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Tag: Brendan O'Connor
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Fee-free TAFE expansion set to benefit Victorian fridgies
The federal and Victorian governments have announced the creation of up to 62,800 additional fee-free TAFE positions in Victoria over a five-year period beginning in 2024. With a skills shortage identified in the construction sector – including among specialists in refrigeration and air conditioning – the announcement looks set to make training more accessible for […]
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Government sets its sights on dodgy RTOs
A new bill has been introduced into federal parliament to address integrity and quality issues in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
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Winners are grinners at WorldSkills Nationals
The WorldSkills Australia National Championships were held in Melbourne over the weekend, with 470 competitors from around Australia vying for medals in different areas of vocational education and training (VET). The aim of the event is to get young Australians excited about skills and trades and growing Australia’s skills culture. It’s also about building the […]
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National Skills Agreement to lift VET completion rates
Boosting VET completion rates will be one of the key elements in a new National Skills Agreement, according to the Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor. O’Connor says that, together with other state and territory ministers, he will be looking at “myriad ways we can improve the completion rates”. “It’s going to be subject […]
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Major skills goals require detailed effort
At the National Jobs and Skills Summit, the federal government unveiled major initiatives to address Australia’s skills crisis. But industry insiders warn that the real work is still to come. During the summit, the government announced 465,000 additional fee-free TAFE placements, along with planned changes to Australia’s skilled migration system. Working with industry, unions and […]