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...

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...