Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse the industry sector
- Knowledge of one's own and related industry sectors, products, equipment, supply chain, organisations, people, resource management processes and policies, work practices, legislation and regulations is developed and maintained.
- Opportunities for participation in relevant organisations are identified and undertaken.
- Likely sources of credible information are identified and accessed as required.
- Relevant historical events, sensitivities and positions of people involved are recalled and applied.
- State, territory, national and international issues are analysed for their relevance to the industry and impact on one's own enterprise.
- Assess new developments for impact on enterprises and industry sector
- Industry research and development information is sourced and evaluated for relevance to enterprises and to industry sector.
- Risks and opportunities of new developments in industry processes, technologies and quality/environmental requirements are evaluated.
- Emerging stakeholders and interest groups are identified and assessed for their potential benefit or impact on one's own enterprise and industry sector as a whole.
- Trends in production, marketing, resource management and research are analysed.
- Potential impacts of proposed government initiatives are identified and assessed for significance.
- Success and failure of relevant or related initiatives in other industries or enterprises are assessed for their relevance.
- Changing community and customer beliefs, attitudes and expectations are monitored.
- Report on new developments
- Evaluated research information is integrated in the enterprise/industry sector planning processes.
- Research information is shared with others and opportunities for cooperative approaches are explored and encouraged.
- Implications for use of research information are considered in a wider context with other producers, associates or colleagues.
- Document a report on new industry developments.