The dates for National Skills Week 2023 have been set, August 21st – 27th, 2023! National Skills Week was founded on four key areas of focus, notably to dispel the negative perceptions that surround vocational education and training (VET), highlight its diversity, the career pathways, and the success stories that emanate from VET, plus bring focus to emerging skills needs, and...
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The role of the parent is so important There are over half a million students in Year 11 and 12 in Australia, and every one of those students is on the cusp of some serious decision making (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021). Whether they’ve got a clear idea of what they want to do once...
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Retention of staff in both the Aged Care sector and the Commercial Cookery sector (which sits within the Hospitality sector) has long been an issue. Poor perception of jobs in the sectors, coupled with lower pay rates than other industries, means that all too often, jobs in these sectors are considered short-term options, while candidates...
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Author: Cara Jenkin There may be a lot of things that teenagers don’t want to get help from their parents about, but career advice is not one of them. In fact, parents are the number one source of information and the biggest influencer in their post-school job and study decisions. Maybe all those times...
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Not just anyone can work in energy generation, transmission and distribution. These industries call for skilled and capable people that have the requisite training, knowledge and awareness to ensure a safe and productive environment. What should I study? The types of tradespeople and technicians (see Trades or Technicians Careers) that support the clean energy sector come...
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Author: Cara Jenkin Many students face a choice when they finish school and are contemplating further study – go to university and get a degree, or pursue a qualification through vocational education and training. However, there is no need to choose at all. Contrary to the myth that you can’t go to university if...
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Author: Cara Jenkin If you had told your grandparents when they were growing up that one day there would be workers employed to help them stay fit, coaching them to run and lift weights, they probably would not have been able to imagine it. But personal trainer today is an important job and a...
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To celebrate National Skills Week, SkillsOne hosted a Q&A Skills Panel for parents or students to call in to ask questions. This allowed parents or students to ask any questions they may have around vocational education, training and career pathways. Panelists: Brian Wexham, Chief Executive Officer- SkillsOne Television and Founder- National Skills Week Demmi Paris...
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NCVER once again supports Australia’s National Skills Week, an annual campaign focused on promoting Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. This year’s theme is A Universe of Skills: Go Beyond Your Imagination, highlighting VET’s diversity, and the possible career pathways it offers given Australia’s emerging skills needs and industry trends. Read on to check out our...
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National Skills Week is here! The week kicked off with our National Launch happening in Melbourne, hosted and catered by talented students from William Angliss Institute. The event featured a keynote speech by Dr Daniel Mulino MP, opening remarks from The Hon. Gayle Tierney MP and an address by National Skills Week Chairman, Brian Wexham. Watch the livestream.
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Research and development projects are underway in a range of renewable energy industries and these will offer job opportunities in the years ahead. TAFE SA is working with industry to identify current and future training requirements and have representatives working with several industry research groups including the Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT...
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On 17 August 2022, IBSA Group brought manufacturers, union leaders, peak bodies and training providers together at their Manufacturing Skills Forum to share opinions and insights on the strategies needed to address the skills needs of the manufacturing sector, both nationally and internationally. The Manufacturing Skills Forum highlighted the need for a collaborative and systematic...
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Soft skills are touted as some of the most essential tools a worker in the modern age can have up their sleeve. They’re all the skills and talents that aren’t technical, physical, tangible things – it’s good communication, empathy for your fellow people, turning up to work on time. Usually summed up as having a...
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Author: Cara Jenkin Think mining jobs and most people will imagine a man covered in black coal dust while wearing a hard hat. A job in the mining industry today could not be further from that image – especially as coal is not even one of Australia’s top three mined products. In the future,...
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Author: Cara Jenkin One of the world’s biggest crises today is tackling climate change and reducing emissions, but out of the bad news comes good things for those looking for a sustainable career. The clean energy industry in Australia is going from strength to strength, with more than 100,000 new jobs said to be...
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Retail is a significant industry for Australia, representing the second largest employing industry, with a workforce size of approximately 1.3 million. Presently, the retail sector are faced with significant opportunities, as well as critical challenges. Check out SkillsIq’s Industry Skills Forecast for all the latest details on the future of the industry. Read the full...
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