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Friday 28 October 2011
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research says funding models for education providers should be reviewed in light of a survey which highlighted a huge gap between the percentage of students intending to finish their course, and those managing to do so.
Monday 24 October 2011
Friday 21 October 2011
TAFE has the tools for building a workforce
LETTERS The NSW Business Chamber's desire for better vocational qualifications among young people (''Employers want HSC geared to workforce'', October 19) might be better satisfied by supporting the tried-and-true TAFE system than placing yet more pressure on overcrowded school curriculums.
Thursday 20 October 2011
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Darwin Conference Centre Stokes Hill Road Darwin, NT Acknowledgments I’d like to thank Nigel [Browne] for his welcome to country and acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we’re meeting today...
Red Cross teams up with Government to provide 300 Indigenous jobs
Four Indigenous community organisations have teamed up with the Australian Red Cross in south east Queensland to offer mentoring, training and employment for up to 300 job seekers, in a new approach to assist with Indigenous employment in the area.
Critical Skills Investment Fund (CSIF): AMTIL wins grant to help develop skills
Sunday 16 October 2011
WorkCover and Master Builders Association renew partnership agreement
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans, has congratulated Lisa Paul AO, after she was named the Federal Government Leader of the Year at an awards ceremony in Canberra today. DEEWR Secretary named Federal Government Leader of the Year Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Senator Chris...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Jobs growth underscores resilience of the Australian economy
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Skillaroos bound to international glory at 2011 WorldSkills Competition
Australia has reason to be proud of the 28 young apprentices and trainees known as the Skillaroos, aged 23 and under, that competed at the London Skills Olympics said Skills Australia.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Skillaroos finish seventh at Skills Olympics
Boost for Ballarat: University scores a new trades training centre
CPSISC’s Newsletter for May to June 2011 is available now to download!
The jobs are there - but a skill is essential
BEING willing to work is no longer enough to take advantage of the employment opportunities available, National CareerOne Editor Cara Jenkin reveals.
Thursday 6 October 2011
National Skills Week - Rachel Keiley
In early 2008 I was nominated for the Training Excellence Awards ACT Apprentice of the Year by my employer and I won! Winning this award qualified me as the finalist to compete for the Australian Apprentice of the Year. So, off I went to Darwin, where I undertook a professional development week and faced yet another judging panel. On the last night we had another awards ceremony where I was announced as the Australian Apprentice of the Year.
Leadership and fairness the key to increasing productivity and profit
Comprehensive research presented at the Future Jobs Forum today confirms that innovative, positive leaders and progressive management practices are central to increasing productivity in Australia’s workplaces.
Apprentice aims to nail top title
Being named the Wellington region's top building apprentice is just reward for Whitby's Ben Hanna. After almost four years, the 26-year-old, employed by Hanna Construction and trained by the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, will finish his carpentry apprenticeship at the....
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Monday 3 October 2011
Teenagers pulling plug on trades
Saturday 1 October 2011
30/09/2011 - Media Release - Gillard Government investing in tomorrow's workforce
National Skills Week will be held 1 – 8 October 2011 to provide Australians with information about skills training. It will assist all Australians to gain a greater understanding of the opportunities within the skills industries and how they contribute to a successful, modern economy. Learning by doing is just as important as academic learning as there are many paths to success.
Financial information for 2010 for Australia’s public vocational education and training (VET) system has been released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Schools in disadvantaged communities or with a large number of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds will receive priority funding under the next round of Trade Training Centres (TTCs), Minister for School Education Peter Garrett said today.
Through the National Workforce Development Fund (the Fund) the Australian Government will provide $558 million over four years to industry to support training and workforce development in areas of current and future skills need
Post-school studies postponing adulthood
THE transition from school to work is getting longer as post-Year 12 education becomes the norm, a study shows.
Wednesday 28 September2011
VET sector too risky for concessions
MANY in vocational education and training have yet to accept the severing of the link between education and migration, according to student visa adviser Michael Knight.
Sydney construction workers find firearm
CONSTRUCTION workers have found a firearm wrapped in cloth while working at a site in Sydney's west.
Tuesday 27 September 2011
New Indigenous learning centre opens in New South Wales
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd today helped open the Wiradjuri Study Centre in Condobolin, which aims to boost employment prospects for the local Indigenous community in fields such as mining, construction, transport, and general administration.
Adult education providers tackle skills challenges
Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations, Senator Jacinta Collins, today paid tribute to Australia’s adult community educators at the 51st Adult Learning Australia (ALA) annual conference in Melbourne.
Monday 26 September 2011
Media releases: Downturn put only a small dent in future supply of tradies- 26 September 2011
Govt pushes higher apprentice wages
THE federal government is agitating for higher apprenticeship wages, with Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans highlighting apprentices' pay as a key contributor to skill shortages.
Friday 23 September 2011
Thursday 22 September 2011
Wednesday 21 September 2011
21/09/2011 - Media Release - Australia showcases skills to the world in Skills Olympics
21/09/2011 - Media Release - Skills Connect - connecting skills to jobs
Victorian TAFEs in financial trouble
THE Victorian TAFE sector is financially destitute, with only two out of 19 institutes and dual sectors recording operating surpluses last year.
21/09/2011 - Speech - Address to the National Press Club - Connecting Skills to Jobs - Address to the National Press Club
Tuesday 20 September 2011
UNIFORM national health and safety reforms will deliver up to $2 billion a year in productivity gains, the Federal Government says.
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Indigenous jobs boost
Wajarri Holdings and ERS Equipment have formed an alliance to help provide further employment opportunities to indigenous people in the Mid West. The joint venture WADJERS was initiated last month, the culmination of the knowledge, resources and experience of the two companies to help facilitate fu
Construction on hold after stair collapse
Expand Construction has been stopped at a Central Auckland work site after three men were injured in a stairwell collapse. The workers were in a concrete stairwell that was to be demolished in the Mid City Arcade between Queen St and Elliott St when it collapsed about 10.
Monday 12 September 2011
PPP virus spreads through VET system
CHRIS Evans says the productivity places program, Australia's first broad-scale demand-driven tertiary education scheme, is ancient history.
Builders glad indigenous staff took STEPs toward employment
A Broome construction company is leading the way in providing long-term employment opportunities for Kimberley indigenous people, with three staff graduating from a comprehensive training program last week.
Funding for Professional Development
Funding for Professional Development The future of your business: training staff today Available funding for training | September 2011 As the 2011 Queensland Training Awards Large Training Provider of the Year, Sunshine Coast TAFE has a reputation for providing quality business solutions that meet
Sam's off to the nationals
Third year bricklayer apprentice Sam Long is building a future as a tradesman for himself brick by brick. Picture by David Bailey: Dale Alcock apprentice Sam Long will represent the South West in the WorldSkills competition next year after being trained by bricklayer Colin Hazelden Mr Long will he
PERTH'S roller-coaster real estate market is heading for a significant revival in 2012 after a four-year slump in prices.
WOMEN have a lot to offer the building and construction industry, yet their participation rates remain low, says the president of the National Association of Women in Construction (Vic & Tas), Laurice Temple.
Alister Transom is a strong advocate for adult apprenticeships. His decision to start a plumbing apprenticeship at age 30 has led him to living his dream.
MACKAY'S trade skilled and talented adults could be eligible for the 500 apprenticeships available in the Central Queensland region in the next 18 months.
Nine in ten Aussie kids meet national literacy and numeracy standards
More than 90 per cent of the one million school students who took part in this year’s national literacy and numeracy testing achieved the national minimum standards in almost all areas tested, according to preliminary results released today.
Thursday 8 September 2011
Retail construction takes off across the nation after two-year slump
RETAIL building starts across Australia rebounded strongly in 2010-11, after a two-year slump that saw activity fall by almost half.
Wednesday 7 September 2011
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Property developers like budget tweak
Property developers welcome the NSW government's scrapping of stamp duty exemptions for existing homes, arguing it will improve affordability. From January 1, 2012, the stamp duty exemption will be limited to newly built homes, including dwellings under construction bought 'off the plan'
Does manufacturing have a future in Australia?
This question has now been brought sharply into focus, as industry leaders and unions pressure the Federal Government to consider new measures to safeguard Australia’s struggling manufacturers, and a pessimistic outlook takes hold.
NSW to get 900 new teachers: budget
NSW schools are promised 900 new teachers and significant maintenance funding in the 2011/12 state budget. A total of $915 million is allocated to non-government schools, with $9.
Monday 5 September 2011
Skills the ticket to a better future for all Australians
Gaining new skills or a formal qualification is a ticket to a better job, better pay and greater life opportunities, Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans said today.
Finding ways to pay if forward
BRONWYN Sheehan wanted to transform lives with books but hers ultimately became a story about the power of love and human connection.
Jills of all trades wanted
Girl power could be a key to speeding up the rebuilding of Christchurch. With demand soaring for skilled tradespeople to help with the rebuilding, women are being encouraged to look beyond their traditional careers and consider joining the trades.
Friday 2 September 2011
Top building apprentice in Wellington region announced
Top building apprentice in Wellington region announced Whitby apprentice Ben Hanna has been named the Wellington Region Registered Master Builders Carters 2011 Apprentice of the Year.
Youth skills and employment policy tick boxes
BusinessNZ is pleased to see the Labour Party's youth skills and employment policy focusing on the crucial need to ensure that all young people under 20 years of age are learning or earning.
02/09/2011 - Media Release - Communiqué for the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) Meeting
Thursday 1 September 2011
Dropout apprentices costing billions
APPRENTICES and trainees who drop out could cost Australia almost $12 billion over the next decade, with small and regional businesses copping most of the pain, according to new NSW modelling.
Adult Learners’ Week 2011 encourages life-long learning
Adult Learners’ Week 2011 was launched today at the WEA Centre in Adelaide with the theme “It’s only the beginning: Later life learning and career shifting, Minister for Employment Participation, Kate Ellis spoke at the launch today of the annual celebration and promotion of adult education across
School kids show improvement in literacy and numeracy
Australian students taking part in the Government’s Smarter Schools National Partnership for Literacy and Numeracy are showing encouraging signs of improvement, School Education Minister Peter Garrett said today
Wednesday 31 August 2011
NT literacy and numeracy students look to the future
For Scott Wassman, Mission Australia’s Regional Service Manager in Katherine, National Literacy and Numeracy Week highlights how central these skills are to everyday life.
Painters rescue pilot from plane wreck
New footage has surfaced of a student pilot being dragged from the wreckage of his plane after he crashed into the home of a Hollywood film actor in Southern California
Tuesday 30 August 2011
National Workforce Development Fund
Through the National Workforce Development Fund (the Fund) the Australian Government will provide $558 million over four years to industry to support training and workforce development in areas of current and future skills need
VET needs to focus on industry knowledge
AAP Vocational education and training (VET) needs to teach workers about their industry so innovation is supported, a new study finds. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research study found strongly focusing on teaching specific competencies - such as how to use particular equipment
Monday 29 August 2011
Boom set to blast off
TALK of a two-speed economy, with analysts agonising over the lack of spin-off from the mining boom to other sections of the economy, shows a lack of understanding of the forces in play.
Fundamentals are fun during National Literacy and Numeracy Week
Reading, writing and maths will be taught in fun and new ways this week as schools across Australia take part in activities for National Literacy and Numeracy Week, officially launched today by School Education Minister Peter Garrett
Friday 26 August 2011
'Top time to buy' as housing costs fall
Perth homes are at their most affordable in almost two years on the back of falling prices, stable interest rates and higher wages. The Housing Industry Association and Commonwealth Bank measure of affordability improved 3 per cent across Perth and 0.
26/08/2011 - Media Release - Establishment of the National Skills Standards Council
Thursday 25 August 2011
Painting the big red tail
It's taken three weeks, 20 vertical metres (65 feet) of scaffolding, $60,000, 30 volunteers, 75 litres ($10,000 worth) of paint, more than a case of masking tape, two professional aircraft painters, one full-time project manager and plenty of in-kind support from business and community to re-paint
Plumber swept off the roof
IT'S a far cry from the Dickensian days of sending children up chimneys to clean out the soot, but the lot of the modern chimney sweep is just as dirty.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Two-speed economy on display in construction
The two-speed economy was on full display in the construction work done in the three months to June. Engineering work done rose 5.9 per cent to $23.4 billion, seasonally adjusted, powered by investment in the mining sector, as demand from Asia for Australia's commodities remains high.
Tuesday 23August 2011
Expert panel to advise Government on $40m National Trade Cadetship Initiative
A new advisory panel of leading education and training experts will provide the Gillard Government with recommendations on the development and implementation of the National Trade Cadetship (NTC) and Indigenous Ranger Cadetship initiatives, School Education Minister Peter Garrett said today.
Building more homes key to affordability
Expand Policy-makers need to focus on housing supply as they try to make homes more affordable, according to the Reserve Bank. The pace that new housing can be built is a "critical factor" for house prices, and needs to be the focus of any long-term policy, the central bank said in its submission
More South Australian women taking up male-oriented trades
MORE women are being trained in four male-dominated trades than at any other time in the past 10 years, figures show.
Monday 22 August 2011
NCVER finds record apprenticeship numbers
A report published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that a record 460,000 apprentices and trainees are currently in training.
Google Maps takes armchair explorers to Amazon
Tumbira, Brazil — Two women washed clothes in the dark water of the Rio Negro as a boat glided past with a camera-laden Google tricycle strapped to the roof, destined to give the world a window into the Amazon rain forest
Friday 19th August 2011
Vocational squeeze on schools
Comments 2 SOME Victorian schools may be forced to scrap the vocational education option for year 11 and 12 students after the Baillieu government slashed $12 million a year from the program.
19/08/2011 - Joint Media Release - 40 jobs for Indigenous Australians in Southern NSW
Thursday 18 August 2011
Apprentice and trainee March quarter 2011 statistics released
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released the Australian apprentice and trainee statistics for the March quarter 2011. In total there were 458 900 apprentices and trainees in-training as at the end of March 2011, an increase of 5.
460,000 Australians building better futures in training
A report released today has revealed a record 460,000 apprentices and trainees are in training, showing the Government’s historic investment in skills is paying off.
APPRENTICE numbers, at a record high, will fall in line with shrinking fiscal stimulus and smaller projects, the Construction Industry Training Board says.....
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Report reveals workplace dangers
Tuesday 16 August 2011
The Australian Government announced a new element of Experience+, the More Help for Mature Age Workers initiative. The initiative is part of Building Australia’s Future Workforce - Skills to promote increased participation.
National Literacy & Numeracy Week (NLNW) - 29 Aug-4 Sep 2011
NLNW Week represents a collaborative approach by the Australian Government and the school community to highlight the importance of effective literacy and numeracy skills for all children and young people.
Monday 15 August 2011
10 Indigenous Australians train for NT construction jobs
A new 12 month Indigenous Employment Program will provide 10 Indigenous job seekers with pre-employment training, mentoring and job placements in the Northern Territory construction industry.
Saturday 13 August 2011
THE vocational education sector in Australia is growing, with more students enrolling in and completing nationally recognised courses last year than in preceding years
Friday 12 August 2011
Apprenticeship figures add to jitters
APPRENTICESHIP numbers have lined up beside the roller-coaster stock market, the unemployment rate and nosediving retail figures as another sign of a jittery economy, with commencements decreasing for the third consecutive quarter, according to seasonally adjusted figures.
Thursday 11 August 2011
Government skills fund offered to building industry
The Federal Government has announced that target the building and construction industry with training and development assistance as part of a massive new skills initiative.
Volunteers blocked from new program
VOLUNTEERS won't be eligible for subsidised training under the federal government's new industry-based training package, the National Workforce Development Fund.
Wednesday 10 August 2011
$558 million training fund for skills shortages
The Federal Government today launched a $558 million fund which will provide 130,000 Australians with the opportunity to learn new skills for jobs in sectors suffering from critical skill shortages.
National Workforce Development Fund
The Federal Government announced today that the new National Workforce Development Fund will provide 130,000 Australians with the opportunity to learn new skills for jobs in sectors suffering from critical skill shortages.
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Monday 8 August 2011
Scrap employer incentives: new report
Sunday 7 August 2011
Saturday 6 August 2011
Friday 5 August 2011
Thursday 4 August 2011
Wednesday 3 August 2011
QUEENSLAND has become the third state to commit to a fully contestable vocational education and training funding system, after an independent report found the sector needed higher education-style funding arrangements to offset a "growing imbalance" in investment levels.
Cost of a Queensland house set to rise - unless you buy new
Existing property owners will pay more to purchase a home in Queensland from Monday, with increases in transfer or stamp duty. However, building a new home is about to get cheaper.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Student visa applications on slide
OFFSHORE international student visa applications from India dropped almost 63 per cent in the last financial year, as applications fell by almost 20 per cent across the board, a federal government report shows.
From Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) The Young Worker Toolkit helps young people find information about their responsibilities and where their stand at work.
Monday 1 August 2011
Australians of all ages building better futures for themselves
A new report provides fresh insight into how Australians have been up-skilling and benefiting from the Gillard Government’s record investments in skills and higher education.
42,500 more Australians commence apprenticeships and traineeships – NCVER
New research released today demonstrates the Gillard Government窶冱 record investment in skills is paying dividends and providing more Australians than ever before with the opportunity to get an apprenticeship and the skills they need to get a job.
The new higher education national regulator starts keeping an eye on Australian universities from Monday. The Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency brings together the regulatory functions previously undertaken by the state and the quality assurance role of the Australian Universities Qua
Friday 29 July 2011
Government media release: Minister Calls on Local Government to strengthen Indigenous Employment
Mission Australia – 27/07/11 13:08 –
Words matched: deewr
...reach the target and close the gap on Indigenous employment. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Mission Australia
Give WA kids a go - CFMEU urges Barnett government
Perth Now – 28/07/11 16:58 –
Words matched: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, CFMEU
Give WA kids a go - CFMEU urges Barnett government WA KIDS are missing out on apprenticeship opportunities to overseas workers, a union claims ,
42,500 more Australians commence apprenticeships and traineeships
MInisters Media Center – 28/07/11 20:13 –
Words matched: deewr
...http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2387.html Media Contact: media @deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
Training completion rates up
The Australian – 28/07/11 17:08 –
Words matched: Vocational Education
according to new estimates released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education and Training. The figures reveal that that about 55...
Thursday 28 July 2011
It's raining acronyms, as VET hits a traffic snarl
The Australian – 28/07/11 10:39 –
Words matched: DEEWR
...not been established yet, as we are awaiting COAG endorsement, a DEEWR spokesperson said. Meanwhile, while the NSSC was established on July 1
Got the talent for you
The Timaru Herald – 28/07/11 03:30 –
Words matched: window cleaner
Got the talent for you Auction of Talents returns to Geraldine A window cleaner, a cake decorator and horse racing fan are among the people offering...
Building a clearer picture of apprentice completion rates
National Centre for Vocational Education Research – 28/07/11 01:50 –
Words matched: Vocational Education
...training, according to new data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Published for the first time in one...
Results improve in industry training sector
Yahoo!7 News – 28/07/11 10:13 –
Words matched: Tertiary Education, Minister
...off with a big increase in credit achievement, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce. Preliminary figures from the Tertiary Education ...
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Student entitlements need not be bad for business
The Australian – 27/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: vocational education
...future orientation. Employers seek to influence the quality of vocational education graduates through membership of peak bodies such as the Australian...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Skilled workers scarcer in latest year
Big Pond – 26/07/11 17:32 –
12 other sources (Sky News Australia, Australian Financial Review, ...)
Words matched: DEEWR
...shows. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) said just 61 per cent of skilled vacancies were filled in the ...
VET's role debated
The Australian – 26/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: Productivity Places Program
but this figure had been inflated by the federal government s Productivity Places Program. She said the key difference between the two sectors ...
Monday 25th July 2011
Fly-in workers 'sucking life from town'
The Australian – 23/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: CFMEU
...and Clermont they rose from 45 to 57 over the same period. CFMEU safety officer Greg Dalliston says he knows of four mine workers who have been...
2011 Master’s Scholarships for International Students
E - Taalim (EN) – 22/07/11 19:19 –
Words matched: DEEWR
...Research Scholarships at University of Western Sydney, Australia 2012 Organization: DEEWR, UWSIPRS. Subject: Any. Country: Australia. Eligibility :
Friday 22nd July 2011
Helping employers attract and retain mature workers
MInisters Media Center – 22/07/11 15:23 –
Words matched: deewr
...Charter and Tool Kit and more information about Experience+ are available at www.deewr.gov.au/experienceplus, by emailing experience@deewr. gov.au...
Worry TAFE could lose funds
The Irrigator – 22/07/11 04:30 –
Words matched: vocational education
...federal budget proposed a new national partnership for reform of the vocational education and training (VET) system. For TAFE institutes this...
Thursday 21th July 2011
Greenway student wins national education prize
Blogs - Rouse Hill Stanhope Garden – 20/07/11 15:52 –
Words matched: deewr
...full list of the 2010 Australian Prize Winners is available at www. deewr.gov.au/asp Further information about the Australian Student Prize is...
Treasure this - teachers offer twice the passion for half the pay
The Sydney Morning Herald – 21/07/11 00:48 –
3 other sources (WA Today, Boorowa News, ...)
Words matched: plumbers, job
...no choice but to purchase equipment at inflated costs. When builders or plumbers do a job for a school, there is no foreman or competent workplace...
Wednesday 20th July 2011
Tas govt rejects federal forestry deal
Big Pond – 19/07/11 18:54 –
2 other sources (West Australian, Yahoo!7 News)
Words matched: CFMEU
...lay-offs, mill closures and near record low exports. The CFMEU and the Tasmanian Forestry Contractors' Association (TFCA), signatories to the...
Panel will be ready to advise on standards
The Australian – 20/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, Minister
...advise on standards INDEPENDENT experts will have a say before Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans sets Australia's first official standards...
National Literacy & Numeracy Week (NLNW) - 29 Aug-4 Sep 2011
CommunityNet – 20/07/11 04:20 –
Words matched: DEEWR
...members of the community who support young people to develop stronger literacy and numeracy skills. Click here for more information. Source : DEEWR
WA's crippling skills crisis 'not over'
WA Today – 20/07/11 02:58 –
Words matched: skilled, Workforce, Training, workforce, construction
...on the back of this announcement." Acting Minister for Training & Workforce Development Norman Moore said the state government was "delighted "
Trade Teachers Recognised
Manufacture Link – 20/07/11 08:25 –
Words matched: Vocational Education
...Engineering Teacher Wayne Tierney was given the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Vocational Education and Training (VET) Teacher of the Year award...
Tuesday 19th July 2011
Heads on the block
WA Today – 16/07/11 18:05 –
Words matched: tradesmen, interior designers
...estate, construction and styling. Comprising real-estate agents, interior designers, builders and tradesmen, all had to have completed renovations ...
Event – AYF Australian Apprenticeships Youth Forums
The Brotherhood Library Current Awareness Portal – 18/07/11 18:24 –
Words matched: Apprenticeships
Tools of the trade learnt on-site
MyCareer – 18/07/11 15:01 –
Words matched: vocational education
...encourages all TAFE educators to engage with their industry to explore vocational education opportunities. "We need to think outside the educational...
Monday 18th July 2011
Diplomas make a run
The Australian – 15/07/11 18:23 –
Words matched: Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, Minister
...qualification levels growing 8 per cent across the country. Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans said the number of participants in government-funded...
Friday 15 July 2011
Excellence and impact: nominate top VET researcher for award
National Centre for Vocational Education Research – 15/07/11 10:17 –
Words matched: Vocational Education
...top VET researcher for award Nominations are now open for the 2012 Vocational Education and Training (VET) Researcher of the Year Award . Sponsored...
Thursday 14 July 2011
Building workers back 'fantastic' pay deal
The Age – 14/07/11 00:48 –
Words matched: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, CFMEU
...Hall, the song over the loudspeakers was to the point. ''We're the CFMEU and our members won't be screwed.'' And with this deal there's little...
Wednesday 13 July 2011
TAFEs losing out to private providers for public funding
The Australian – 13/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, Minister
...future reform processes," she said. A spokesperson for Tertiary Education Minister Chris Evans committed to consultation and said the funding...
States say VET regulator not ready to do its job
The Australian – 13/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: Skills, Minister
...workload still to be handed over. Victoria's Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall said he was worried the commonwealth wouldn 't have...
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Daring to dream
Camperdown Chronicle – 12/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: bricklayers, apprentice
The icy-cold weather and heavy work is no deterrent for the apprentice bricklayers, they re smiling because they ve got a future they never dared...
Western Australia well placed to embrace clean energy future
MInisters Media Center – 11/07/11 17:21 –
Words matched: deewr
...the skilled workers to keep pace with record demand. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher ...
Materials hike will add $5000 to home price
The Australian – 12/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: building, market, housing, Building
Materials hike will add $5000 to home price THE average cost of building a home is set to rise by $5000 as the carbon tax pushes the price of ...
Monday 11 July 2011
Miners' only choice to fly in workers
Courier Mail – 11/07/11 00:30 –
Words matched: CFMEU
...projects, a strategy broadly opposed by the coal miners union, the CFMEU, and many local mining communities. Last week, BHP Billiton turned the...
Evans will negotiate student say in new bill
The Australian – 08/07/11 16:20 –
Words matched: Tertiary Education, minister, Chris Evans
Evans will negotiate student say in new bill Tertiary Education minister Chris Evans has signalled possible additional guidelines in new student...
Professor Denise Bradley to head National Trade Cadetship advisory panel
MInisters Media Center – 08/07/11 16:38 –
Words matched: deewr
...schools will begin participating in the initiative in 2012. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 The Hon Peter Garrett ...
Youth Summit A Huge Success
Jetstar Gold Coast Titans – 08/07/11 16:03 –
Words matched: DEEWR
...the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR ), encourages participants to embrace education and future job opportunities .
Student honoured
The Young Witness – 08/07/11 11:04 –
Words matched: deewr
...certificate and $2000. For more information about the Prime Minister s Award, and for the full list of 2010 winners visit www.deewr.gov. au/avsp
Wednesday 6 July 2011
30 New training places and jobs for Indigenous youth in Geelong
MInisters Media Center – 06/07/11 11:00 –
Words matched: deewr
...than 100,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians by 2018. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Mark...
Top vocational students recognised in national awards
MInisters Media Center – 06/07/11 11:01 –
Words matched: deewr
...through the Trade Training Centres in Schools Program. For more information visit www.deewr.gov.au/avsp. A full list of award winners is below .
Historic OHS harmonisation to better protect workers
MInisters Media Center – 06/07/11 14:01 –
Words matched: deewr
...ensure a consistent regulatory approach across all jurisdictions. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the...
Monday 4 July 2011
Tully Indigenous Community gain skills while rebuilding
MInisters Media Center – 04/07/11 17:09 –
Words matched: deewr
...than 100 000 jobs for Indigenous Australians by 2018. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Mark...
Friday 1 July 2011
Landmark reform to deliver strong National Regulator for the VET Sector
Today’s commencement of a national VET regulator - the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) - delivers a key reform to Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector
...further information visit www.asqa.gov.au. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
Thursday 30 June 2011
VET regulator annexes ELICOS
The Australian – 30/06/11 12:36
Words matched: Vocational Education
...Queensland s Department of Education and Training or the NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board. Complicating matters, VETAB...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Research confirms a good education is the key to getting a job
MInisters Media Center – 29/06/11 17:37
Words matched: vocational education, Vocational Education
...degree, according to a report released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Minister for Skills, Senator Chris Evans
Plumber finds success in pipeline
Adelaide Now – 29/06/11 01:00
Words matched: apprentice, Plumbers
...her way into the industry and has become the first female plumbing apprentice to win an award from the Master Plumbers' and Mechanical Services...
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Almost all Queensland floods, Cyclone Yasi insurance claims assessed
News.com.au – 28/06/11 13:56
Words matched: services, construction
...the last month to Queensland residents either in cash payments or in construction and repair services. "The response and sheer number of claims...
Saturday 25 June 2011
Alarm bells sound on economy
The Australian – 25/06/11 00:30
Words matched: skills, workforce, construction
...punishing large swathes of manufacturing, tourism, education, services and construction. The alarm bells are sounding. Job losses are threatening .
Friday 24 June 2011
Newstart graduation
WIN TV Bendigo – 24/06/11 19:09
Words matched: apprenticeship, painter
...out of his shell, and has plans to finish year ten and embark on an apprenticeship. "I want to be a painter, do to TAFE and do some painting ...
Young Bendigo builders praised for role
Bendigo Advertiser – 23/06/11 04:30
Words matched: Skills, Minister
...next generation of portable classrooms. Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall visited Bendigo yesterday to tour construction company...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Builders take chook under their wings
Yahoo!7 News – 23/06/11 13:48
Words matched: CFMEU
Along with her life of luxury, Archie also has the full protection of the CFMEU, which has vowed to keep the hen away from harm for as long as...
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Indigenous students to come to Canberra
MInisters Media Center – 22/06/11 10:22
Words matched: deewr
...to be involved again this year, Senator Arbib said. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Mark
National Workforce Development Fund - BREAKING NEWS
Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council Ltd. – 22/06/11 12:03
Words matched: DEEWR
...to CS&HISC and we will be working with applicants and with DEEWR to develop and assess applications. Funding will be available to support for...
Get involved in National Literacy and Numeracy Week
MInisters Media Center – 22/06/11 12:10
Words matched: deewr
...class materials visit www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 The Hon Peter Garrett ...
Monday 20 June 2011
Coast tradies put in miles for work
Goldcoast.com.au – 19/06/11 06:29
Words matched: carpenter, job
...days. "At least I'm putting food on the table for the family," says the licensed carpenter. "It's either that or no job. That's just how it is. "We've...
Friday 17 June 2011
Building careers
Latrobe Valley Express – 16/06/11 02:30
Words matched: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
...in a safe and efficient way. Liam O'Hearn from the Construction,Forestry, Mining and Energy Union spoke to the students about apprenticeships .
Industry responds positively to Critical Skills Investment Fund
MInisters Media Center – 17/06/11 14:21
Words matched: training, workforce, construction
...positively to Critical Skills Investment Fund Training proposals for construction workers, drillers, electrical technicians and mining workers ...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Construction, tourism industries among winners in Qld Budget
ABC [Brisbane] – 15/06/11 07:01
Words matched: Construction
$10,000 kickstart for Far North's housing industry
Cairns – 15/06/11 07:50
Words matched: building, market, housing
...measure will cost the Government about $140 million. The Queensland building boost is a shot in the arm for the construction industry and yet...
NSW may open TAFE to private competition
The Australian – 15/06/11 00:30
Words matched: vocational education
...the government would need to consider its reform directions for vocational education and training, with new commonwealth incentives adding a..
Chippies among ATO's 2011 watchlist
Brisbane Times News – 14/06/11 16:32
16 other sources (The Australian, Adelaide Now, ...)
Words matched: apprentices, carpenters
...116,000 people employed as earthmovers, flight attendants, carpenters and joiners - including apprentices and trainees - and real estate employees...
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Composite roofing manufacture starts in SA
Manufacturers Monthly – 09/06/11 14:52
Words matched: building, market, housing
Composite roofing manufacture starts in SA Australian thermal building products company Bondor has started manufacturing insulated roofing products...
Biggest loser: tradie style
Melbourne Leader – 10/06/11 16:01
Words matched: Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, CFMEU
...21kg, to edge out seven other tradies and earn the title of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union s biggest loser. In the final weigh-in...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Trades in demand
Star News -Star Werribee, Hoppers Crossing – 07/06/11 02:35
Words matched: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
...at once. But Liam O'Hern, an apprenticeship officer at the Construction , Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, said the hard part was trying to...
Monday 6 June 2011
TDA gets new chairman
Campus Review – 06/06/11 12:02
Words matched: vocational education
...number of years, told Campus Review that the changes in the vocational education sector happening nationally were already a reality for him .He...
Saturday 4 June 2011
Fair Work Australia gives low-paid extra $22 a week
The Australian – 04/06/11 00:30
Words matched: Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
...would have to give -- someone would have to go." Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans welcomed the decision, saying "when you are juggling...
Thursday 2 June 2011
Meeting the skills challenge
MInisters Media Center – 02/06/11 18:14
Words matched: Productivity Places Program
...places. The Fund builds on the success of the Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program which was implemented in 2010. This was an innovative ...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Townsville Hosts Local Indigenous Education Festival
MInisters Media Center – 01/06/11 13:55
Words matched: deewr, DEEWR
...non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. For more information visit http://www.DEEWR.gov.au/Communityfestivals. Media Contact: media@deewr .gov.au...
Thousands more ACT students opt for vocational training
The Canberra Times – 01/06/11 04:30
Words matched: Skills, Tertiary Education, Chris Evans, Minister
...the ACT last year, up from 23,600 in 2006. Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Chris Evans welcomed the report, saying the Gillard Government...
Tuesday 31 May 2011
More students enrol in VET courses across Australia
MInisters Media Center – 31/05/11 16:29
Words matched: vocational education, Vocational Education
...positive results with 1.8 million students now enrolled in the public Vocational Education and Training system in 2010, up 5.4 per cent from...
Monday 30 May 2011
More plumbers less pop music studies: the Brits go for voc ed
The Australian – 30/05/11 16:10
Words matched: vocational education
...he wants to address is the decline in status of vocational education , young people have favoured academic qualifications over apprenticeships .
Friday 27 May 2011
Media release - NCVER: Money makes the world go round?- 27 May 2011
Building expenditure strengthens Qld recovery
Queensland Business Review – 27/05/11 11:27
Words matched: services, construction
...industries across Australia, including electricity, gas, water and waste services, construction, finance and insurance, and rental, hiring and...
Thursday 26 May 2011
Record investment delivers strong growth in apprenticeship numbers
TMCnet.com – 26/05/11 12:41
Words matched: deewr
...apprenticeship system to tackle critical skill shortages and maintain Australia's global competitive edge." Media Contact: media@deewr.gov .au
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Wagga student wins overseas study scholarship (video)
iPRIME Wagga – 25/05/11 19:12
Words matched: student, apprentice, plumber
Wagga student wins overseas study scholarship (video) An apprentice plumber, who studies at Wagga TAFE has just won a scholarship that 'll change...
Skills Queensland Fund officially launched
My Sunshine Coast – 25/05/11 05:53
1 other source (The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory)
Words matched: skills, skill, workforce, construction
...through Skills Queensland. "This is about investing in the emerging skills and workforce development needs of Queensland," Ms Bligh said . Skills...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Brickie stays the course
Melton Weekly – 24/05/11 00:30
Words matched: Vocational Education
...to stick to your guns." The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has shown half of Victorian building sector apprentices will drop...
$50m for Qld skills training
SBS World News Australia – 24/05/11 17:15
6 other sources (The Sydney Morning Herald, Trading Room, ...)
Words matched: services, construction
...week. The premier said she expected grants to be popular with mining services, construction, health training, hospitality and tourism. "But I...
Record investment delivers strong growth in apprenticeship numbers
MInisters Media Center – 24/05/11 12:33
Words matched: Vocational Education
...Workplace, Senator Chris Evans said figures released by National Centre for Vocational Education Research today show there has been a 6.3 per...
Thursday 19 May 2011
Building a career
The Weekender – 19/05/11 13:16
Words matched: apprenticeship, Trade, carpenter, career
was completely different to what I did at school. How has your career has unfolded? I did my apprenticeship as a carpenter in the family business .
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Brad's the best of the brickies
Maribyrnong Weekly – 18/05/11 00:30
Words matched: Vocational Education
...to stick to your guns." The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has shown half of Victorian building sector apprentices will drop...
Clontarf boosting Indigenous employment and training in WA
MInisters Media Center – 18/05/11 10:09
Words matched: deewr
...than 100,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians by 2018. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Mark...
Filling the gaps, big and small
The Age – 18/05/11 12:32
2 other sources (My Small Business - SMH, WA Today)
Words matched: vocational education
...towards the skill shortage with a $1.7 billion package for vocational education and training, $200 million for apprentices and $143 million for...
Monday 16 May 2011
Give a trade a shot
The Satellite – 16/05/11 15:58
Words matched: Vocational Education
...a 50 per cent retention rate of students studying a trade in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program for 2011. The Trade ...
Federal Government kicks off 6400 school-based traineeships
MInisters Media Center – 16/05/11 12:18
Words matched: deewr
...than 100,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians by 2018. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Mark...
Trade Unions and Employers funded equally under the Gillard Government
MInisters Media Center – 16/05/11 15:29
Words matched: deewr
...education and not one cent to employees or unions." Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher ...
Industry backs our skills plan
The Australian – 16/05/11 00:30
Words matched: Productivity Places Program
...builds on the key features of the current Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program and Critical Skills Investment Fund in which we already ...
Friday 13 May 2011
Interview - ABC News24
MInisters Media Center – 13/05/11 18:32
Words matched: Senator, Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Christopher Evans, Minister
...largely well received. The Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations Minister, Chris Evans, spoke a short time ago to political ...
Thursday 12 May 2011
Construction industry welcomes federal budget
Construction Contractor – 12/05/11 10:11
Words matched: training, Construction, workforce, construction
Construction industry welcomes federal budget The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) has welcomed the federal government's budget, saying ...
WA turns away from national skills funding deal
Yahoo!7 News – 12/05/11 10:51
1 other source (ABC [Great Southern WA])
Words matched: vocational education
...Gillard wants the states and territories to agree to new benchmarks in vocational education and training before they are eligible for $7 billion in...
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
11/05/2011 - Media Release - Building an educated and skilled workforce
A $3 billion investment in skills and training initiatives over six years will deliver the skilled workers the economy needs and ensure more Australians can benefit from our growing prosperity
Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
10/05/2011 - Joint Media Release - Supporting Apprentices to build Australia's future
The Gillard Government will invest more than $200 million over four years to boost apprentice completion rates and provide enhanced mentoring services to support apprentices during their training.
Skills strategy to tackle growing labour shortages
The Australian – 11/05/11 00:30
Words matched: Productivity Places Program
...workplace package by extracting $853m over four years from its previously announced Productivity Places Program. The funds will be used, in part, to...
Tuesday 10 May 2011
CSQ launches jobs board
Gladstone Observer – 10/05/11 11:38
Words matched: skilled, CONSTRUCTION, Construction, workforce, construction
CSQ launches jobs board CONSTRUCTION Skills Queensland has launched an online jobs board to assist career seekers and employers within the Queensland...
Friday 6 May 2011
HIA-Stratco awards partnership to recognise apprentice achievement
In-Business – 06/05/11 19:33
Words matched: apprentices, workforce, construction
...across a multitude of trades to better prepare them for the workforce . HIA apprentices undertake practical employment and continue to earn a...
Skills shortage stoush: can the trainers train?
The Australian – 06/05/11 19:22
Words matched: vocational education
...Tuesday's budget predicted to include a major funding increase for vocational education a brawl has broken out over the qualifications of vocational...
Government confirms apprenticeship funds
The Australian – 06/05/11 13:12
2 other sources (Perth Now, Courier Mail)
Words matched: apprenticeship
Thursday 5 May 2011
Master Builders call for Australian Building and Construction Commission to stay
BPN – 05/05/11 10:28
Words matched: Construction
Wednesday 4 May 2011
2.4 million skilled workers required by 2015
The Age – 04/05/11 10:43
Words matched: vocational education
...government's skills advisory body has called for a shake-up of the vocational education and training system to make it more flexible and able to meet looming...
Report sees reform as way to bridge the skills gap
The Australian – 04/05/11 00:30
Words matched: Vocational education, vocational education
...Evans said it provided an equivalent to the Bradley review for the vocational education sector. Senator Evans said the Labor government 's first...
VET needs funding upgrade
The Australian – 04/05/11 00:30
Words matched: vocational education, Vocational Education
...their part of this challenge. We now need to identify how vocational education and training can make its contribution. Our Skills for Prosperity :
Tuesday 3 May 2011
CPSISC Media Release - 03/05/11 -CPSISC in support of Skills Australia ‘Skills for Prosperity’ Report
03/05/2011 - Media Release - VET reform to boost workforce participation and productivity
A report on skills reform released today confirms the critical role Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system can play in boosting workforce participation and productivity.
Launch of Skills Australia report on VET
MInisters Media Center – 03/05/11 16:51
Words matched: Productivity Places Program
...year the Government invested $50 million in the Enterprise Based Productivity Places Program. This program enables small, medium and large businesses ...
Master Builders Supports call for ongoing training reform in Australia
Master Builders Australia – 03/05/11 13:16
Words matched: Vocational Education
...Skills Australia s call for significant ongoing reform of Australia s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in its Skills for Prosperity...
Trade training needs support: Skills Australia
Business Spectator – 03/05/11 19:09
Words matched: vocational education
...economy." The report, the most comprehensive review of the vocational education and training (VET) system in two decades, recommends increasing ...
Advisory group warns of skills shortage
West Australian – 03/05/11 16:23
Words matched: vocational education
...economy." The report, the most comprehensive review of the vocational education and training system in two decades, recommends increasing subsidies
CSQ strengthens commitment to Gladstone’s construction industry
Gladstone News – 03/05/11 11:58
Words matched: skilled, Construction, workforce, construction
CSQ strengthens commitment to Gladstone s construction industry Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) is helping the local construction industry ...
Hands on construction lessons at Macarthur Skills Centre
MInisters Media Center – 03/05/11 14:09
Words matched: Vocational Education
...has invested more than $700 million to build new training Vocational Education and Training facilities across Australia, Senator Evans said .
New building standards to improve accessibility for the disabled
The Federal Government has announced the start of new building accessibility standards, which will ensure all new and upgraded public buildings in Australia will be accessible to people with a disability.
Monday 2 May 2011
Joint Media Release, Success for Indigenous Plumbers in Brunswick
Senator the Hon Mark Arbib, Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Minister for Sport and Mr Kelvin Thomson MP, Member for Wills
ICT Awards finalists announced
ARN – 02/05/11 15:53
Words matched: DEEWR
Geospatial Category Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Canberra, for their Spatial Empowerment of Users at...
Friday 29 April 2011
Budget to take aim at skills shortage
Business Day – 29/04/11 03:26
1 other source (The Age)
Words matched: skills, Minister
...skills shortage Next month's budget will help tackle Australia's skills shortage, Regional Development Minister Simon Crean has promised. '' The...
Awards recognise innovation in Safety At Work
MInisters Media Center – 29/04/11 10:01
Words matched: deewr
...health and safety through action in their respective workplaces. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon...
Thursday 28 April 2011
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
MInisters Media Center – 28/04/11 15:55
Words matched: deewr
...social standards throughout the world, said Senator Evans. Media Contact : media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon ...
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Construction Contractors: Review of building standards after Cyclone Yasi now recommended
27 April 2011. A technical report on structural damage to buildings during Cyclone Yasi in North Queensland will
inform future design and construction standards and consideration of community safety issues.
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Australian Industry Group report shows mixed forecasts in 2011
Manufacturers Monthly – 26/04/11 23:13
1 other source (Australian Herald)
Words matched: services, construction
...business leaders, has shown mixed forecasts for industries across manufacturing , services and construction. The report, a survey of 530 CEOs across ...
Sunday 24 April 2011
Tradies and construction workers face ban on mobile phones
News.com.au – 24/04/11 00:30
Words matched: construction
Saturday 23 April 2011
Tradies in need of work
The Coffs Coast Advocate – 23/04/11 07:55
Words matched: Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, CFMEU
...stimulus project are now being left without employment, according to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. The union has made...
Thursday 21 April 2011
Media Release: CPSISC National Conference, Melbourne 29-30 August 2011: /newsarticles/media-release---cpsisc-national-conference-melbourne-29-30-august-2011
CPSISC 21/04/11
National OH&S proposals set to delay construction projects and increase building costs:
http://www.constructioncontractor.com.au/news/oh-s-proposals-set-to-delay-construction-projects?utm_source=20110421&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters
Construction Contractor, 21/04/11
Work safety backlash builds
The Australian – 21/04/11 00:30
Words matched: Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
...nothing to deliver better health and safety outcomes." Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans emphasised that the proposals were draft regulations ,
Tuesday 19 April 2011
No more excuses: an industry response to the language, literacy and numeracy challenge
Australian Policy Online – 19/04/11 13:49
Words matched: Vocational Education
...significantly impact our nation s future. More immediately, within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system, ISCs propose: better identification...
Monday 18 April 2011
The Australian Skills Quality Authority's (ASQA) new website is available now! http://www.asqa.gov.au/
18 April 2011
Skills shortages in construction, engineering start to emerge - study
News.com.au – 18/04/11 09:26
Words matched: construction
Friday 15 April 2011
Pre-apprenticeships and their impact on apprenticeship complemtion and satisfaction
Pre-apprenticeship programs have attracted a great degree of interest from employers and training providers as one means of increasing apprentice satisfaction and completion rates, by providing an introduction to the trade.
Thursday 14 April 2011
Remarks to The National Trade Cadetships Stakeholder workshop, Melbourne
MInisters Media Center – 14/04/11 17:36
Words matched: deewr
...successful introduction of the National Trade Cadetships scheme. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 The Hon Peter...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
National carpenter award winner
Ballina Shire Advocate – 13/04/11 14:53
Words matched: trade, Carpenter
...but also recognising that his Dad has been my biggest influence in the trade . He was announced last Friday National Carpenter s Day as the NSW...
13/04/2011 - Media Release - Apprentices help rebuild flood affected Queensland
The Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans, today met young Queensland apprentices involved in flood recovery work with the support of the Australian Government.
Apprentices help rebuild flood affected Queensland
Australian Labor – 13/04/11 18:13
1 other source (MInisters Media Center)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
Apprentices help rebuild flood affected Queensland The Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans, today met young Queensland apprentices...
Training tied up in red tape
The Australian – 13/04/11 00:30
Words matched: vocational education
...CONVOLUTED web of funding sources and policies is fracturing the vocational education and training effort, contributing to a worsening of skills ...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Jake paints himself a bright future
Ararat Advertiser – 12/04/11 02:30
Words matched: trade, career, painter
...think I deserved it," he said. While Jake is excelling in his chosen career, he didn't always plan on becoming a painter. The youngster hadn't...
Award lays building block for career
Kalamunda Reporter – 12/04/11 13:20
Words matched: Apprentice, carpenter, career, Carpenter
Award lays building block for career BELLEVUE carpenter Andy Snell is the WA winner of the Apprentice Carpenter of the Year Award. Mr Snell is...
Building Revival Forum kickstarts Qld's coordinated construction recovery
Construction Contractor – 12/04/11 11:51
Words matched: construction
Monday 11 April 2011
Getting into construction
ABC [North West Queensland] – 11/04/11 17:33
Words matched: construction
Grass is greener for those who change jobs
The Age – 11/04/11 10:11
29 other sources (The Advocate, Ararat Advertiser, ...)
Words matched: Vocational Education
...Watson study, to be released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, shows that when workers do change jobs few move ...
Saturday 9 April 2011
Students try construction skills
The Daily Mercury – 09/04/11 14:32
Words matched: construction
Friday 8 April 2011
Employment figures looking strong
MInisters Media Center – 08/04/11 12:19
Words matched: deewr
...economy, in all the states, is pretty strong. ENDS Media Contact: media @deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
Thursday 7 April 2011
Unemployment rate falls after 37,800 new jobs created
MInisters Media Center – 07/04/11 17:25
Words matched: Senator, Christopher Evans
Labor has created more than 755 000 jobs. Media Contact: media@deewr.gov .au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 Senator the Hon Christopher Evans
Tackling adult literacy in Tasmania
Tasmanian Government Media Releases – 07/04/11 15:57
Words matched: Skills, Minister
...Government is taking action to lift Tasmania s adult literacy rates , the Minister for Education and Skills Lin Thorp said today. It would be fair...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Bonner excellence recognised in Property Council awards
Australian Capital Territory – 06/04/11 12:14
Words matched: Services, Property
...Property Council awards Chief Minister and Minister for Land and Property Services Jon Stanhope has congratulated the Land Development Agency (LDA )
Tuesday 5 April 2011
A greener trade
Maroondah Weekly – 05/04/11 00:30
Words matched: apprentices, plumbers, trades
...by Mr Combet, will help enhance the skills of builders, plumbers and other construction apprentices in green trades such as water-wise plumbing ,
Oh so handy
The Chronicle – 05/04/11 15:19
Words matched: Carpenters, Apprentice, trade, role, carpenters, Carpenter
...in the area to thank them for their contribution to the trade. National Carpenters Day celebrates the role of Australian carpenters in building...
Australian literacy skills stagnate
Asia Pacific – 05/04/11 21:17
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...McCarthy Speakers: Jeanette Allen, chief executive officer of the Service Skills Australia; Senator Chris Evans, Australia's Minister for Skills,
Interest rates on hold again
Logan West Leader – 05/04/11 17:44
11 other sources (Pine Rivers Press, South-West News, ...)
Words matched: building, market, housing
...King said the decision provided a positive tonic for an ailing new home building sector. ''New home starts look set to weaken considerably in...
Govt defends literacy, numeracy record in light of report
Industry Search – 05/04/11 10:10
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...programs under national partnerships with the states and territories . Skills Minister Chris Evans said investment in language, literacy and numeracy...
Govt defends numeracy, literacy record
iGWN Northam – 05/04/11 12:53
38 other sources (iGWN Broome, iGWN Esperance, ...)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...programs under national partnerships with the states and territories . Skills Minister Chris Evans says investment in language, literacy and numeracy...
Monday 4 April 2011
Government defends literacy and numeracy record
The Australian – 04/04/11 19:36
6 other sources (Herald Sun, Adelaide Now, ...)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...programs under national partnerships with the states and territories . Skills Minister Chris Evans said investment in language, literacy and numeracy...
Govt defends literacy skills of Aussies
Sky News Business – 04/04/11 21:07
3 other sources (Sky News Australia, Big Pond, ...)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...programs under national partnerships with the states and territories . Skills Minister Chris Evans said investment in language, literacy and numeracy...
Govt defends literacy and numeracy record
Business Spectator – 04/04/11 21:20
3 other sources (Trading Room, West Australian, ...)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...programs under national partnerships with the states and territories . Skills Minister Chris Evans said investment in language, literacy and numeracy...
Melbourne takes lead in new home building
Brisbane Times – 04/04/11 11:29
3 other sources (Domain, WA Today, ...)
Words matched: building, market, housing
Melbourne takes lead in new home building New home approval rates in the outer suburbs remain firm. Melbourne continues to lead the nation in...
Sunday 3 April 2011
BRISBANE APPRENTICE FALLS INTO GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Australian Labor Party - Queensland Branch – 03/04/11 10:49
Words matched: bricklayer, apprentice
...INTO GREAT OPPORTUNITY Izzac Hemmings is a first year Brisbane apprentice bricklayer who certainly appreciates the opportunity he has been given ...
Friday 1 April 2011
National Youth Week kicks off across Australia
MInisters Media Center – 01/04/11 14:54
Words matched: deewr
competitions and activities, visit www.youthweek.com. Media Contact: media @deewr.gov.au Non-media queries: 1300 363 079 The Hon Peter Garrett.. .
Thursday 31 March 2011
Media Release - Are pre-apprenticeships the answer?
NCVER - 31 March 2011
Gladstone youth gaining skills
Gladstone Observer – 31/03/11 11:51
Words matched: Skills, Minister
...to gain valuable on-the-job experience. Employment, Skills and Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe today visited the group who are undertaking ...
Construction award a surprise to Chenhall
The Examiner – 31/03/11 08:53
Words matched: Construction
More jobs set to go in construction industry
Construction Contractor – 31/03/11 12:21
Words matched: construction
Google's citizen cartographers map out the world
The Sydney Morning Herald – 31/03/11 23:50
Words matched: cartographers
Google's citizen cartographers map out the world Google on Thursday revealed that an army of citizen cartographers is behind its widely used...
National women in construction scholarship _
The Fifth Estate – 31/03/11 17:51
Words matched: constructio
Wednesday 30 March 2011
HIA Home Show
Melbourne Leader – 30/03/11 16:56
Words matched: tradesmen, interior designers
...receive a dedicated free consultation from HIA builders, HIA GreenSmart tradesmen, interior designers and HIA kitchen and bathroom designers . With...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
New trade training centre for John Forrest Secondary College in Perth
Australian Labor – 29/03/11 18:16
Words matched: deewr
...Training Centre and all schools funded under the Program is available at: www.tradetrainingcentres.deewr.gov.au. Julia Gillard,Peter Garrett
Monday 28 March 2011
Water company taps into apprentice program
iPRIME Traralgon – 28/03/11 11:43
Words matched: apprentices, plumbers, apprentice
Water company taps into apprentice program East Gippsland Water says it will take on apprentice plumbers as part of new work placement program .
Friday 25 March 2011
Construction activity tightens: MBA
WA Business News – 25/03/11 17:52
Words matched: market, housing, Building
...says. The Master Builders Association/Bird Cameron Survey of Building Industry Conditions revealed a larger number of builders on commercial construction...
Thursday 24 March 2011
24/03/2011 - Media Release - Investment in training a shared responsibility
Investing in improving the skills of Australian workers must be a responsibility shared by both Government and industry, Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans.
Gillard Government delivers national reform to Australia’s VET sector
International Business Times – 24/03/11 23:58
Words matched: vocational education
...reform to Australia s VET sector Landmark reform to Australia s vocational education and training sector has been achieved today with passage of...
New vocational education body given a name
Nine MSN – 24/03/11 21:41
2 other sources (News - Nine MSN, Nine MSN - News & Current Affairs)
Words matched: vocational education
New vocational education body given a name The federal government' s new vocational education and training (VET) regulator will be called the...
National Construction Code: Less Red Tape, Builders And Plumbers
Start up Smart – 24/03/11 16:50
Words matched: Construction
New National Construction Code designed to cut building and plumbing red tape
Construction Contractor – 24/03/11 15:28
Words matched: Construction
24/03/2011 - Media Release -Gillard Government delivers national reform to Australia's VET sector
Landmark reform to Australia's vocational education and training sector has been achieved today with passage of legislation which has established a national system of regulation for the first time.
New national construction code represents biggest change since BCA
BPN – 24/03/11 10:44
Words matched: construction
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Skilled migrants to tackle state's skill shortages
ABC [North West WA] – 23/03/11 16:50
1 other source (Yahoo!7 News)
Words matched: skills, Minister
...6,000 skilled migrants this year to tackle Western Australia's skills shortage. The Minister for Training and Workforce Development Peter Collier...
Minister Peter Collier releases plan to top WA workforce
Perth Now – 23/03/11 15:56
Words matched: skills, Workforce, skill, Training, workforce, construction
...150,000-worker shortfall in the next six years. Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier today released an updated skilled migration...
National award finalists announced
Property Council of Australia – 23/03/11 13:25
Words matched: Service, Services, Property
...Circuit, ACT (ISPT) - 16 Marcus Clarke St, ACT (NDH Property Services ) - 8 Central Avenue - Australian Technology Park, NSW (ATP Partnership ...
Tradie pin-up girl best in the business
The Mercury – 23/03/11 00:01
Words matched: vocational, career, trades, Carpenter
Tradie pin-up girl best in the business CARISSA Carpenter doesn't present as a typical career girl, but don't be fooled by her lack of a business ...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
22/03/2011 - Media Release - Indigenous Australians benefit from Queensland jobs and skills package
Indigenous Australians living in disaster affected areas of Queensland will be able to benefit from the $83 million Queensland Natural Disasters Jobs and Skills Package.
Monday 21 March 2011
Taking a vocation
The Age – 21/03/11 01:26
2 other sources (The Sydney Morning Herald, National Times)
Words matched: vocational education
Taking a vocation [WHO] Danny Schwarz, champion of vocational education and training [WHAT] Young people are being blocked from career options ...
Thursday 17 March 2011
New facility provides boost in trade training
Sun City News – 17/03/11 18:36
Words matched: skilled, Workforce, Training, workforce, construction
...northern corridor. Officially opening the $23million facility, Training and Workforce Development Minister, Peter Collier, said Trades North ...
More focus on trades in tertiary institutions
Otago Daily Times – 17/03/11 14:26
Words matched: Tertiary Education, Minister
...demand during the rebuild of quake-stricken Christchurch. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce, along with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry...
Bid to beat the skills shortage
Adelaide Now – 17/03/11 00:30
Words matched: vocational education
...providers. It will provide students with a 100 per cent entitlement for vocational education and training at Certificate I and II level , an average 80...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Flexible Green Trades Complex launch
CampusDaily.com.au – 16/03/11 09:33
Words matched: apprentices, plumbers, trades
...being used to up-skill and re-skill builders, plumbers and other construction apprentices in 'green' trades including traditional plumbing courses."The...
16/03/2011 - Transcript -Interview ABC Radio National Breakfast
ISSUES: Boosting apprenticeships in the resource sector
Tuesday 15 March 2011
15/03/2011 - Joint Media Release - Delivering skilled workers to the resources sector
An 18 month apprenticeship training program for 1,000 workers and $200 million to fund targeted training projects for skills in critical demand are among a range of initiatives to address skills shortages in Australia's resources sector.
15/03/2011 - Media Release - Former Origin Greats Spearhead Drive to Boost Indigenous Employment
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today announced the highly successful Former Origin Greats (FOGS) Indigenous Employment and Career expos would continue in 2011.
Tradies’ flying start
North Coast Times – 15/03/11 03:08
Words matched: Workforce, Training, construction
...than 270 Trades North students put down their tools while Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier and West Coast Institute ...
Big miners to get easier access to foreign workers if local workers can't be found
The Australian – 15/03/11 14:27
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...established, in partnership with industry, to boost training opportunities . Skills and Jobs Minister Chris Evans said the aim was to get unemployed...
Stringent Japanese building codes successful during the devastating earthquake of 2011
Construction Contractor: http://www.constructioncontractor.com.au/
Despite Japan being hit by the world's fifth most powerful earthquake, most of the nation's buildings are still standing, having suffered only minimal damage.
NZ's building code set to change following Christchurch's 2011 earthquake
Construction Contractor: http://www.constructioncontractor.com.au/
A royal commission, set up by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key following the recent Christchurch earthquake, looks set to rewrite the building code for all the country.
Apprenticeship bonus a boost for local businesses affected by floods
Busy at work: http://www.busyatwork.com.au/
The Australian Government has released a new incentive for employers of young apprentices who have been affected by the recent disasters in Queensland.
Saturday 12 March 2011
Tradies step up to the stage
The Australian – 12/03/11 00:00
Words matched: vocational education
Crocker says. Crocker started restaurant work in Year 11 through a vocational education and training course offered at her high school. She knew ...
Draft National Quality Framework Regulations Consultations - Mar 2011, Various Locations
Community Net – 12/03/11 19:54
Words matched: DEEWR
...From Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations ( DEEWR) A national consultation process on the proposed draft regulations for...
Thursday 10 March 2011
10/03/2011 - Media Release - Unemployment rate steady despite impact of natural disasters
The number of full-time jobs in Australia surged by 47,600 in February as the unemployment rate remained steady at five per cent, Minister for Jobs, Senator Chris Evans said today.
Budget handouts to boost skills
Australian Financial Review – Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:02
PUBLISHED: 10 Mar 2011 12:02:38 PRINT EDITION: The federal government is considering a deal with large mining companies aimed at addressing skills shortages at giant resource projects by funding up to 1000 adult apprenticeships a month
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Certain skills get priority
South-East Advertiser – 09/03/11 10:48
Words matched: skills, Minister
Certain skills get priority WHAT the Minister has to say: Federal Minister for Immigration Chris Bowen said: The Government s reforms are about...
Monday 7 March 2011
Valuers can serve many purposes
Brisbane Times – 05/03/11 13:33
3 other sources (WA Today, Domain, ...)
Words matched: services, property
...assistance to both sellers and buyers. Valuers assess the value of property. Their services have a wide application, such as determining the...
Sunday 6 March 2011
Skills package to support disaster affected industries
The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory – 06/03/11 08:14
Words matched: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Skills Development
...industries Queensland Minister for Employment, Skills and Mining and Prime Minister Julia Gillard have announced an $83 million Queensland Natural...
National VET regulator legislation delayed
Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council Ltd. – 06/03/11 17:00
Words matched: tertiary education, minister, Chris Evans
...proceeded with the bill, it wrote in a letter to tertiary education minister Chris Evans. This haste has prevented adequate consultation with...
Friday 4 March 2011
Women's work underpaid: Senator
The West Australian – 04/03/11 17:09
1 other source (Yahoo! News Australia)
Words matched: Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
Women's work underpaid: Senator Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans acknowledged women's work was underpaid as he announced a panel would...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Opportunity to try a trade
Gladstone Observer – 03/03/11 13:40
Words matched: Trade, trade, carpenter, apprentice
Opportunity to try a trade GAGAL apprentice carpenter Madison Hogan believes What s my Trade is a valuable experience for young people. KIERAN...
NMIT to take students displaced by the quake
The Nelson Mail – 03/03/11 11:00
Words matched: Tertiary education, minister
as its main campus is within the cordoned-off area. Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce said yesterday that students from the main campus ...
Nominations open for Queensland Training Awards
The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory – 03/03/11 13:15
Words matched: Skills, Minister
...recognised as part of the Queensland Training Awards. Employment, Skills and Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe today said nominations were open in...
Will the best tradie please stand up?
NT News – 03/03/11 12:41
Words matched: vocational education
...real incentives and support to employers and employees to take up vocational education and training, we want all Territorians to have the opportunity...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Minister warns unis to maintain standards
The Age - National – 02/03/11 09:26
Words matched: TERTIARY Education, Chris Evans, Minister
Minister warns unis to maintain standards TERTIARY Education Minister Chris Evans will today put university leaders on notice that quality must...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
01/03/11 - INCLEAN -Staff turnover reduced with higher wages
01/03/11 - NCVER Publication - Employer views:Review of the Survey of Employer Use and Views of the VET System: discussion paper
28/02/2011 - Media Release - Number of Australians in training increases by 33.4 per cent
The number of Australians starting apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 33.4 per cent in the year to September 2010.
Monday 28 February 2011
NCVER - Media release: Apprentice and trainee September quarter 2010 statistics released - 28 February 2011
Friday 25 February 2011
Information on how to nominate for the 2011 Queensland Training Awards
Business GC – 25/02/11 14:12
Words matched: vocational education
...in training. Categories cover all areas of the training and vocational education sector, including student, teacher, employer and organisation ...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Union finds the key to a better deal for apprentices
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union – 23/02/11 17:33
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
A Shared Responsibility Australian Apprenticeships for the 21st Century to Skills Minister Chris Evans. A lot of apprentices are dropping out...
CPSISC Media Release: CPSISC in support of the Government call for apprenticeship reform.
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Australian Training Awards 2011
Brisbane Times – 22/02/11 11:41
Words matched: vocational education
...be recognised and rewarded for applying an innovative approach to vocational education and training. Award categories you can apply for include :
Monday 21 February 2011
Reforming the Australian Apprenticeships system
MInisters Media Center – 21/02/11 11:34
Words matched: Vocational Education
...like Apprentice Kickstart. A report by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research revealed a record number of 57,200 people commenced ...
Key apprenticeship reform rejected
Sky News Business – 21/02/11 14:06
3 other sources (Sky News Australia, Big Pond, ...)
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...system even though it concedes completion rates are appalling. Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans admits the present system is too complex and...
Major apprentice report will tackle skills shortages
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union – 21/02/11 10:29
Words matched: Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
...Apprenticeships for the 21st Century, released by Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations Minister, Chris Evans today. AMWU National Secretary, Dave...
Tradies the winners in apprenticeship revamp
Adelaide Now – 21/02/11 00:30
Words matched: Skills, Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
...workers and ensure the economy keeps ticking over. But the Minister for Skills and Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, has immediately rejected...
Push to increase apprentice pay and slash training time
Herald Sun – 21/02/11 00:00
Words matched: Skills, Workplace Relations, Chris Evans, Minister
...skilled workers and ensure the economy keeps ticking over. But Minister for Skills and Workplace Relations Chris Evans has immediately stomped on
Friday 18 February 2011
Investment in skills and training delivers results
MInisters Media Center – 18/02/11 14:54
Words matched: Skills, Chris Evans, Minister
...financial crisis is now delivering skilled workers to a strengthening economy. Minister for Skills and Jobs, Senator Chris Evans said today s NCVER...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Doubts about new regulator for TAFE
The Australian – 15/02/11 00:00
Words matched: vocational education
...in-principle agreement to legislation that would create a national regulator for vocational education and training by the end of next week. Quality...
Labor workplace laws draw fire
The Age - National – 15/02/11 00:07
Words matched: minister, workplace relations
...all'' in the building industry. Ms Gillard, a former workplace relations minister and a speaker at the conference last night, has repeatedly ...
Monday 14 February 2011
Australian Flexible Learning Framework - $400K Toolbox funding to support sustainability and LLN
Media Release - Monday 14 February 2011
Want building work done? Better get cracking
The Sydney Morning Herald – 14/02/11 07:17
1 other source (WA Today)
Words matched: tradespeople, painters, plasterers, carpenters
...homes. "A lot of repair works that are going on [require tradespeople ] like carpenters, painters, plasterers and electricians, but not so much...
COAG sub-committee praises disaster tech
ZDNet Australia – 14/02/11 17:11
Words matched: vocational education
...Canberra yesterday and also discussed the ongoing overhaul of the vocational education and training, including the implementation of a Unique...
Sunday 12 February 2011
12/02/2011 - Media Release - New buildings and opportunities for SA students
In a boost for South Australian students, School Education Minister Peter Garrett today officially opened more than $3.6 million in new school buildings funded by the Gillard Government at Emmaus Christian College in South Plympton, South Australia.
Thursday 10 February 2011
Australian Flexible Learning Framework - Research shows how e-learning can support workforce development
Media Release - Thursday 10 February 2011
Allstars line up for flood relief
Queensland Times – 10/02/11 03:01
Words matched: CFMEU
...Meninga, he ll be there . Jamie McQueen, who Pat works with at the CFMEU and who played for Brothers and Swifts, helped him with the organising . The...
10/02/2011 - Media Release -Young Australians take charge of youth forum
A group of 11 outstanding young Australians have been chosen to provide advice on the Government's engagement with youth, as members of the Australian Youth Forum (AYF) Youth Engagement Steering Committee.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
NCVER -Media release
Finding out future skill needs: employer survey-8 February 2011
NCVER urges employers to speak out for training survey
In-Business – 08/02/11 17:00
Words matched: Vocational Education
...speak out for training survey SA-based National Centre for Vocational Education Research is urging employers to participate in the Survey of...
Employers have their say on VET system
Queensland Business Review – 08/02/11 11:00
1 other source (Australasian Transport News)
Words matched: vocational education, Vocational Education
...this year get a chance to have their say on the vocational education training system to determine its effectiveness. The National Centre for...
Monday 7 February 2011
Australia Construction Index Falls In January - AiG
Quote.com – 07/02/11 12:18
Words matched: Construction
Wednesday 3 February 2011
Gillard unveils skill shortage plan
Business Spectator – 02/02/11 05:12
Words matched: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, skill shortage
Gillard unveils skill shortage plan QUICK SUMMARY | FULL STORY | TRANSCRIPT By a staff reporter Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled her strategy...
Tuesday 2 February 2011
2011 NSW Training Awards: nominations open
Community Net – 02/02/11 16:47
Words matched: vocational education
...and Training (DET) to recognise outstanding achievement in the vocational education and training sector. The Awards honour and reward the achievements ...
Monday 31 January 2011
Time out on development
Westender – 31/01/11 12:14
Words matched: services, property
...Helen Abrahams. Units are still without power, some without sewage services and so property managers have no option but to advise owners not...
Saturday 29 January 2011
Supermarkets and 500 homes at heart of new suburb
The Canberra Times – 29/01/11 01:00
Words matched: Services, Property
major commercial and entertainment precinct. Department of Land and Property Services officials have developed their vision of Casey with medium ...
Friday 28 January 2011
Quicker visas for flood rebuilders
Business Spectator – 27/01/11 17:41
Words matched: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, skills development
...reconstruction of flood-ravaged Queensland to employ overseas workers . Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised quicker visa approvals for employer-sponsored...
Easier visas for flood rebuilders
NewsMail – 28/01/11 01:34
18 other sources (Gold Coast Mail, Queensland Times, ...)
Words matched: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, skills development
...reconstruction of flood-ravaged Queensland to employ overseas workers . Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised quicker visa approvals for employer-sponsored...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Fees cut for low-income TAFE students
Knox Weekly – 26/01/11 01:00
Words matched: Skills, Minister
thanks to a state government election promise. Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall will fast-track legislation to reduce TAFE fees ...
International sector reaps record dividend, but crash looms
The Australian – 26/01/11 00:00
Words matched: vocational education
...for $10.6bn, or 57.4 per cent of onshore earnings, followed by vocational education and training ($5.1bn, 27.7 per cent) and English colleges ...
Monday 24 January 2011
Australia day fundraising for Queensland flood victims
The Manly Daily – 24/01/11 13:02
Words matched: tradesmen, plumbers, carpenters
...the affected areas and are assisting with the clean ups. Many tradesmen including, electricians, carpenters, plumbers and the like will be required...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Construction costs in rebuilding tipped to lift rates and inflation
The Australian – 19/01/11 00:00
Words matched: Construction
Sunday 16 January 2011
Race is on to find 30 Central Coast apprenticeships
Express Advocate - Wyong Edition – 16/01/11 02:08
1 other source (Express Advocate - Gosford Edition)
Words matched: apprenticeships
Saturday 15 January 2011
Mud, toil, tears and sweat as Brisbane cleans up
Australian Herald – 15/01/11 18:05
1 other source (Knoxville Times)
Words matched: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, skill shortage
...the east-coast state's worst-ever natural disaster. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said US President Barack Obama had telephoned her with an offer...
Friday 14 January 2011
Brisbane's Lord Mayor calls for volunteers to help rebuild stricken city
The Daily Telegraph – 14/01/11 01:53
Words matched: tradespeople, plumbers, carpenters
...volunteer to help rebuild the stricken city. He called for tradespeople - particularly electricians, plumbers and carpenters - to offer their...
Clean-up to soak up skills and put pressure on wages
The Australian – 14/01/11 00:00
Words matched: Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union
...interstate," he said. Michael Ravbar, Queensland secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, said the sheer volume of work required...
Master Builders weighs in on housing debate
SuperLiving – 14/01/11 03:11
Words matched: building, market, housing
...heavy-handed interest rate policy, according to peak building and construction organisation Master Builders Australia. Chief economist Peter...
Thursday 13 January 2011
13/01/2011 - Media Release - Australia's unemployment rate falls to 5 per cent
Australia's unemployment rate has dropped from 5.2 per cent to 5.0 per cent - the lowest level since January 2009 when the nation was dealing with the first impacts of the global financial crisis.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Australian Vocational Education & Training Research Association Conference-28-29 Apr 2011, Melbourne
Community Net – 12/01/11 21:14
Words matched: Vocational Education
Australian Vocational Education & Training Research Association Conference -28-29 Apr 2011, Melbourne Australian Vocational Education & Training ...
Thursday 6 January 2011
South Australia attracts skilled migrants
Australian Immigration – 06/01/11 05:55
Words matched: occupations, trades, Occupations, locksmiths
...occupations, some of which will be unique to South Australia. Occupations range from trades such mechanics, welders, and locksmiths to professional ...
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Builders offer freebies in sluggish market
Words matched: DEEWR
Australian Leading Employment Index Rises For Sixth Month: DEEWR (RTTNews ) - Australia's leading indicator of employment improved for the sixth ...