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Throughout September Volunteering Australia will be hosting a series of workshops across the country as part of the National Strategy for Volunteering project. The Visioning Workshops are designed for everyone and you don’t need to have been involved in the project so far to come along. Whether you’re a volunteer, you manage volunteers, you research...

Over the past few years, more people have begun working from home with many enjoying the benefits that it can offer – better work-life balance, more flexibility in how and when they work and for many, an increase in job satisfaction. This trend has contributed to the growth of home-based businesses with people earning extra...

A consultation paper to seek industry’s views on removing the tertiary education requirements for financial advisers who have passed the exam, have 10 years’ experience in Australia and have a clean disciplinary record of financial practice has been released. The consultation paper also proposes options for amending current education requirements on new industry entrants. Anyone...

Draft legislation has been released to introduce two tax incentives that support small businesses to train and upskill employees and improve their digital and tech capacity. The legislation which has been released for public consultation will introduce the productivity measures that were outlined in the Budget earlier this year. -Skills and Training Boost Small businesses...

Architect, Customer Service Manager, Human Resources Manager, Management Accountant, Medical Administrator and Property Manager are among the new occupations to be added to the Western Australian Skilled Migration Occupation List Schedule 1 and 2. The WA Government has increased occupations eligible for skilled migration in WA by around 60%. The list of newly available occupations...

The latest census data shows an increase in the number of students choosing trades and vocational courses in Australia. In 2021, 177,032 more students were completing vocational studies compared to 2016. During the same period, 24,824 more people were studying at university. The census data also showed that vocational students are getting older, with 63%...

The Public Safety Training Package Release 4.0, containing new occupational skills standards aimed at building national disaster recovery capabilities, has been endorsed by the Skills Ministers for implementation. The updated Training Package includes a new Skill Set and three new Units of Competency addressing the skills required to support a recovery team member to work...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is currently working with several Australian Government agencies to update The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) which covers all occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. The review is open to consultation and submissions are invited on two topics – Skills in ANZSCO and...

Workforce shortages throughout the country have delivered rapid salary growth across a range of industry sectors. So, which industries are showing the biggest wage growth? According to SEEK’s latest jobs data insights, the four industry sectors with the strongest wage growth are: – Real estate and property – Leasing Manager (36%) – Education and training...

Stakeholder feedback on draft documents for the Fire project have been collated and revised draft Training Package materials now available for validation. The imported HLT Provide first aid unit has been updated and moved from the core to the electives in the Certificate II and Certificate III in Public Safety (Emergency and Firefighting Operations). The...