Our editorial series Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – requires a trained and inspired workforce. But how to achieve that? By Michael Edwards of Boeing Research and Technology. Enhancing performance, safety and efficiency of Boeing’s products and services are at the forefront of Boeing’s innovation teams’ minds when developing technological advancements for…
The federal government has announced $1.5 million in funding for Victoria University’s Sunshine campus as part of the TAFE Technology Fund. According to a statement from skills minister Brendan O’Connor on Tuesday, the funding to the dual-sector provider will be used for “cutting-edge machines to support the establishment of the Western Melbourne Precinct for Advanced…
The announcement by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of a Future Made in Australia Act has brought a chorus of negativism as well as support and advice from industry. Samantha Donovan interviewed industry policy leader Emeritus Professor Roy Green of UTS Sydney on ABC radio – his advice is to better coordinate policy, focus on…
Slightly over a third of the Australian team of young apprentices, trainees, and students competing in the upcoming WorldSkills 47th International Competition in France will be from Victoria, the state government has announced. WorldSkills will be held in Lyon on September 10 – 15, with the theme “Where there is a skill, there is a…
WOA sells Dirty Clean Food to Jay Albany Wide Open Agriculture is to sell its Dirty Clean Food business to its CEO Jay Albany through his holding company DCF Global. DCF aligns production, manufacturing and distribution to support and grow regenerative farming and regenerative farmers in Western Australia. The deal, work $1.5 million, will enable…
Two-thirds of students who completed a vocational qualification at certificate I or above had an improved employment outcome post-training, up 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. The report, VET student outcomes 2023, released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows: 50.6 percent of graduates who did not have a job…
The Western Australian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Babcock Australasia to further develop its defence activities as well as workforce training and upskilling in the state. Babcock International sustains the entire UK submarine fleet, and Perth’s HMAS Stirling on Garden Island is the base for the current Collins class fleet, as…
Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme in operation Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme is now operating, providing consumers and businesses with a 10 cent refund for every eligible drink container they recycle. Eligible containers include most aluminium, glass, plastic and liquid paperboard (carton) containers which can be returned to refund points for payment. Refunds can be given as…
National Cabinet has agreed to unlock billions of dollars to build Australian through a landmark five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA). The agreement between the Commonwealth and the states will take effect from January next year, embedding national cooperation and strategic investment in our vocational education and training sector, according to the government. The federal government…
The 2023 JSA Annual Jobs And Skills Report highlights the need for student-centred reform of the skills training and higher education sectors, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA). The peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education providers said Australia to improve access to both skills training and higher…
