Update on Productivity Places Program
22 May 2009
The Productivity Places Program commenced in April 2008 and offers 711,000 training places over the next five years Of these places, 392,000 are available to existing workers to gain qualifications or upgrade their skills, while 319,000 places have been allocated to job seekers. In add...
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Job Services Australia to replace Job Network
6 May 2009
From 1st July, Job Network will be replaced by Job Services Australia. Job Services Australia aims to streamline seven separate programs into a ‘one-stop-shop’ by providing job seekers with an individual Employment Pathways Plan which may include elements such as work experience, litera...
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Training WA Blueprint released
18 May 2009
Training Minister Peter Collier has released the training blueprint for 2009 – 2018. The blueprint; Training WA: Planning for the future 2009-2018 outlines the key initiatives to be implemented into the training system over the next 10 years.
Some of the central initiatives in the blu...
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Australian Youth Compact
COAG last week formalised the Prime Ministers Youth Compact. Every Australian under the age of 25 will have a guaranteed education or training place should they not be able to secure employment.
The Compact is based upon three core principles:
Anyone under the age of 17 must be earning or lear...
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NCVER At a Glance: Informal Learning
11 May 2009
This At a Glance considers the learning that goes on daily in a variety of everyday contexts: from the workplace to the home, and through technology and the mass media.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, informal learning is by far the most prevalent form of adult learn...
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NCVER At a Glance: Informal Learning
11 May 2009
This At a Glance considers the learning that goes on daily in a variety of everyday contexts: from the workplace to the home, and through technology and the mass media.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, informal learning is by far the most prevalent form of adult learn...
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Career Advice Australia Announcement
11 May 2009
Minister Ellis has recently announced the amalgamation of all services currently provided under Career Advice Australia into the new Community and Education Engagement Partnership (CEEP). The new CEEPs will incorporate all previous roles performed by the National Industry Career S...
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Newstart Training Supplement
The Australian Government has introduced a temporary Training Supplement for Newstart and Parenting Payment recipients in the 2009 – 2010 budget. The $83.1 million initiative is designed to encourage those Australians vulnerable to long-term unemployment to undertake training.
A training suppl...
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Changes to Australian Apprenticeship Incentives Program
The Australian Government will combine three separate support payments for Apprentices and Trainees (the tools for your trade voucher, Apprentice Wage Top up and Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarship) into a new payment called ‘Tools for your Trade’.
The new ‘Tools For Your Trade’ payment will b...
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Free Help for Employers
Do you need assistance and advice on overcoming skills shortages? CCI’s Education and Training Adviser is available and ready to meet your needs.
The Education and Training Adviser (ETA) Program is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) under the Industry ...
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WA Primary Schools to benefit from Round One of the Primary Schools for the 21st Century Program
6 May 2009
183 WA Primary Schools will receive a share in $312 million during Round One of the Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) Program, which aims to deliver funding to every primary schools for major infrastructure projects.
In Round One, approximately 80% of the funding will go to G...
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Grants available for the study of Asian Languages in Schools
4 May 2009
The Federal Government has announced that $6.24 million will be made available to Australian schools for the Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools program which opened on the 4 May 2009.
Both primary and secondary schools will be eligible to apply for grants between 2009 and 2011. ...
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What is the Raised Leaving Age - Information for employers
In 2006 WA legislation was changed to raise the leaving age for young people from 15 to 17 years of age. From 1 January 2008 young people must participate in school, training or have a job (or combination of these) until the end of the year in which they turn 17 years of age.
Employment with ...
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Overview of current Education Revolution Initiatives:
The $17.2 billion Education Revolution is a key element of the Rudd Governments education agenda. Listed below are the key components of the education revolution.
Digital Education Revolution $2 billion
National Secondary School Computer Fund
Fibre Connections to Schools
Teacher T...
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Education and Training State Budget 2009 - 2010
14 May 2009
While a record $4.1 billion has been committed in the state budget to education and training services in WA over the coming year, $394 million in cuts will be made to the Department of Education budget over the next four years.
Education Minister Liz Constable indicated that the gover...
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Results of ACER Graduate Pathways Survey released
5 May 2009
The 2008 Graduate Pathways Survey: Graduates’ education and employment outcomes five years after completion of a bachelor degree at an Australian university, prepared by ACER, reveals that five years after graduation, university graduates enjoy high employment and high salaries.
The su...
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Release of Students 2008 First Half Year Higher Education Statistics
In March 2009 the Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, released the Students 2008 First Half Year Higher Education Statistics.
These data relate to students enrolled at an Australian higher education provider who consumed load over the period 1 January to 30 June 2008, and form part of...
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Education Investment Fund (EIF) Round 2 Successful Projects Announced
Successful EIF Round 2 projects were announced on 12 May 2009, as a part of the 2009-10 Budget.
31 projects totalling $934 million were approved for funding as part of a larger package of around $3 billion to fund tertiary education and research infrastructure from the EIF.
Of the 31 projects 11 w...
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What's On
VET Teaching and Learning Professional Development Workshops 2009. Various dates for workshops throughout the year, City West Receptions, West Perth.
Mind the Gen Gap 2 June 2009, Dockside Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Unearthing People for the Future 15 ...
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