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WA AgriFutures 2024 Rural Women’s Award winner
Mandy Walker, an accomplished businesswoman from the Wheatbelt has been awarded the AgriFutures 2024 WA Rural Women’s Award. The award aims to celebrate, empower and recognise women in WA’s rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities. The award is in recognition of her project to help Wheatbelt businesses participate in the defence industry supply chain....
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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...
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Regional Traineeship Program open for applications
Regional Traineeship Program grants are now available with $2 million contributed to local jobs throughout Western Australia’s regional areas. WA Community Resource Centre (CRC) Network members and some of the Local Government Authorities (LGA) are urged to get involved as these grants will assist local regional businesses cover the costs involved with vocational training and...
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Department of Training and Workforce Development Strategic Plan 2023-2028
DTWD has established a five-year strategic plan, that will put emphasis on WA’s skills needs within the economy giving more opportunities for learning, jobs and careers for the future. Implementation of the plan will follow these five main priorities: Enable all Western Australians to easily choose and access training that leads to jobs and careers...
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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...
