The latest news for National Skills Week
“I am extremely proud of all the designers. You see them work so hard for so many months putting everything together, and the emotional roller coasters that they go through, and no sleep. We couldn’t be more proud of them today.” – Andrea Cainero, Head Teacher at the Fashion Design Studio discussing the Innovators...
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National Skills Week 2016 is only one hundred days away, with this year highlighting the abundant career opportunities available through Vocational Education and Training (VET). The VET sector is establishing itself as the primary vehicle to lead students onto rewarding career pathways and future studies. Vocational qualifications, available through TAFE’s, registered training providers or private...
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Sam Sheppard shifts our thinking of women in non-traditional trades. “Women are a valuable commodity to our Industry … they need to be heard, they need to be seen, they need to see each other.” Starting a business and placing a deposit on her first home at the age of seventeen, there is no doubt Sam...
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SkillsOne is taking careers advice out of the office and onto the stage through exhilarating shows packed with music, film and theatre! The Skills and Thrills showcase brings five engaging shows to the local clubs of Penrith, Wentworthville, Blacktown, Campbelltown and Cammeray throughout the months of June and July. Rapid technological advances are changing the...
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This week National Skills Week launches it’s new logo for the 2016 theme – NEW WORLD, NEW VISION, YOUR FUTURE National Skills Week 2016 will challenge people to think about how much they really know about VET, the progression opportunities, and the changing jobs market. Rapid technological change will continue to impact all sectors...
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The perfect online tool for students, parents and career advisers, making the search for an education, training or higher education private training provider, that much easier! The ACPET Catalogue provides up to date information to students, parents and careers advisers seeking information on education, training and higher education with a leading private provider. The Catalogue has over...
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We need to encourage more young Australians to consider vocational education pathways and careers. Australia is currently experiencing skills shortages in many sectors and apprentices, trainees and a skilled workforce are vital to the economic development of Australia. National Skills Week helps to bring the opportunities into focus, highlight the many options and the diversity...
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Important information for Students and Careers Advisors This week SkillsOne launches a new skills channel, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. Looking for a cool career? The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Services industry is diverse, complex and at the cutting edge of technology, environmental and energy efficiency issues. Technical jobs are the one of the fastest...
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THEATRE SHOWCASE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND CAREER ADVISORS There is a currently a strong demand for skills and trades people across the NSW economy, in particular Western, South Western Sydney and the Central Coast. This demand will only continue to grow in coming years. We need to get more young people to view skills and...
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CHANGING THE WORLD OF VIDEO Creative, engaging and dynamic videos, in “snackable” and “bite sized form” are all the rage. Becoming increasingly popular in recent years, due to the nature of shifting times, changes in technology and a movement in the way we interact and view entertainment, short social media videos are creating a buzz...
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NEW WORLD, NEW VISION, YOUR FUTURE 29 August – 4th September, 2016 National Skills Week continues to celebrate and inform students and the wider public of the diversity and career pathways available through Vocational Education and Training (VET). The week, (August 29th – September 4th, 2016) will communicate the emerging trends and new growth drivers...
Read MoreThe community and partners of Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College (SCCVC) are in celebration mode having won the 2015 ‘School Pathways to VET’ Australian Training Award. This prestigious National Award was announced as 800 people gathered in Hobart. The Awards Dinner is a tremendous celebration of the richness of Vocational Education and Training, of outstanding...
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August 29th – September 4th, 2016 National Skills Week continues to attract overwhelming support following a survey of stakeholders who confirmed the importance of having a dedicated week to highlight VET, Industry trends and the link between training and jobs. Every year since its inception in 2011, National Skills Week has recognised, celebrated and informed...
Read MoreAustralia’s most talented apprentices, trainees, VET students, skills and training teachers, businesses, and training providers were honoured at the 2015 Australian Training Awards in Hobart tonight. Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Luke Hartsuyker, said the strong field of finalists showed what can be achieved with vocational education and training (VET). “Australia is truly a...
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National Skills Week has wrapped for its fifth consecutive year with unprecedented success! The week recognised, celebrated and informed students and the wider public of the diversity, benefits and achievements associated with Vocational Education and Training. This year’s theme embraced and brought into focus the skills needs associated with Australia’s emerging areas of opportunity. The...
Read MoreRecently, Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham officially launched Book an Ambassador, a function available via the Australian Apprenticeships website, along with Member for Reid Craig and Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador, Dene Halatau, from the West Tigers, who is currently undertaking a Diploma of Building and Construction. “More than 150 people have been appointed...
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