The Transport and Logistics Centre was established in 2000. It acts as a "think tank" for new ideas in capability building in T&L. It also provides advice to the T&L industry in matters of workforce planning and skills development - especially mentoring, innovation and knowledge sharing.

TALC is currently working with companies and unions and in T&L industry, and with the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Infrastructure Australia, several industry Associations including the State based Freight Councils, AFIF, LAA, CILTA, SCLAA, ARTIO, VTA, APICS and AITPM; and with State agencies including NSW RTA. TALC supports the Research Forum at the national SMART Conference. We also have a close working relationship in terms of research and field work with the Australian School of Business at the University of NSW, and the Workforce Futures Centre at Macquarie University.

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TLWAG NETWORK GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

There are active Groups in all States and the Northern Territory with over 130 volunteer industry and government representatives committed to building collaboration and linkages between all T&L modes, between training agencies and industry and within regions, with small and medium sized companies as well as major corporations. 2012 promises to be a great year, with a national Forum in Sydney sometime later in the year. TALC continues to provide facilitation support for the network and remains committed to local actions within a national framework.

MENTORING ON THE AGENDA AGAIN IN 2012

Following the work of TALC in 2011, there is now a joint project between TALC and the T&L Industry Skills Council to develop mentoring competences under the national training framework. When completed this will provide the first set of agreed standards for mentoring in the T&L sector.

SHIPPING REFORM LEGISLATION INTO PARLIAMENT 2012

After many months of negotiation and hard work, the various Bills to introduce the shipping reform aegnda of the Commonwealth Government are ready for Parliament and will be introduced in the first session of 2012. Along with the creation of national Maritime Workforce Development Forum as suggested by TALC in 2010 and endorsed by the Ministerial Industry Reference Group in 2011, the legislation completes a package of reforms designed to provide a "level playing field" for coastal shipping in Australia.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE MOVE during 2012

The Transport and Logistics Certification Council (TLCC) continues to provide a national focus for the award of the CPL (Certified Professional Logistician) and CTP (Certified Transport Planner) under the umbrella of the 5 main industry Associations across Australia. John Bowdler, Relationship Manager for TALC provides a support service to the Associations and to those seeking to register for the awards. TLCC has seen a surge in CPL applications since the Chief of the Joint Logistics Command of the Australian Defence Force, Air Vice Marshal Margaret Staib became a CPL recently. Her commitment to the programme is a credit to the work of the Associations in promoting the TLCC.

UNSW AND TALC JOIN IN SUCCESSFUL ARC LINKAGE GRANT 2011-2013

TALC and the Australian School of Business at UNSW, along with other industry partners, have partnered in a project to study the future of aircraft maintenance in Australia: workforce capability, aviation safety and industry development. ARC Linkage Grant LP110100335. The UNSW staff involved include Professors Ian Hampson, Anne Williamson and Anne Junor.

TALC TO PROJECT MANAGE NEW MEDIA PROGRAM FOR RAIL,TRAM AND BUS UNION (RTBU) 2012

The ACTU has funded the national office of the RTBU to establish a social media presence to assist the union's members to understand the industrial relations implications of the Fair Work Act. Dr Daryll Hull will act as an advisor and project coordinator to ensure that the social media platform delivers the most accessible and easily understood information for the union's members as they need it. This will include the development of a network of trained delegates and officials who will maintain and operate the on line presence.

ONLINE DIRECTORY FOR ASSOCIATIONS 2012

As part of its ongoing committment to the sector, TALC is revisiting the directory of industry and professional assoications in T&L it produced in 2006. The plan is to provide an open access website in which associations can choose to post information about themselves and their activities. This will provide a more complete view of the sector and the many organisations who have members in the T&L business. John Bowdler, who also works on the TLCC, will be managing this project and he will be contacting groups and associations in the next few months to invite them to join the directory.