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The latest report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), The online delivery of VET during the COVID-19 pandemic: part 2, focuses on the experiences of registered training organisations that moved to online delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and look at how their experiences may affect their decision to deliver VET...

An International Student Travel Portal has been developed by the Western Australian Government to support international students as they return to study in WA. A variety of support is on offer to international students including exclusive prices on flights, financial assistance to students who arrived between 20 January and 2 March 2022 and were required...

The Associations Incorporation Act 2015 is currently under review. Members of Western Australia’s 20,000 associations and not-for-profit groups are invited to provide input into possible changes to the laws that affect how they operate. The review will look at whether financial reporting and audit obligations can be simplified, particularly for smaller associations, and if the...

One in five Australians quit their job within the last year and almost one quarter are considering changing their place of employment with many planning to move to a new role in a new industry or take a career break, according to research by the National Australia Bank (NAB). NAB found the key reasons people...

A new national study has found that the proportion of students who accessed higher education through non-ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) pathways over the past decade has steadily increased, although the ATAR route remains the pathway for the majority of students. The report Equity implications of non-ATAR pathways: Participation, academic outcomes, and student experience found...

On behalf of the Public Safety Industry Reference Committee, its Technical Advisory Committee has drafted Training Package materials for the Emergency Care project, including updates to five Units of Competency. Draft materials address changes in industry practice, health regulatory requirements and the current COVID-19 pandemic. A new Advanced Emergency Care Skill Set has been developed...

Revised draft training package materials have been developed for the National Recovery Training Program project, including one updated Qualification, one new Skill Set, and three new Units. These draft products will address the competency required to support a recovery team member to work effectively in a disaster recovery context, and how to provide relief and...

A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has been formed to assist with the Translating and Interpreting in the Public Sector (PSP) Training Package. The TAC will be involved in reviewing content and public feedback and providing recommendations to the Public Sector Industry Reference Committee. In the initial stages, the TAC will look to work through the...

In December 2021, the Australian Industry Skills Council (AISC) approved the development of a Diploma of Bushfire Protection Assessment. A technical advisory group has been formed and work is underway to scope national skills standards to support a range of job roles associated with the application of planning and building requirements to improve bushfire resilience...

A Case for Endorsement has been submitted for the Diploma of Property (Agency Management) project for consideration by the Australian Skills Industry Committee (AISC) at its meeting in February. If endorsed, this will add a specialist stream to CPP51119 Diploma of Property (Agency Management). The code will also change to CPP51122. There will be no...