During 2008‐2011, the Australian Cotton industry faced numerous challenges when it experienced significant drought over a number of years, followed by crippling floods in late 2010, early 2011.

In this edition of Spotlight, we bring you a snapshot of how the industry is working together to alleviate the 'people shortage'.

The key Australian Government policy response to the rising tide of concern in country Australia has been the development of a policy of localism.

The National Cotton Training Coordinator project has involved the development of various training strategies that address this declining skill base.

The first exposure the cotton industry had to linking industry developed training programs to the vocational education sector occurred between 2002‐2005, with the funding of an extension project called the IPM Trainin