The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
- Minister for Skills and Training
The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP was sworn in as Minister for Skills and Training on 1 June 2022.
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National Skills Week kicks off
National Skills Week is an opportunity to celebrate Australia’s diverse skills set, but comes at a time when our nation is in the grip of a skills crisis.
Interview - ABC 702 Breakfast with James Valentine
Subjects: Labour shortages; Job and Skills Summit; skilled migration.
Interview - ABC Melbourne with Raf Epstein
Subjects: Wages; Jobs & Skills Summit Roundtable; Skilled migration; Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries.
Press conference, Bendigo
E&OE Topics: Jobs & Skills Summit Roundtable; Skilled migration; Manufacturing; Gas prices.
Speech - Opening address, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), Manufacturing Skills Forum, Melbourne
Subjects: manufacturing, skills shortages, Jobs and Skills Summit, TAFE, apprenticeships, training.
Interview - Sky News Agenda with Kieran Gilbert
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Subjects: Scott Morrison’s secret Ministerial portfolios; Jobs & Skills Summit; Skilled migration; Labour shortages.
Interview - Sky News AM Agenda with Peter Stefanovic
Subjects: Skilled migration; labour shortages; Jobs and Skills Summit.
Press Conference, Melbourne
E&OE Subjects: Jobs & Skills Summit; Skilled migration; Labour shortages; Jobs and Skills Australia; Timothy Weeks returns to Afghanistan.
Interview - Neil Mitchell, 3AW
Subjects: Skilled migration; Jobs Summit; labour shortages; employment for older Australians; Jobs and Skills Australia; skill shortages.
Round Four NCI Partnership Grants help young people plan for future careers
More young people can improve their career outcomes thanks to the latest of the Australian Government’s National Careers Institute (NCI) Partnership Grants.
Jobs and Skills Australia
The Albanese Government is taking immediate action to address the urgent skills crisis, by introducing legislation to establish Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).
Interview - ABC Afternoon Briefing
EO&E Topics: Climate change; Jobs and Skills Australia; Skilled migration; Jobs Summit.