New skills and training body to reshape Queensland
The Queensland government has introduced reforms to overhaul the state’s vocational education and training (VET) sector – improving the way it operates.
7 August 2012
Queensland Training Awards finalists announced
The Queensland government has commended the state’s top 57 apprentices and trainees who have been announced as finalists in the state’s annual training awards.
6 August 2012
Supporting more women into trades
Women are venturing into male dominated fields more and more in this day and age.
6 August 2012
Trainee attrition rates decreasing
The latest data released from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has revealed that attrition rates among Australian trainees are falling.
3 August 2012
Skill shortage focus of national conference
Australia’s lucrative mining sector is putting extreme pressure on the current workforce to meet labour demands, minister for immigration and citizenship Chris Bowen said at a conference yesterday (August 2).
3 August 2012
Queensland apprenticeships and traineeships popularity booming
More young Queenslanders are opting for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships over tertiary studies, recent figures have revealed.
2 August 2012
More young Australians taking gap years
A recent report has revealed that more Australians than ever are taking gap years before attending university.
31 July 2012
Boosting productivity among trainees and apprentices
Harnessing the skills of a workforce and leveraging them in the right direction is an important business strategy, Skills Australia has revealed in a study.
26 July 2012
Tradeswomen focus of National Skills Week
With National Skills Week just a month away, WorldSkills Australia is shining the spotlight on tradeswomen by encouraging them into traditionally male-dominated fields.
25 July 2012
Queensland rail industry skills shortage identified
A recent audit has revealed an increasing gap in staffing and skills in the Queensland rail industry, with the problem expected to increase over the next year.
25 July 2012
