The latest news for National Skills Week
Virtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top, the hit online event for the hairdressing industry, will screen during National Skills Week. One of the first Australian online hairdressing events of the COVID era, Virtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top launched on Monday, 8 June and was co-produced by Box Hill Institute and Sharon Blain...
Read MoreVirtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top, the hit online event for the hairdressing industry, will screen during National Skills Week. One of the first Australian online hairdressing events of the COVID era, Virtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top launched on Monday, 8 June and was co-produced by Box Hill Institute and Sharon Blain...
Read More
The NSW Department of Education as part of it committment to ensuring VET in School teachers remain current with the latest skills, trends and applications conduct immersion programs for their teachers. You can see the passion and committment in the teachers to ensuring that their students obtain the most up to date information and skills...
Read More
As part of National Skills Week, the Australian NRL has created short videos from ambassadors for the NRL-VET (Vocational Education and Training) Pathways program. The NRL ambassadors, talk to us about their experience with vocational education, how it helped them both on and off the field, as well as where it has taken them in...
Read More
SkillsIQ is a national not-for-profit organisation supporting industry to develop standards to ensure the workforce is equipped with the right skills for jobs now and in the future. This report measures the gap between the required qualification across 400 occupations in the economy and the actual qualifications held by more than 10 million...
Read More
This episode explores the experience of 3 Vocational education and Training Alumni, who have all had very different experiences and journeys with Vocational Education and Training (VET). One thing in common is they are all passionate about providing guidance and information to young people and their influencers on the opportunities and diversity in VET. We...
Read More
To meet the demands of the accelerated technological change, with the added complication of border closures, business needs to shift its focus to reskilling and upskilling employees. In June PwC surveyed CFO’s around the world and found roughly half plan to make remote work a permanent option. And 52% said...
Read More
The Australian Government is National Skills Weeks biggest supporter. The National Careers Institute (NCI) is a government measure that was established so that Australians have access to accurate and up to date career information and support regardless of their age and stage. It provides a single, independent and impartial government source of...
Read MoreVirtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top, the hit online event for the hairdressing industry, will screen during National Skills Week. One of the first Australian online hairdressing events of the COVID era, Virtual Hair Experience: Journey to the Top launched on Monday, 8 June and was co-produced...
Read MoreSo you are thinking of a career change? Conversations on making the decision to change careers later in life. Rekeisha Voss- VET Alumni, and Anthony Di Cristofaro- VET Alumni, This episode explores experience of two mature aged apprentices, Anthony Di Cristafaro and Rekeisha Voss. Anthony is the Western Australian apprentice of the year for 2019,...
Read MoreStories on success in male dominated trades Rebecca Hudson – VET Alumni, and Kathleen Fensom- VET Alumni, This episode explores the experience of Rebecca Hudson and Kathleen Fensom, 2 women working in what is referred to as male dominated occupations. Rebecca is the WA trainee of the year 2019 and an Australian Training awards finalist....
Read More
VET has been the foundation of Australia’s strong and vibrant economy. It produces industry leaders, offers great diversity and career paths, supports Australia’s resources and primary industries, builds our cities and monuments, supports our Tourism and heritage and a whole lot more. To celebrate National Skills Week, career practitioners from the AIS CPRN will deliver...
Read MoreThe University experience. Was it for me? Is it for you? Cassandra Brown – VET Alumni, , Daniela Feldman – VET Alumni This episode explores the experience of Cassandra Brown and Daniela Feldman, who both experienced University and Vocational education and Training. They both have an amazing story to tell about the decisions they made...
Read More
This episode explores the experience of Anthony Di Cristofaro who entered into the apprenticeship space as a mature age apprentice. Anthony speaks of the decision and his journey through the training. But it doesn’t finish there! Anthony has an amazing story to tell about the impact and change that being an apprentice has given him....
Read More
Brian Wexham, CEO and founder of National Skills Week introduces National Skills Week 2020, the important role we all take in promoting Vocational Education and Training and the opportunities it provides.
Read More
National Skills Week highlights the personally, professionally, and financially rewarding career choices available through vocational education. Meet South Australian Butcher Luke Moody, a man who set out to dispel the myths around butchery . Luke completed a butchery apprenticeship and decided that he wanted to share with the public his experience of butchery, the value...
Read More