Skills development issues aired at training junket

It was all systems go at the first Road Freight Association (RFA) 2010 training junket when various role-players in the industry came together to discuss some burning issues around human resources and skills development for the year ahead. According to Catherine Larkin of the RFA, the first of its kind training junket was launched last year but the idea has since developed with several sessions planned for the coming months. “These junkets are about providing a link between our members and the various skills and training institutions as well as the Transport Education Training Authority (Teta). “It really is about empowering company representatives around human resources, training and education issues,” said Tony D’Almeida, facilitator at the Junket. “Through these sessions we want to identify the wants and needs of companies and address the skills needed and inform debate around training and education,” said D’Almeida.