MEDIA RELEASE 87 per cent of all jobs needed by businesses today require digital skills, says National Skills Week Australia needs 156,000 new technology workers by 2025 25 AUGUST 2021 – Speaking at the start of National Skills Week, Chair of the Week Brian Wexham emphasised the importance of young people to acquire digital skills...
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Tuesday 24th August 8am Today was the official Launch of National Skill Week with Minister Stuart Robert launching the week. We also heard from Laura Tyler, Chief Technical officer at BHP and Chris Lehmann CEO of Tradesmen on Time . the discussion was on the increasing critical need for skills, apprenticeships and training and...
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Minister Farmer said vocational education and training was vital to Queensland’s economy. “We know that if you get the right training, you’re more likely to get the right job,” Minister Farmer said. “I’d encourage every single person reading this to go and look up all the rewarding, lucrative and prestigious career opportunities available through vocational...
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The Morrison Government has marked National Skills Week 2021 by reminding Australians of the incredible opportunities of a skilled career as hundreds of thousands make use of the skills and training pathways guaranteed through record levels of federal funding. Given the massive demand for skilled workers it is also a great reminder that it is...
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Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Woolworths Group partners with SkillsOne to support National Skills Week to help next generation grow rewarding careers 23 August 2021 – One of Australia’s largest youth employers, Woolworths Group has partnered with SkillsOne to sponsor National Skills Week 2021 and celebrate the wide array of skills-based apprenticeships and practical learning pathways available in...
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This year, Woolworths Group is a key sponsor of National Skills Week (23-29 August 2021). National Skills Week sets out to bring to life the talents, skills, career pathways and value of apprentices and trainees across Australia to the wider public and employers. The week is dedicated to raising the status of practical and vocational...
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Welcome to National Skills Week 2021. ReThink Your Ideas Theme video Duration: 57 seconds
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Read all about what’s on the schedule for National Skills Week 2021 in our August newsletter. Also check out updates on some of the fantastic work our partners are doing in the VET space. CLICK HERE to read our August newsletter.
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Australia’s manufacturing sector to be reignited as a result of Covid-19 IBSA Group announced as supporter of National Skills Week 2021 19 August 2021 – Workforce skills program developers, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) Group says the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a tremendous opportunity to kick-start Australia’s manufacturing sector. Trade disruptions due...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Bricklayers most in-demand trade: Bricklayers Association announced as major supporter of National Skills Week 2021 18 August 2021 – While the Greater Sydney lockdown is estimated to cost the construction industry a reported $1 billion per week, bricklayers, in particular, are facing a huge demand in the industry. The opportunity to become a...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE National Skills Week reveals most in-demand jobs of the future Skills critical to Australia’s economic recovery out of Covid Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business The Hon Stuart Robert MP launches National Skills Week 2021 on August 24 9 AUGUST 2021 – Now moving into its eleventh year, National Skills...
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE Apprenticeships and traineeships key to Australia’s post COVID-19 recovery Apprenticeship Support Australia announced as a major sponsor of National Skills Week 2021 3 August 2021 – Leading industry body, Apprenticeship Support Australia (ASA) has cited the employment of apprentices and trainees as key to Australia recovering from the pandemic, while announcing its sponsorship...
Read MoreWorkforce of the future: 1 million workers needed in Health & Community care by 2050 Human Services Skills Organisation (HSSO) announced as sponsor of National Skills Week 2021 16 August 2021 – The Human Services Skills Organisation (HSSO) estimates Australia needs 1 million health and community care workers by 2050(i) and highlights that human services...
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