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• Ministers awards for excellent employers announced
  • Individuals and businesses that have made an outstanding contribution to training and promoting Australian apprenticeships have been recognised in three categories: the Commitment award; the Minister's award for support services excellence; and the M...
• New opportunities for aboriginal employment
  • The Government will be asked to offer apprenticeships and jobs in building roads, rail, and port facilities around Australian to Aborigines under its $76 billion national infrastructure fund. This proposal is being driven by Warren Mundine, leading A...
• New Queensland skills plan modernises TAFE
  • Over $280 million will be spent on modernising Queensland TAFEs in the next four years. The Queensland Skills Plan 2008 has recommended this investment in infrastructure, a new ICT system across TAFE systems, increased industry participation in the d...
• Tasmania to tackle skills shortages
  • Tasmania has joined the Australian Government's Productivity Places Program. By the end of the year, the state will deliver 458 new training places in identified skill shortage areas with more places to come next year including 108 health places for ...
• New professional development workshops for VET practitioners
  • Voc Ed Learning Group (VELG) is presenting a survey writing workshop, and validation and the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)2007 workshop across a number of states and territories in October and November 2008.
• NCVER invites research applications
  • The National Centre of Vocational Education Research (NCVER), on behalf of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, invites interested researchers to submit proposals under the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) A...
• State and Territory E-learning Innovations projects released
  • The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has released the Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that have successfully applied for 2008 E-learning Innovations funding for projects about e-learning tailored for local education and training priori...
• Major restructure of Victorian TAFE fees
  • The Victorian Government has announced significant changes to the Victorian TAFE fees structure. While basic literacy and numeracy courses will cost less, the fees for diplomas and advanced diplomas will rise. Caps on courses will be removed, and and...
• Rudd Government supports Victorian changes to VET
  • The Commonwealth is taking steps to support the Victorian Government's reforms to the VET system by the introduction of an Income Contingent Loan (ICL) scheme for government subsidised diplomas and advanced diploma students. The administrative charge...
• Virtual labs introduced into training programs
  • Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec)in New Zealand has purchased a highly sophisticated Autotronics Lab with simulated automotive diagnostic capabilities. A Virtual Spray Painting Simulator has also recently been purchased.
• Nominations open for Trades and Skills Teacher of the Year
  • The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence has opened nominations for the 2008 Trade and Skills Teacher of the Year award. There are also subcategories for outstanding trade teachers in the areas of automotive, building and construction, electrical, h...
• NCVER announces successful applicants for funding
  • Five new projects have been given the go-ahead under the National VET Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) scheme. They will be researching a range of areas: Box Hill Institute of TAFE will be looking at crediting vocational education and training for le...
• Recognition for experienced aged care staff
  • The Aged Care RPL Guide is designed to support and assist existing workers in the aged care industry to compile a portfolio of evidence which can be presented to a registered training organisation (RTO) or qualified assessor for RPL (recognition of p...
• New kitchen food for thought
  • A new community kitchen offers flexible training options for single parents, mature age workers, seniors and disadvantaged youth. The kitchen, an initiative of Youth Projects Incorporated, a not-for-profit body funded by Victorian, Commonwealth and ...
• e-dayz08 calls for presenters
  • This two-day event showcases innovative and leading edge e-learning approaches from across the entire South Australian VET community, and attracts teaching staff, management, administrative, library, student support and technical staff from both priv...