Helping Mining Workers Upskill and Reskill

The mining sector will benefit from improved qualifications to help address existing and future workforce challenges. A qualification design trial is now underway as part of the Morrison Government’s Skills Organisations Pilots, which are helping the nation’s training system respond to industry needs.

January 13, 2021

Investing in our biggest industry would boost jobs and productivity

The aged care royal commission will bring down its final report next month, and it is more important now than ever. Its findings have implications not just for aged care, but also our biggest single industry that just happens to be growing the fastest of them all. That industry is healthcare and social assistance, which at last count employed 1.7 million people. It is projected to grow by 205,000 over the next five years, more than double the pace of the next fastest sector, education. The National Skills Commission reckons it’s our most COVID-19 resilient industry, a safe bet for those looking for work.

December 19, 2020

Online opportunities to upskill

Whether you are seeking to enter the workforce for the first time or just realised you wanted a change or if you have been retrenched, COVID-19 restrictions have seen many people head into further training and education opportunities.

December 11, 2020

New jobs centre in Adelaide to get the state back to work

In a major vote of confidence in the South Australian economy, Mas, part of national workforce solutions provider IntoWork Australia, has invested millions of dollars to create over 50 new permanent jobs within a state of the art employment and training contact centre in central Adelaide.

December 8, 2020

Open letter to industry to strengthen RAC trade

Australia’s vocational education sector is seeking support from the HVACR industry to develop a consistent national framework for the implementation of new trade qualifications.

New CEO takes the reins at Australian Industry Standards

Australian Industry Standards (AIS) is delighted to welcome Paul Walsh as its new CEO.
Read more here: https://prwire.com.au/print/new-ceo-takes-the-reins-at-ais-2

December 5, 2020

Automation driving new opportunity for industry

Big data and analytics are driving mining operations and efficiencies, as a safety focus increases efforts on remote operations.

December 5, 2020

Industry must maintain advantage

Australians can be proud of our world-class minerals sector as we finish 2020, with the industry continuing to support jobs, communities and investment in regional NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

December 2, 2020

Budget builds skills for Queensland’s future

The Queensland Government has announced an investment of more than $1 billion in the 2020-21 State Budget for training and skills initiatives focused on preparing Queenslanders for the jobs of the future.

November 28, 2020

The Industry View, part 1: skill standards – more than just a name

One of the first priorities for the new National Cabinet Reform Committee on Skills, being the old Skills Ministers forum, is to identify a reform direction for Training Product Design and Development. In the first of four articles, I put forward industry’s view on what that reform could look like, and what path it should not go down.

Category: Industry