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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Australian and NSW Governments sign landmark skills agreement for 120,000 fee-free TAFE and VET places

The Australian and NSW Governments have signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills shortage and deliver Fee Free TAFE and more vocational education places for the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 December 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Alister Henskens SC MP

ACT signs up to deliver Fee-Free TAFE

From 2023, Canberra students will be able to access fee-free courses at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) as the Australian and ACT Governments signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 December 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • Chris Steel MLA

Transcript — ABC Radio Perth

SUBJECTS: WA Skills Agreement; Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Australian and WA Governments sign landmark skills agreement

The Australian and Western Australian Governments have signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills shortage and deliver Fee Free TAFE and more vocational education…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 28 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Mark McGowan MLA
  • The Hon Sue Ellery MLC

Speech to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia

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Release type: Speech

Date: 22 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Speech to the AI Group Industry Meets Canberra

Subjects: Jobs and Skills Australia, skill shortages, Powering Australia Plan, apprenticeship completion rates.

Release type: Speech

Date: 21 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Press conference, Adelaide

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Release type: Transcript

Date: 19 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • Louise Miller-Frost MP

Celebrating the nation’s best at the 2022 Australian Training Awards

Sixteen of Australia’s best apprentices, students, training providers, teachers and businesses have been recognised for their hard work and dedication at this year’s Australian Training Awards,…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 19 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Communique - Meeting of State and Territory Skills Ministers

Federal and State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met today, acknowledging the Victorian Government is currently in caretaker, to progress a range of key vocational education and…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 18 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Sue Ellery MLC
  • The Hon Di Farmer MP
  • The Hon Alister Henskens SC MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP
  • Chris Steel MLA

Australian and SA Governments sign landmark skills agreement

The Australian and South Australian Governments have signed a landmark 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills shortage and deliver Fee-Free TAFE and more vocational education…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 18 November 2022

Ministers:

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

Jobs and Skills Australia begins its work

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has today been formally established, after legislation passed through Parliament and received Royal Assent.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 16 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Putting students first - extension of redress and waiver of indexation

The Albanese Government will extend the VET FEE-HELP Student Redress scheme for 12 months, and intends to waive all indexation applied to historical vocational education student loans affected…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 9 November 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP