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The Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) and State Training Agencies are committed to enhancing the competitiveness of Australian industry by providing a world class national vocational education and training system. Throughout Australia the goal is an educated, highly skilled and flexible workforce. Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABs) play a vital brokerage role in the system. They work with industry, enterprises, governments and training providers to improve training arrangements for their respective industries. The research in this document was funded by ANTA and conducted by the NSW Department of Training and Education through the NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training (BVET). BVET's brief was to compile case studies of best practice state and territory ITABs, with particular reference to how ITABs relate to other elements of the vocational education and training system. The case studies demonstrate how ITABs fulfil their role of providing strategic advice to governments so that industry priorities for the basis of vocational education and training provision. The research undertaken for this project shows that ITABs perform the following major functions: policy and planning; quality processes, products and services; facilitation and promotion of quality training programs; and ITAB corporate management. Show less