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As part of a new initiative to help students plan for successful futures, from 2022 dedicated career practitioners are to be employed at 70 public secondary schools across WA. Career practitioners will be positioned at schools which have large numbers of students studying vocational education and training and will help provide students with opportunities to...

A new Student Council is to be formed to represent the voices of more than 300,000 public school students in WA. Currently in the planning and consultation phase, from term 2 next year 20 public school students from across the state will form a group of student councillors and inform the Education and Training Minister...

Eight individuals and four organisations were named as winners at the 2021 WA Training Awards held on Friday 17 September 2021. Now in its 27th year, the event is the State’s premier training awards, showcasing excellence in the VET sector and recognising the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations.   WA Training...

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) requires that trainers and assessors maintain current industry skills and are able to demonstrate appropriate competency, currency and professional development. One way vocational education trainers committed to obtaining mandatory professional currency can achieve this is through industry engagement. Industry Engaged is a series of bite-sized courses that offers industry...

Following the public review period, PwC’s Skills for Australia, on behalf of the Financial Services Industry Reference Committee, has released for public validation draft training products for the Trust Administration, Royal Commission Outcomes and Refresh Currency of FNS Qualifications projects in the FNS Training Package. Project documents including a draft Case for Endorsement and Companion...

Winners of the WA Training Awards 2021 will be announced at a presentation ceremony tomorrow, Friday 17 September 2021. Thirty seven finalists – including 27 individuals and 10 organisations – were announced across 12 categories in August having showcased excellence in the vocational education and training sector. Details of the categories and finalists can be...

Last week, LG Professionals WA announced the winners of their Community Development Professionals awards. The awards aim to formally recognise the valuable contributions made by Community Development professionals working in organisations in Western Australia. The Award winners which were announced during the 2021 Community Development Conference dinner were: Innovative Partnership – Metro Award Winner – City of...

The State Training Board (STB) has established a Youth Engagement Project to identify strategies and make recommendations to the Minister for Education and Training on how to encourage more young people to take up vocational education and training (VET). STB is seeking input from people aged 18 – 24 and ask for nominations from young...

Artibus Innovation, on behalf of the Property Services Industry Reference Committee, is undertaking a project to add a specialist stream for Strata Management practitioners to the Diploma of Property (Agency Management). The addition of a professional stream to the Diploma of Property (Agency Management) will provide already highly skilled practitioners with the opportunity to ensure...

Last weeks 2021-22 state budget included a number of initiatives aimed at boosting skills and training in WA. An additional 8,000 places for Year 11 and 12 students to take part in Vocational Education and Training (VET) was announced. VET delivered to secondary students enables students to gain workplace skills through nationally recognised training whilst...