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As part of its 5-year Productivity Inquiry, the Productivity Commission has released an interim report outlining potential opportunities to improve Australia’s school and tertiary education systems. Feedback on the 5-year Productivity Inquiry: From learning to growth is now invited. The report considers improvements that support: -schools to provide the foundational skills required to improve economic...

The recently released Skills Priority List shows that significantly more occupations were found to be in national shortage in 2022 when compared to the previous year. The number of occupations suffering skills shortages has nearly doubled in the past year with 31% (286 out of 914) of occupations assessed in shortage in 2022 compared to...

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and a reminder for all Australian’s to stay secure online. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) provides cyber security advice, assistance and operational responses to prevent, detect and rectify cyber threats within Australia. The ACSC monitors global cyber threats 24 hours a day, seven days a week and in...

The Federal Government has released a Discussion Paper including options, examples of potential changes and questions on the review of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Industry Funding Model (IFM) Terms of Reference. Stakeholders views are invited and feedback received will inform the Review’s consideration, including to consider whether any refinements are required to...

October is Safe Work Month – a time to commit to building a safe and healthy workplace. Work health and safety (WHS) involves the management of risks to the health and safety of everyone in the workplace. But where can you find out about WHS obligations, risks and safe working practices? Safe Work Australia develops national...

Eight individuals and five organisations have been announced as winners of the WA Training Awards 2022. Now in their 28th year, the awards recognise the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations. WA winners could go on to represent the State at the Australian Training Awards in Adelaide on Friday 18 November 2022....

Applications are now open for the Year 9 Career Taster Program (CTP) – Grants Program. The CTP – Grants Program is now available to support schools and TAFE colleges to provide Year 9 students with engaging and practical career taster experiences, to help them explore careers and post-school training pathways. An eligible entity can apply...

Following last weeks Jobs and Skills Summit, 36 immediate initiatives have been agreed by the Government. These include: Building a better skilled, better trained workforce – $1 billion for fee-free TAFE in 2023. Addressing skills shortages and strengthening the migration system – Increasing the permanent Migration Program ceiling to 195,000 in 2022-23. Boosting job security...

We are in the process of consulting with the WA industry regarding the establishment of a traineeship for the Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management and would love to hear from stakeholders in WA’s finance sector. We are seeking to understand the level of support for this proposal and if the traineeship is established,...

Treasury have released a proposal paper for the Quality of Advice Review that set out 12 potential proposals for reform. The proposals are aimed at simplifying advice regulations and making advice more accessible. Interested parties are invited to provide comments on the proposals. Comments can be lodged using the online template. Closing date for submissions...