The success of the CPSISC in meeting its goals is due in no small part to the support and assistance of many organisations. The websites of our government and industry partners can be accessed via these links.
Industry Skills Councils
The 11 national Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) cover the skills needs of most Australian industry. In general terms these organisations work to involve industry with the development of nationally applicable vocational education and training.
ISCs are privately registered companies run by industry-based boards of directors, but whose funding is provided substantially by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
National and State/Territory Training Authorities (STAs)
NATIONAL
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations site provides information about Australian Government employement, education, training and youth affairs services and policies.
STATE/TERRITORY
Department of Education and Training (NSW)
The NSW Department of Education and Training delivers high quality education and training services from early childhood education through to post-compulsory education and training. The Department meets the learning needs of children, young people and adults, and addresses training needs in industry.
Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (SA)
The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) reflects and supports the South Australian Government’s priorities of sustaining a vibrant economy and socially inclusive community by developing the State’s workforce, skills base and life long learning opportunities.
Department of Employment and Training (Qld)
The Queensland Department of Employment and Training provides Queenslanders with services in employment, training, technical and further education and youth affairs.
Department of Employment, Education and Training (NT)
This department is responsible for education, employment, training and NT Worksafe. DEET works with the community to build and protect the Territory workforce, to improve educational outcomes for all Territory students and to provide safe working and learning environments.
Department of Education and Training (WA)
The Department of Education and Training provides comprehensive school education for more than 250,000 students in 770 schools spread across Australia’s largest state.
Skills Victoria
The Skills Victoria website provides information on education and training options to the community including apprentices, trainees, students, teachers, trainers, businesses and employers. If you are looking for corporate-specific information such as our directions and priorities, support to providers, TAFE and university appointments and our programs and initiatives, visit Skills Victoria Corporate.
Skills Tasmania
Skills Tasmania is responsible for planning, purchasing and supporting the delivery of vocational education and training services for Tasmania; the development of policy advice for Post-Compulsory Education and Training; promotion of industry investment in training; and the development, regulation and administration of the post-compulsory education and training system in Tasmania.
Training and Adult Education (ACT)
The Training and Adult Education Branch manages the vocational education and training system in the ACT in response to national initiatives and local priorities.
OTHER LINKS
Licensing Line News
Licensing Line News is Australia's leading source of information on occupational licensing and its intersection with vocational education and training.
Skills Initiative
The Federal Government continues to address industry skill needs through a variety of mechanisms and has developed the National Skills Shortages Strategy to build on existing initiatives to provide a more comprehensive approach to addressing skills needs.
Flexible Learning Framework
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework is a five year national program to create and share knowledge about flexible learning and to support its take-up in vocational education and training.
www.training.com.au
Education is one of Australia's best strategies to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability. Vocational education and training (VET) is 'education and training for work' and is one part of a broader educational network in Australia including schools, universities and adult and community education.
National Training Information Service
The National Training Information Service has been developed by ANTA to provide access to current and emerging training market information and products in vocational education and training. Currently, the NTIS comprises a database of VET accredited courses, competency standards, Training Packages and training providers and text information on a range of complementary issues.
New Apprenticeships Training Information Service
New Apprenticeships combine practical work with structured training and lead to nationally recognised qualifications. In some cases, students can even begin a New Apprenticeship while still at school. A New Apprenticeships is also an excellent option for students who want to study and work in their local area.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal provider of vocational education and training (VET) research and statistics.
Worldskills Australia
WorldSkills Australia (WSA) is a national, not-for-profit organisation (established since 1981) that provides young Australians aged 23 and under the opportunity to gain new skills, compete against their peers in their chosen trade and fast track their skills and career development.
National and State/Territory IABs (Industry Advisory Bodies) - CAPS Network
Also called industry training advisory boards, the State / Territory IABs are organisations (usually an incorporated association or company) recognised as representing a particular industry and providing advice to government on the vocational education and training needs of that industry. There were both national and State and Territory industry training advisory bodies, but the national bodies have been reconstituted as Skills Councils, and the term IAB now refers to the State / Territory bodies only.
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for the contact details of the State / Territory ITABs representing the Construction and Property Services industries.
Careers Websites
“Be Constructive – build your future on a trade”
There are more than 70 different careers in the building and construction industry. It’s a $60 billion per year business offering school leavers a broad range of training and job choices, fast tracked career success and potentially huge financial and lifestyle rewards. To find out more about how you can “Be Constructive” visit www.beconstructive.com.au or phone 1800 798 488
Workforce Connections offers a ONE STOP SHOP for the building and construction industry. Our site is redefining the way the building and construction industry do business with each other. We offer a supreme online location for finding work, looking for workers, tenders, services, products, jobs, wanted to sell and items for sale.
