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A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled Meet the Future looks at how employers can gain from helping young people get career ready. In this post the Career Industry Council of Australia (Inc) gives a brief overview of the report touching on how employers partnering with schools on career-readiness...

Consumer advocacy group Choice has found that one in nine Australians have bought cryptocurrencies in the past year and that number is expected to continue to rise. In a submission to the federal treasury’s consultation paper on cryptocurrency, Choice has urged the federal government to “strongly consider regulating all crypto assets under the existing financial...

We have been in consultation with the Surveying industry and training sector to determine the level of support for establishing the Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services as a traineeship in Western Australia. The CPP30221 Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services is currently available for classroom based delivery (institutional) but not...

A new portal has been launched to support the State Government funded Career Taster Program. The Career Taster Portal connects students and schools with industry taster experiences through a searchable database allowing them to browse events, activities, resources and information online. The Career Taster Program offers Western Australian Year 9 students opportunities to engage in...

The Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute – SSSI have released the Surveying and Spatial Volunteer Strategy consultation draft and are inviting comment. The document is the first stage in seeking input and support for a volunteer program targeted at using surveying and spatial skillsets for community resilience building. Feedback will help to inform the final...

Volunteering Australia is leading the Volunteering in Australia research project aimed at shaping the future of volunteering in Australia. Results from a survey of the general Australia population carried out in April 2022 showed that the number of Australians undertaking volunteer work is lower than it was compared to pre-COVID levels. The Early Insights report...

Artibus Innovation is undertaking an industry summary project which will provide an overview of current issues and opportunities in Property Services. Industry stakeholders are invited to provide their thoughts on current opportunities in Property, as well as developments and innovations – digitization, automation, COVID19, and labour shortages – impacting the industry and how they should...

The WA State Government is implementing new initiatives to attract skilled migrants and international students to Western Australia, to help alleviate skills shortages. New initiatives include expansion of the Graduate Occupation List (194 occupations added taking the total number of occupations to 331) and the expansion of the skilled migration criteria to allow offshore candidates...

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia reiwa.com is bringing compulsory professional development (CPD) blockchain training to WA real estate professionals. The professional development course is a first for Australia and will be delivered onsite at REIWA Training by TecStack, a Perth-based blockchain consulting firm. The course will give students an overview of how the...

Companies are continuing to find it challenging to fill accounting roles as job ads in the profession increase. Accounting recruitment agencies are reporting that accounts officers – accounts payable/accounts receivable (AP/AR) – roles are particularly difficult to fill due to a lack of candidates with the right qualifications and experience. The top three roles within...