The latest news for National Skills Week
The Queensland Launch for National Skills Week was held at TAFE Queensland Southbank on August 25, 2025. National Skills Week launch and remarks: Brian Wexham CEO and founder Keynote Address by: The Hon. Rosslyn Bates MP, Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Panel Discussion with: Dane Ivicevic, Director, UQ Skills Harry Roberts, QLD Apprentice...
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The South Australia Launch for National Skills Week was held at TAFE SA Adelaide Campus on August 21, 2025. Master of Ceremony: Brian Wexham CEO and founder National Skills Week launch and remarks: Adam Kilvert, Interim CE TAFE SA Keynote Address by: Michael Brown, Assistant Minister to the Premier of South Australia Panel Discussion Facilitated...
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The NSW Launch for National Skills Week was held at Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) on August 25, 2025. Master of Ceremony: Brian Wexham CEO and founder National Skills Week launch and remarks: Aunty Thelmerie Rudd Keynote Address by: The Hon. Steve Whan, Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education Panel Discussion Facilitated by: David Borger,...
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The National Launch for National Skills Week was held at Hotel Realm on August 27, 2025. The program was hosted by Casey Fox- VeT Ambassador National Skills Week launch and remarks, Brian Wexham CEO andChair of National Skills Week Welcome to Country by: Aunty Violet Sheridan Panel Discussion Facilitated by: Brian Wexham Panel Discussion with: The...
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Speech Date:27 August 2025 National Skills Week launch Canberra Ministers: The Hon Andrew Giles MP Minister for Skills and Training Acknowledgements omitted It is a great pleasure to be here today as part of the launch of National Skills Week for 2025. It’s an opportunity to highlight how attractive a VET career pathway can be....
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THE POWER OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS CHANGING THE LIVES OF EVERYDAY TASMANIANS On behalf of National Skills Week Explore All The Options and consider Vocational Education and Training (VET) National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025 26 August 2025 – National Skills Week 2025 will be officially launched in Tasmania on Thursday, August 28, at TasTAFE’s...
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On Tuesday 26 August as part of National Skills Week , Minister Giles addressed the National Press Club on the topic “Skilling Australians’ Future” View the address via ABC iview. You will need to log into your Iview account https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/giles/national-skills-week-launch-canberra
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As we celebrate National Skills Week, the Albanese Government’s historic investments in skills and education are helping to unlock life changing opportunities for Australians, while boosting our nation’s economic strength and competitiveness. Across the country this week, events will be held that aim to inspire people to ‘explore all the options’ when deciding what and...
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Vocational education and training (VET) has been designed to be more flexible, accessible and supportive than other forms of tertiary education, which helps students, jobseekers and workers overcome a multitude of education obstacles. It offers a more individual and tailored approach, as Australians can choose their study and training pathway to their career as well...
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USE VET TO EXPLORE YOUR CAREER OPTIONS WHILE YOU’RE STILL AT SCHOOL Students are getting the jump on their careers while they’re still at school, exploring what their life of work will look like before they decide on an occupation and learning the skills they need to get started. Vocational education and training pathways...
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Higher Ed and Vet Join Forces to Give Workers all the Skills they Really Need Tertiary study is no longer a choice between vocational education and training (VET) and higher education, with training providers and education institutions starting to work together to give Australians all the skills they need to work. The education sector and...
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WHAT IS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET)? Vocational education and training provides students with the skills and knowledge to work in a variety of occupations through hands-on and practical learning. Called VET for short, it can encompass a range of qualifications, courses and pathways to careers. It focuses on providing job-ready, workplace skills and...
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THE FUTURE SKILLS ODYSSEY STARTS WITH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Thinking about the futuristic skills that will be in demand in coming decades often conjures up images of robots, machines and even space expeditions. Vocational education and training (VET) will be crucial for workers to achieve the skills for these jobs of the future,...
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Three in four Australian teenagers already feel relatively certain about the kind of job they will have by the time they turn 30 years old, with the internet, quizzes and career advisors helping to guide their choices. But they may not be choosing the jobs with the best employment outcomes, or the ones that suit...
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Vocational education and training is changing the lives of many Queenslanders who are following lifelong dreams, making career changes after discovering new passions, and getting a career headstart while still at school. They are also learning and earning with the best of both traditional and technological worlds, combining hands-on training with the latest technology and...
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VET IS HELPING JOBSEEKERS FIND SUCCESS IN NON-TRADITIONAL PLACES= Women and men are casting aside gender stereotypes and forging careers in industries in which their true passions lie, with vocational education and training (VET) helping provide the pathways for them to get there. While there are no real barriers to people working in an industry...
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