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Media Release: TAFE NSW school-based apprentice helping solve Blue Mountain’s hospitality skills shortage

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August 19th, 2024

Media Release: 19th August 2024 TAFE NSW TAFE NSW school-based apprentice helping solve Blue Mountain’s hospitality skills shortage As National Skills Week kicks off today, data shows a consistent skills shortage for qualified chefs, with high demand for workers in the Blue Mountain’s hospitality industry. Jobs and Skills Australia shows that demand for chefs is expected...

Essential Tips for Students: Mastering Future Skills and Embracing Generational Diversity in the Workforce

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August 19th, 2024

Essential Tips for Students: Mastering Future Skills and Embracing Generational Diversity in the Workforce As the modern workforce becomes increasingly diverse, students preparing to enter the job market, or who are using vocational pathways to upskill or reskill, must understand and adapt to the evolving dynamics of generational differences. Today’s work environment features six distinct...

Skills vs degrees: The new currency for the future of work?

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August 19th, 2024

Skills vs degrees: The new currency for the future of work? In today’s rapidly evolving job market, a significant shift is underway: skills are becoming the new currency. As technology advances and job roles become more specialised, the focus is moving towards the practical abilities of job seekers. So why are skills emerging as the...

Media Release: A fresh look at apprenticeship demand and support during National Skills Week 2024

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August 19th, 2024

Media Release: 19th August 2024 The Capital Group on behalf of National Skills Week Public and private sector more in-sync than ever to grow apprenticeships National Skills Week Chairman Brian Wexham spoke at the launch of National Skills Week 2024 about the important place apprenticeships continue to have in the Australian economy. Mr Wexham...

Media Release: Vocational training driving opportunities for career advancement in Australia’s regional and remote areas

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August 19th, 2024

Media Release – 16 August 2024 Issued by The Capital Group on behalf of Future Skills Organisation as part of National Skills Week 2024 Vocational training driving opportunities for career advancement in Australia’s regional and remote areas Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a game-changer for people’s lives: National Skills Week 19-25 August 2024 16...

Media Release: South Australian Minister for Education, Training and Skills, The Hon. Blair Boyer MP launches National Skills Week 2024

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August 19th, 2024

Media Release: 20 August 2024 Issued by The Capital Group on behalf of National Skills Week 2024 South Australian Minister for Education, Training and Skills The Hon. Blair Boyer MP launches National Skills Week 2024 Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a game-changer for people’s lives Tuesday 20 August 2024 – South Australian Minister for...

Minister’s Message: Federal Minister for Skills and Training, The Hon. Andrew Giles MP

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August 19th, 2024

Media Release: 19 August 2024 Ministers’ Media Centre, Ministers of the Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio The Hon. Andrew Giles MP Federal Minister for Skills and Training $12m boost to VET workforce – a ‘game changer’ for Australia’s future The Albanese Labor Government is delivering a significant boost to the Vocational Education and Training (VET)...

Blog: VET Gives Workers The Skills To Smash Through Stereotypes

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August 19th, 2024

Blog: VET Gives Workers The Skills To Smash Through Stereotypes Written by Cara Jenkin Skills shortages can reduce and workers can lead more fulfilling lives if more people think outside of traditional gender stereotypes when it comes to the ideal worker. It is not just the workers considering these careers who should disregard the...

Blog: Vocational Education and Training Funds a Headstart on Life, As Well As Careers

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August 19th, 2024

Blog: Vocational Education and Training Funds a Headstart on Life, As Well As Careers Written by Cara Jenkin Vocational education and training students are being paid thousands of dollars to learn their work skills, while immediately putting them into practice on the job. It is giving young people a significant leg up in both...

Blog: VET Kickstarts Careers in the Technology Sector

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August 18th, 2024

Blog: VET Kickstarts Careers in the Technology Sector Written by Cara Jenkin Australia’s technology sector needs so many more skilled workers, that supply cannot currently keep up with the pace of demand. More than 25,000 workers are required in the next five years to work directly in the technology industry. The Future Skills Organisation’s...

Blog: VET Skills to Power The New Age of Clean Energy

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August 18th, 2024

Blog: VET Skills to Power The New Age of Clean Energy Written by Cara Jenkin Clean energy will have a once-in-a-generation transformative effect on the workforce and vocational education and training graduates are most in demand. Australia has set a target to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050 and it also has the abundant...

Blog: Make Your Own Career From a Base in Vocational Education and Training

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August 18th, 2024

Blog: Make Your Own Career From a Base in Vocational Education and Training Written by Cara Jenkin Australia’s manufacturing workforce is on the rise thanks to the innovative and high-tech opportunities that the industry now presents. The number of people directly employed in manufacturing is now at its highest level in 20 years, with the...

Blog: Vocational Education and Training Helps Students Get Ahead in Life

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August 18th, 2024

Blog: Vocational Education and Training Helps Students Get Ahead in Life Written by Cara Jenkin More than nine in 10 jobs that are forecast to be created in the next 10 years will require workers to have obtained a qualification after finishing high school. For almost half of them, a vocational education and training...

Minister’s Message: The Hon. Steve Whan MP, NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

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August 16th, 2024

The Hon. Steve Whan MP, NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education “It’s National Skills Week, and the theme this year is game changer, and that’s what it means. It’s a game changer for people’s lives to get the skills that we can teach them.”

Media Release: 2024 Manufacturing Workforce Plan: Solutions for Australia to maximise the $124 billion industry

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August 14th, 2024

2024 Manufacturing Workforce Plan: Solutions for Australia to maximise the $124 billion industry The Capital Group on behalf of Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance Manufacturing Alliance), Job and Skills Council has released the 2024 Manufacturing Workforce Plan, highlighting the numerous opportunities the multi-billion-dollar sector presents to jobseekers and the country. The plan...

Media Release: Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a game-changer for people’s lives

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August 12th, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a game-changer for people’s lives Sydney, 12 August 2024 NATIONAL SKILLS WEEK: 19-25 AUGUST 2024 National Skills Week from 19-25 August, will this year encourage all Australians to discover how Vocational Education and Training (VET) can be the ultimate game-changer in their own or their families’...

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