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.
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…
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…
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.