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The Australian Apprenticeships Priority List (AAPL) identifies occupations classified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as Technician and Trade Workers and Community and Personal Service Workers and assessed by the National Skills Commission as being in national skills shortage. The AAPL is based on the Skills Priority List published by the National Skills Commission in...

Following the announcement of the extension to the Boosting Apprenticeships Commencements wage subsidy, the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System (AAIS) will come into effect on 1 July 2022 and will replace the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive Program. The Australian Apprenticeships Priority List will support the AAIS. The AAIS will be introduced in two phases. 2022 and 2024...

The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprenticeship Commencements (CAC) wage subsidies have been extended with enrolments in BAC now open to the end of the 2021‑22 financial year (30 June 2022). The BAC wage subsidy supports businesses and Group Training Organisations to take on new apprentices and trainees. Any business or Group Training Organisation...

The Federal Government has released its National Microcredentials Framework (NMF). A lack of consensus about just what a microcredential is and how it should be recognised by employers, led to the creation of an expert working group. This group developed the framework after examining over 35 different organisations’ definitions of the word – and consulting...

After consideration of stakeholder feedback, draft Training Package materials for the Emergency Care project have been revised, including updates to five Units of Competency. These 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 for a first responder who...

A project to update the existing Diploma of Translating, Diploma of Interpreting, Advanced Diploma of Translating and Advanced Diploma of Interpreting has been undertaken to ensure that they meet the current and future needs of the Language services industry. Consultation on Draft 1 is now open and feedback is invited on the four updated draft...

Feedback is sought on 2nd draft Training Package materials for the National Recovery Training Program project, including one new Qualification, six new Skill Sets and four new Units of Competency. Draft materials focus on the skills and knowledge required by personnel in disaster recovery leadership and management roles. The specific skills requirements being addressed in...