Our Australian Steel Products business has entered into a new partnership with the NSW Department of Education to establish a STEM academy in the Illawarra, home to the Port Kembla Steelworks. The Department’s STEM Industry School Partnership (SISP) Program aims to give students practical and real-world insights into the application of their classroom experiences.
Students and residents in Lilydale are a step closer to having a world-class construction training centre, with work on the project under way, thanks to the Victorian Government.
HIA has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of the $2 billion JobTrainer package, which includes an extension of the vital Supporting Apprentices and Trainees wage subsidy until March 2021.
In a first, Surf Life Saving NSW has launched a ground-breaking online CPR training program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact more people are working, exercising and socialising at home due to social distancing measures.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says vocational education and training (VET) providers need to engage more with small businesses, amid declining use & satisfaction rates.
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has supported the Federal Government’s on-going focus on Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, which sits at the foreground of developing Australia’s future skilled workforce.
The QLD Government is backing Townsville jobs by investing in TAFE and covering the cost to train apprentices.
The COAG meeting of state and territory leaders with the Prime Minister presents a golden opportunity to bring the VET sector back into the frame of Australia’s education system. Vocational education and trade training must receive the same recognition as other education pathways.
“The start of new incentives from 1 July 2019 for builders to take on apprentices and for people to start on a career in building and construction will be a boost for our industry, small business and the economy,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said.
“Senator Michaelia Cash has today (July 11 2019) drawn a welcome line in the sand in placing vocational education and training on the same footing as higher education,” Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said.
