http://www.ssv.org.au/news Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:27:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Fine Food Australia exhibition will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Monday 13th - Thursday 16th, September. Register before 6 September 2010 for free entry, save $30. From the Fine Food Australia website: If you work in the retail, food service or hospitality industry, then you simply cannot ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1992 Tourism Minister Tim Holding last night released Victoria's Tourism Workforce Development Plan. The plan has been developed to ensure the State’s tourism industry achieves the target of employing 225,000 people by 2016. The plan addresses the key challenges in attracting and retaining individuals with the required skills and experiences. Click here to ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1987 In the following case study Skills Victoria describes how Laerdal's commitment to skills development has strengthened their business. In the early 1950’s Laerdal made soft plastic children’s dolls. Today their products include Choking Charlie, Crash Kelly and Mr Hurt Head. They sound macabre, but these lifelike manikins are lifesavers. They are ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1980 From the Inside Retail website: The finalists for the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs) have been announced, with some key trends emerging from entrants. The inaugural ORIAs program is designed to provide a standard for internet retailers to strive for, and will establish a focus on what constitutes best practice and excellence ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1976 From the RetailBooks.com.au website. Retail is a University is based on the success stories of 10 leading retailers: Janine Allis, Bernie Brookes, Lesley Gillespie, Roger Gillespie, Gerry Harvey, John Ilhan, Jonathan Pinshaw, Peter Ritchie, Stephen Tindall and Carla Zampatti. Retail is a University celebrates retail as a career of first choice. It ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1972 From Inside Retailing: “Basically we get confused a bit about what retail is. It is really just buying things, putting them on a floor and selling them.” - Gerry Harvey. I don’t think that retail is especially complex After all, when all is said and done, it’s all about selling a product ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1967 From the Australian Regional Tourism Network media release: Australia’s peak regional tourism body, the Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN), has developed a blueprint to demonstrate how tourism can further underpin regional economies. At the annual convention held this week in the Yarra Valley, this change of focus, which was once a ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1964 From the Service Skills Australia website: The National Retail Association ‘Young Retailer of the Year’ for 2010 has been awarded to Kaylee Albronda, a 21 year old Myer Management Trainee based in Melbourne. The Young Retailer Event, which is in its 37th year, provides a national platform to recognise and reward excellence ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1958 The Office Administrator is a full time position, which involves providing administrative support to the company’s operational staff. This position provides administration, clerical and reception duties across the company. It is expected that the Office Administrator is able to provide a professional level of support, promote an appropriate image for ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1943 Retail 2010 Exhibition From the Retail 2010 Exhibition & Conference Website: The Retail 2010 Exhibition & Conference is the largest exhibition of its type in Australia. You will discover the latest in retail technology, shop-fitting, store equipment, design, digital signage, security technology, on-line retailing, retail business services and sustainability. The exhibition will be ... http://www.ssv.org.au/news/?p=1924