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The Power of Vocational Education and Training is Changing the Lives of Everyday Tasmanians
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  • August 27th, 2025

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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Minister’s Media Centre: Supporting Australians in their skilling journey as we celebrate National Skills Week
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  • August 26th, 2025

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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Overcoming Obstacles to Education is Made Easy through VET
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  • August 26th, 2025

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
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  • August 26th, 2025

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
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  • August 26th, 2025

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)?
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  • August 26th, 2025

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
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  • August 26th, 2025

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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Young Australians Find their True Calling by Considering Other Options
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  • August 26th, 2025

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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Apprenticeships Work for Queenslanders Wanting to Make their Next Career Move
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  • August 26th, 2025

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
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  • August 26th, 2025

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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Queenslanders encourages to “Explore All Options” this Skills Week: Media Statement
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  • August 25th, 2025

Published Monday, 25 August, 2025 at 12:03 PM Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates Queenslanders encourages to “Explore All Options” this Skills Week National Skills Week 2025 (25-31 August) highlights training pathways that lead to real jobs and stronger communities. One million Queenslanders take part in vocational education and training...

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Vocational Training Lays the Foundations for Career Success in Victoria
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  • August 25th, 2025

Carly Brown, Vocational Student of the Year Award 2024 (Finalist), Certificate II in Electrotechnology, Certificate II in Engineering, Certificate II in Plumbing, Certificate II in Automotive Technology VOCATIONAL TRAINING LAYS THE FOUNDATIONS FOR CAREER SUCCESS IN VICTORIA On behalf of National Skills Week Explore All The Options and consider Vocational Education and Training (VET) National...

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Workers in New South Wales are Making their Mark through Vocational Education and Training
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  • August 22nd, 2025

WORKERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES ARE MAKING THEIR MARK THROUGH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING On behalf of National Skills Week Explore All The Options and consider Vocational Education and Training (VET) National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025 22 August 2025 – National Skills Week 2025 will be officially launched in New South Wales on Monday, August...

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Vocational Education and Training Powers Australia’s Workforce Needs Now and into the Future
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  • August 21st, 2025

  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING POWERS AUSTRALIA’S WORKFORCE NEEDS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE On behalf of National Skills Week Explore All The Options and consider Vocational Education and Training (VET) National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025 21 August 2025 – National Skills Week 2025 will be officially launched on Wednesday, August 27, at Hotel...

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