongoing constructive engagement between the Australian Industry Skills Council and the Indian Sector Skills Council.
