Credit: SBS World News Special thanks to Producer, John Baldock, Journalist, Ricardo Gonçalves as well as interviewees. Australia’s healthcare sector already employs over 1.8 million workers, however it is expected the demand will soar as Australia’s aging population grows. Victoria mental health worker and VET Alumni Samantha Daly is an example of what can be...
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Soft skills are touted as some of the most essential tools a worker in the modern age can have up their sleeve. They’re all the skills and talents that aren’t technical, physical, tangible things – it’s good communication, empathy for your fellow people, turning up to work on time. Usually summed up as having a...
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Blair Boyer MP highlights how VET offers great variety, and new and exciting career pathways. The South Australian government is committed to increasing training opportunities to meet the states current and future skills needs, by investing over $200 million to building five new technical colleges. Watch the video.
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Tasmania leading the nation on VET completion rates There is nothing more important to the State’s economy than making sure Tasmanians can access the training they need to get a job. That is why the Tasmanian Liberal Government is driving generational investments to ensure we have the skills and training needed for current and future...
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Credit: SBS World News Special thanks to Producer, John Baldock, Journalist, Ricardo Gonçalves as well as interviewees. Skills shortages were in the spotlight during National Skills Week as Australia experiences the unusual trend of having more job openings than unemployed people to fill vacant positions. Check out this list of Australia’s Top 10 most in-demand...
Read MoreThe Minerals Council of Australia is hosting an interactive webinar for students, parents and people interested in a career change to hear from mining industry apprentices and their employers. The webinar will highlight the talents, skills, career pathways and value of apprentices and trainees. Come join two electrical apprentices from Victoria’s Stawell Gold Mines –...
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Author: Cara Jenkin Think mining jobs and most people will imagine a man covered in black coal dust while wearing a hard hat. A job in the mining industry today could not be further from that image – especially as coal is not even one of Australia’s top three mined products. In the future,...
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National Skills Week is an opportunity to celebrate Australia’s diverse skills set, but comes at a time when our nation is in the grip of a skills crisis. A robust skills and training sector is critical to driving a productive workforce – this will deliver a stronger economy and more affordable goods and services. Owing...
Read MoreFind out everything you need to know about Australian Apprenticeships by watching TasTAFE’s Apprenticeship Info Night on Facebook. Listen to our expert apprenticeship panel discuss: why apprenticeships are a great career option what’s involved with an apprenticeship pathways to gaining an apprenticeship how the apprenticeship system works what employers are looking for when hiring an...
Read MoreA full day Try-A-Trade event to be held in collaboration with the Construction Training Fund (CTF) Industry Training Advisor, Sharleen Kidd & Nerida Williams, Head of Learning Area, Vocational Education and Training (VET) of Servite College in Tuart Hill WA. This exploration day will provide 78 students from Servitte College an opportunity to learn more...
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Author: Cara Jenkin One of the world’s biggest crises today is tackling climate change and reducing emissions, but out of the bad news comes good things for those looking for a sustainable career. The clean energy industry in Australia is going from strength to strength, with more than 100,000 new jobs said to be...
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250,000 extra health and social assistance workers needed by 2025 National Skills Week’s Chairman Brian Wexham notes that health, social assistance and childcare services are in high demand. Australia needs a major jump in the number of people becoming skilled and working in these areas given our ageing population, and growing demand for early childhood...
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Retail is a significant industry for Australia, representing the second largest employing industry, with a workforce size of approximately 1.3 million. Presently, the retail sector are faced with significant opportunities, as well as critical challenges. Check out SkillsIq’s Industry Skills Forecast for all the latest details on the future of the industry. Read the full...
Read MoreEvery two years, WorldSkills Australia runs regional skill competitions, which give young trainees and apprentices the opportunity to showcase their talent while vying for a chance to compete both nationally and internationally. From August 22-26 2022, we’re running Virtual Skills Week – a full week of regional competitions for a number of digital skills including 3D Digital Game Art,...
Read MoreDiscover the courses designed to get you started in game development, 3D animation, film and visual effects at the AIE Online Campus Day on Sat 27 August 2022. AIE will be running this event for students interested in studying online. You will be able to meet our teachers, explore how classes will run, course options, career...
Read MoreTo celebrate Adult Learners Week, Life Skills Victoria is running two FREE taster classes, followed by an information and Q&A session about our accredited and pre-accredited courses. These short classes are taken from our Digital Essentials course, and will cover some useful basic digital skills around computers and smartphones. Come for the free class, and...
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