April 19, 2022
Projecting employment to 2026
The National Skills Commission (NSC) has updated it’s employment projections to 2026, providing a guide to the likely future direction…
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April 14, 2022
Employers loosen hiring requirements for hard-to-fill roles
New research from Robert Half Australia found that 84% of Australian employers say they are currently willing to overlook previously…
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April 14, 2022
LinkedIn Top Companies List 2022
The big four Australian banks make up four of the top five workplaces on LinkedIn’s list of the 25 best…
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April 13, 2022
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 now in effect
New Work Health and Safety rules came into effect on 31 March 2022. The Work Health and Safety Act 2020…
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April 12, 2022
Funding for ABS to update ANZSCO
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has received funding over 4 years through the federal budget to improve regional labour…
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April 12, 2022
Security Review – not approved
The Case for Change for the Security review did not receive approval by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) at…
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April 12, 2022
Diploma of Property (Agency Management – Strata) – Endorsed
The Australian Industry Skills Committee (ASIC) recently endorsed the addition of a specialist stream for Strata Management to the Diploma…
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April 8, 2022
Small businesses offered bonus tax deductions on training in budget
Last week’s Federal Budget included the announcement of tax breaks for Australia’s small businesses to encourage investment in skills and…
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April 8, 2022
Australian Apprenticeships Priority List
The Australian Apprenticeships Priority List (AAPL) identifies occupations classified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as Technician and Trade Workers…
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April 8, 2022
Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System
Following the announcement of the extension to the Boosting Apprenticeships Commencements wage subsidy, the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System (AAIS) will…
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April 7, 2022
Apprenticeship wage subsidies extended
The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprenticeship Commencements (CAC) wage subsidies have been extended with enrolments in BAC now…
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April 7, 2022
National Microcredentials Framework released
The Federal Government has released its National Microcredentials Framework (NMF). A lack of consensus about just what a microcredential is…
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April 5, 2022
Emergency Care – Validation
After consideration of stakeholder feedback, draft Training Package materials for the Emergency Care project have been revised, including updates to…
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April 5, 2022
Translating and Interpreting – Draft 1 consultation
A project to update the existing Diploma of Translating, Diploma of Interpreting, Advanced Diploma of Translating and Advanced Diploma of…
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April 5, 2022
National Recovery Training Program – 2nd draft consultation
Feedback is sought on 2nd draft Training Package materials for the National Recovery Training Program project, including one new Qualification,…
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March 25, 2022
Destination Australia funding round
From 26 May 2022, eligible tertiary education providers can apply for funding to offer scholarships to domestic and international students…
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