Uncategorized
Funding boost for regional bushfire management
The WA Government has committed funding towards strengthening regional bushfire management. The funding will take effect in the 2024-2025 budget and will be directed towards employing an additional 34 staff and securing firefighting equipment. New hires will include 20 frontline firefighters deployed throughout the South West, Great Southern and Perth Hills. Read more in the...
Uncategorized
Businesses deprioritising training, risking a serious skill gap
According to research from RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics, there are critical skills gaps affecting a variety of industries with four of the top five gaps in technology skills. However, many employers are reducing employee training budgets, which the research asserts will create a significant skills loss (valued at $2 billion in 2024). This...
Uncategorized
Improving employment outcomes for people with disability
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre has released an Employment and Disability in Australia report which reveals increasing employment of people with a disability by 10 per cent could add $16 billion to economic output yearly. The Report shows the benefits of employing people with a disability, including addressing economic advantages, allowing individuals to find meaningful...
Uncategorized
Western Australia’s regional communities receive investment to increase Traineeships
The WA government will invest $1.9 million to provide traineeships across 50 regional communities. Traineeships across information technology, business administration and marketing, amongst others, are part of this initiative. According to the media statement, Traineeships in business administration remain integral to upskilling the workforce. The Shire of Waroona, a grant recipient, will allocate funding towards...
Uncategorized
Working Future – Australian Government Employment Services White Paper
With the current unemployment rate at its lowest and employment rate at a higher level than recent years, the Working Future White Paper was created to act as a roadmap so every Australian can benefit from the upcoming changes to our economy and society. Working Future aims to concentrate on the following objectives: Deliver sustained...
Uncategorized
Record Levels of Employment in WA
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), WA had the strongest employment rate in the month of August over any of the other states. The number of people employed in WA is now at a record high of 1.57 million, growing by 0.9% in August. ABS also released information that WA’s population growth has...
Uncategorized
Request for Proposal: DEWR’s Local Recovery Fund is now Open
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is seeking proposals for activities that will address employment and training priorities and identify opportunities to improve skills to meet local employer demand. Stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate with local Employment Facilitators and Local Jobs and Skills Taskforces to develop Local Recovery Fund proposals that best address the...
