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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Meeting of federal, state and territory skills ministers
Federal and State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met in person today for the first time since 2019 to progress a range of key vocational education and training reform matters.
Television Interview, Channel Nine, Today
E&OE Topics: Skills And Training Shortages, Stage 3 Tax Cuts
Interview - ABC RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas
Subjects: Skills and training shortages, Stage 3 tax cuts.
Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast
E&OE Topics: Skills and training shortages, Essendon Football Club executive position, Stage 3 tax cuts.
2022 Skills Priority List almost doubles occupations with skills shortages
The number of occupations suffering skills shortages has nearly doubled in the past year according to the National Skills Commission’s (NSC) 2022 Skills Priority list, released today.
Press conference, Melbourne
Subjects: Skills Priority List occupation shortages; Essendon Football Club.
Interview - ABC NewsRadio Glen Bartholomew
Subjects: Care workforce labour market study; stage three tax cuts.
Hidden care workforce report reveals workforce shortfall
The previous government failed to release and act on the Care Workforce Labour Market Study conducted by the National Skills Commission, which found the care and support workforce is facing…
Address to the Community Colleges Australia Conference
E&OE
Interview - Sky News, PM Agenda
Subjects: Rates rise; National TAFE Day; Jobs & Skills Summit; Labour shortages.
ABC Insiders interview
DAVID SPEERS: Brendan O’Connor, welcome to the program. BRENDAN O’CONNOR, MINISTER FOR SKILLS AND TRAINING: Thanks, David.
Simplifying VET qualifications
The Albanese Government will focus on making the VET system fit for purpose – efficient, effective and easy to navigate so that students don’t have to study the same thing over and over again…