NSW flags Victoria-style dismantling of TAFE
The NSW Government’s flagged reforms to the TAFE system will undermine quality skills training and lead to a proliferation of shonky private operators, the Community and Public Sector Union warned […]
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Investment in training and jobs for Young Australians
The Gillard Government will invest more than $480,000 to help hundreds of young Australians get ready for further study, training and work. Minister for Youth Peter Garrett said 15 not-for-profit […]
Hall criticizes Evans’ comments on training system in VIC
Victoria’s Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall has slammed his federal counterpart Senator Chris Evans for playing politics with the state’s training system. Mr Hall said Senator Evans’ claims, […]
QLD Minister announces training award finalists
The QLD Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek has today announced the finalists for the 51st annual Queensland Training Awards. “The State Government’s top industry awards honour achievements […]
WA Training Awards finalists announced
Western Australian Training and Workforce Development Minister Murray Cowper today announced 46 outstanding finalists in the 2012 Western Australian Training Awards.The finalists, chosen from more than 200 entrants, represent the […]
Measuring wellbeing
For those who work in the adult and community education sector, the link between learning and wellbeing is very clear, however ‘wellbeing’ is not an easy concept to quantify. In […]
New study highlights benefits of pre-apprenticeships on jobs and training
A new study into the effectiveness of pre-apprenticeships shows that they have strong support from employers and training providers, and that they improve the prospects of individuals taking up an […]
E-learning in VET gets a boost
The National VET E-learning Strategy is set to boost the innovative use of e-learning in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, with a release of guidelines for […]
Adult Learners’ Week embraces social media
Three community organisations will together use $250,000 of national grant funding to run events during Adult Learners’ Week 2012, tied to this year’s theme Digital Literacy. Parliamentary Secretary for Skills, […]
Training to help single and teenage parents to access work
States and territories across the country will receive an additional $20 million from the Gillard Government to provide training for single and teenage parents to help them join the workforce. […]
New training course to improve emergency response
A new collaborative training course in emergency response management is now being offered at NSW Department of Primary Industries Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre (MRSC) at Yanco. Since early 2012, MRSC […]
New study highlights benefits of pre-apprenticeships on jobs and training
A new study into the effectiveness of pre-apprenticeships shows that they have strong support from employers and training providers, and that they improve the prospects of individuals taking up an […]
Pre-apprenticeship training for 200 young South Australians
More than 200 young South Australians will gain skills that could lead to an apprenticeship through the $1 million ‘Kickstart’ training program. Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister, Tom Kenyon […]
It’s in the post: books by mail
There is no doubt that libraries are a fantastic community resource, but what do you do when your nearest library is 800 km away and you love to read? For […]
A day in the life of South Australian ACE
Leading the way with green buildings and innovative social enterprise programs, regional South Australia is home to some exciting community learning centres and recently Quest was lucky enough to visit […]