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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Launch of the Willyama Cyber Traineeships

Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE, Voice to Parliament, cyber security, Jobs and Skills Australia

Release type: Speech

Date: 21 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - ABC News Breakfast

Subjects: Gas supply, AUKUS, Closing the Gap

Release type: Transcript

Date: 16 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - 5AA Mornings with Matthew Pantelis

Subjects: AUKUS; skills for submarine development; Skills Academy

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Doorstop – Osborne, South Australia

Subjects: AUKUS; Downing of US drone; Australia-China relationship

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Richard Marles MP
  • The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP
  • Senator The Hon Penny Wong
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Commonwealth and South Australia sign Submarine Cooperation Agreement

The Albanese Government and the Malinauskas Government have today signed a Cooperation Agreement, outlining our respective governments’ commitment to supporting the construction of Australia’s…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Richard Marles MP
  • Senator The Hon Penny Wong
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP

Nominations open for the 2023 Australian Training Awards

Outstanding individuals or businesses in the vocational education and training (VET) sector are the focus of the 2023 Australian Training Awards, which are now open for nominations.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 10 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Better data, faster

A bill introduced to Parliament today will support changes to speed up the collection of data from training providers in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 9 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
Read more: Better data, faster

Gender imbalance in workforce contributing to skills shortages

Analysis from Jobs and Skills Australia shows that occupations with skills shortages are likely to have significant gender imbalance in their workforce, particularly towards male-dominated…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 6 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

New Data on Top 20 Occupations in Demand

A new quarterly Labour Market Update report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) lists new data on the top…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 5 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Doorstop – Melbourne

Subjects: Qantas Engineering Academy; Skills shortages in Aviation; Women in aviation

Release type: Transcript

Date: 3 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Address to the Jobs and Skills Councils Onboarding Forum

Welcome, and thank you for being here today.

Release type: Speech

Date: 28 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Securing the future in the Illawarra

The Albanese Government is delivering on a commitment to build the skills and capabilities to take advantage of Australia’s transition to a clean energy future with a $10 million investment at the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Catherine King MP