The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

  • Minister for Skills and Training

The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP was Minister for Skills and Training from 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024.

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Interview - ABC Radio National Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Subjects: Quality control for vocational education sector, paid superannuation for maternity leave.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 3 October 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Stamping out dodgy VET providers

The Albanese Government is improving the integrity of Australia’s Vocational Education and Training sector to combat operators attempting to rort the system and to better protect vulnerable…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 October 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Transcript - ABC Radio National with Cassie McCullagh

Topics: Employment White Paper, VET and TAFE requirements, Skill shortages.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Transcript - ABC Afternoon Briefing with Greg Jennett

Topics: Employment White Paper, National Skills Agreement, Remote work and work from home.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Transcript - additional fee-free TAFE places for SA

SUBJECTS: ADDITIONAL FEE-FREE TAFE PLACES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lousie Miller-Frost, Federal Member for Boothby 

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP

Australian and South Australian Governments announce more Fee-Free TAFE from 2024

The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments will deliver thousands of additional Fee-Free TAFE and VET places for South Australians from January next year, with the partnership continuing to work…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP

Joint press conference - Adelaide

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Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP
  • Louise Miller-Frost MP
  • Stephen Mullighan MP

Turbocharging TAFE Centres of Excellence and accelerating apprenticeships

The Albanese Government will equip more Australians with the skills of the future by turbocharging TAFE Centres of Excellence and accelerating the take up of higher and degree apprenticeships in…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

National Skills Passport

The Government’s vision is for a dynamic and inclusive labour market where everyone has the opportunity for secure, fairly paid work and people, businesses and communities can be beneficiaries of…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Albanese and Cook Governments deliver more Fee-Free TAFE

The Albanese and Cook Governments will continue their partnership to deliver Fee Free TAFE and vocational education and training (VET) places to Western Australians over the next three years.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Roger Cook MLA
  • The Hon Simone McGurk MLA

Building a stronger workforce for a stronger industry

A food supply chain workforce capacity study will be undertaken by Jobs and Skills Australia to identify the best opportunities to grow a targeted workforce in the agriculture sector.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Ministerial Statement - Revitalising National Planning in Vocational Education and Training

Speaker –  Today I wish to outline two fundamental reforms implemented by our government in the Skills and Training portfolio.  

Release type: Speech

Date: 14 September 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP