There are few opportunities within the MIA and Griffith that won’t somehow be incorporated or prompted by our area’s massive agricultural industry.
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The success of the town and region is all but hinged on the continued success of our farmers providing the backbone of the local economy.
It makes sense then the state government announcing and officially opening the agriculture SkillsPoint headquarters for TAFE NSW in the heart of the nation’s food bowl in downtown Griffith.
TAFE NSW Minister Adam Marshall was on hand to open the facility on behalf of the state government, with member for Murray Austin Evans and a host of other dignitaries.
The Minister said the new facility will set students apart from other hopefuls in preparation for future jobs, taking training delivered in agriculture and agribusiness to the next level.
And it’s done by working closely with Griffith industry to design and develop courses.
Griffith’s Head of the SkillsPoint Mark Grove said it was “fantastic” to see all the planning come to fruition, and is excited to start, while mayor John Dal Broi called the initiative a coup for the city.
It represents more than the 15 new jobs on offer, and an even more genuine stake to the claim of Griffith being the major hub of Australian agriculture.
The reliance of local industry to provide the crux of the course material to badge the training as ‘next level’ is a huge tick of approval for our Griffith and MIA-based farmers and practices.
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It provides an opportunity to provide more evidence of the region’s prowess in agriculture, and promote Griffith as a genuine option for further options for the relocation of regional-related government departments.
Decentralisation has been on the tip of the tongues of many federal and state MPs from rural electorates in recent years on the back of dwindling job opportunities in regional areas.
Here’s a chance for Griffith to show off what it has to offer, not only to bolster its status as an attractive place to do business, but to advertise its expertise to the rest of the nation and underline status as the place to be when it comes to Australian agriculture.
Who knows what could come of it – a sub-industry of government departments may be enough to offer a supporting backbone for Griffith’s agricultural industry.