Australian Training Awards nominations open

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Australian Training Awards, recognising outstanding achievement in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Housing supply to be a national priority under the National Skills Agreement

Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met virtually today and have agreed that delivering housing supply will be added to the national priorities identified in the National…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 8 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council communique

Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met virtually today to discuss ongoing reform of vocational education and training (VET) through important changes to address the quality…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 8 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP
  • Hon Joel Bowden MLA
  • The Hon Lance McCallum MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Gayle Tierney MP
  • The Hon Simone McGurk MLA

Interview - Mornings ABC Brisbane with Steve Austin

E&OE Transcript Subjects: Pressure on Charitable Organisations; Employer Underpayments; Doubling Philanthropy; Competition Reform; Extraordinary Women in Economics.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 8 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP

Creating a First Nations training workforce for health workers

The Albanese Government is delivering more trainers and assessors for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, to supply more workers

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Linda Burney MP
  • Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy MP

Doorstop interview - Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Western Australia

Subjects: Sharing the National Collection with the Wanneroo Regional Gallery, the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, wages growth in Western Australia.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 6 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Business Council of Australia Breakfast bridging business for growth

I want to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we’re meet

Release type: Speech

Date: 5 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Albanese Government forging TAFE Centres of Excellence

The Albanese Labor Government is working with all States and Territories to ensure we support skills development in a fast-changing, modern economy.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Common sense changes mean more VET teachers

The Albanese Government is making it easier for people with secondary school teaching qualifications, industry experts and teachers-in-training to use their skills in vocational education and…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Speech - Universities Australia Solutions Summit

Strong tertiary sectors are central to driving a strong and sustainable economy, particularly at a time when the labour market is changing faster than ever before.  And it’s critical our VET and…

Release type: Speech

Date: 27 February 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Speech - BuildSkills Australia Jobs and Skills Council National Launch

I want to congratulate BuildSkills for hitting the ground running. This launch is the culmination of a series of roadshows, with events held in capital cities across Australia last year. 

Release type: Speech

Date: 27 February 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Laws to clean up training

Last year former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon delivered a sobering report highlighting some serious problems in our vocational education and training (VET) sector. 

Release type: Op-Ed

Date: 23 February 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

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