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What is the EPIC Industry Training Board?

The EPIC Industry Training Board is a not-for-profit industry led incorporated association serving and working in partnership with Victoria's Electrotechnology, Printing and Information Technology &Telecommunications industries.

To ensure there is strong industry leadership of the training system, the Victorian Government funds a network of 16 ITABs which are experts on training needs and delivery in their particular industries.

ITABs provide authoritative, independent information on training needs, and promote skills development and take-up of training by businesses in their industries.

The Skills Victoria website has further details about the ITAB network and its role in the Victorian training system.

The EPIC ITB has been declared as an Industry Training Board under the provisions of the Vocational Education and Training Act (1990). The EPIC ITB represents these Victorian industries at State and national advisory levels for vocational education and training (VET). The EPIC ITB works in close collaboration with National and State and Territory-based ITAB networks, which have an Australia wide role to promote and inform stakeholders about VET implementation. The collaboration of the EPIC ITB in these networks is a key element of its strategic role that gives it added capacity to provide information and support for Victorian enterprises and RTOs.

The EPIC ITB, through its industry-led Board acts as a conduit for industry between Government, Government agencies and other key training stakeholders including RTOs. The EPIC ITB identifies the needs of industry; informs and influences policy developers and funding bodies and ensures that industry is well informed of the benefits of participation in the national VET system.

The EPIC ITB facilitates the industry's access to the VET sector and ensures the sector is aware of the industry's skill development needs.

In relation to its service agreement with the Office of Training and Tertiary Education, the EPIC ITB:

• Develops and maintains industry networks to support the identification of priorities for VET, promotion of training, better links between training providers and enterprises and involvement in innovation initiatives and Specialist Centres;

• Supports the national and State training policy directions including training product development (Training Packages and local curriculum) and implementation of policies;

• Provides input into and validates research.

EPIC ITB Board Members

The EPIC ITB Board consists of the following members:

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EPIC ITB Staff Members

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Services

Government Funded

The EPIC Industry Training Board:

Fee for Service

• optimising enterprise based education and training delivery strategies by:

- undertaking workforce skills analyses

- structuring innovative and industrially responsive skills development programs

- preparing accreditation submissions.

• optimising the use of human resources by:

- brokering training delivery and competency assessment

- liaising with government and tertiary education and training organisations on behalf of printing enterprises

- facilitating the development of strategic skills development plans.

• maximising the quality of education and training by:

- undertaking research and feasibility studies

- developing policies, procedures and performance measures

- evaluating outsourced education and training provision.

• maximising the benefits of expenditure on skills development by:

- gaining competitive prices and/or accessing eligible government funds

- managing tender processes.

• maximising customer or employee satisfaction by:

- undertaking customer satisfaction surveys

- designing and executing education and training events

- determining the most appropriate use of technology and multimedia.