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A new national advisory council has been established to support the best practice regulation of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. The Vocational Education and Training Regulator Advisory Council will assist the work of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). The Advisory Council is expected to help ASQA with continuous governance practice improvement and...

Through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, the federal government has recently launched the National Workforce Strategy 2022-2027. The Strategy outlines five principles to guide a coordinated and consistent approach to addressing workforce issues and sector-specific workforce plans: Use data to create transparency of the current and future workforce Equip Australians with...

The National Skills Commission (NSC) has updated it’s employment projections to 2026, providing a guide to the likely future direction of the jobs market. The importance of skills needs in the four Cs (Care, Computing, Cognitive ability and Communication) is evident with four services industries projected to provide almost two-thirds (65.4%) of the total projected...

New research from Robert Half Australia found that 84% of Australian employers say they are currently willing to overlook previously important credentials when hiring for hard-to-fill roles. The top three qualifications businesses are willing to overlook are: – education (20%) – technical certifications (17%) – number of years of experience (16%) Employers are least willing...

The big four Australian banks make up four of the top five workplaces on LinkedIn’s list of the 25 best workplaces for career growth in Australia 2022. The complete list of LinkedIn’s ‘Top 25 Companies to Grow Your Career in Australia’ for 2022: Commonwealth Bank Woolworths Group NAB Westpac Group ANZ Telstra WPP Salesforce DXC...

New Work Health and Safety rules came into effect on 31 March 2022. The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of workers (including volunteers) in WA workplaces, and other people who might be affected by the work. The new laws bring together WHS for general...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has received funding over 4 years through the federal budget to improve regional labour market statistics and update the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). ANZSCO will be updated to ensure the future labour market is accurately reflected in how the ABS classifies occupations and labour...

The Case for Change for the Security review did not receive approval by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) at its meeting in February.  The project will instead be passed on to the new Cluster organisation to be reconsidered as part of their first work plan in 2023. More information can be found on the...

The Australian Industry Skills Committee (ASIC) recently endorsed the addition of a specialist stream for Strata Management to the Diploma of Property (Agency Management). This stream includes 5 units of competency which will allow learners to tailor their learning to achieve the Diploma in Property (Agency Management) specialising in Strata Management. The Skills Ministers final...

Last week’s Federal Budget included the announcement of tax breaks for Australia’s small businesses to encourage investment in skills and training. For every hundred dollars a small business spends on training their employees, they will receive a $120 tax deduction. Under the Skills and Training Boost, small businesses – which employ about 7.8 million Australians...