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 Training Awards nominations open
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Australian Training Awards, recognising outstanding achievement in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Housing supply to be a national priority under the National Skills Agreement
Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met virtually today and have agreed that delivering housing supply will be added to the national priorities identified in the National…
Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council communique
Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met virtually today to discuss ongoing reform of vocational education and training (VET) through important changes to address the quality…
Creating a First Nations training workforce for health workers
The Albanese Government is delivering more trainers and assessors for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, to supply more workers
Business Council of Australia Breakfast bridging business for growth
I want to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we’re meet
Albanese Government forging TAFE Centres of Excellence
The Albanese Labor Government is working with all States and Territories to ensure we support skills development in a fast-changing, modern economy.
Common sense changes mean more VET teachers
The Albanese Government is making it easier for people with secondary school teaching qualifications, industry experts and teachers-in-training to use their skills in vocational education and…
Speech - Universities Australia Solutions Summit
Strong tertiary sectors are central to driving a strong and sustainable economy, particularly at a time when the labour market is changing faster than ever before. And it’s critical our VET and…
Speech - BuildSkills Australia Jobs and Skills Council National Launch
I want to congratulate BuildSkills for hitting the ground running. This launch is the culmination of a series of roadshows, with events held in capital cities across Australia last year.
Laws to clean up training
Last year former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon delivered a sobering report highlighting some serious problems in our vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Address to the OECD Skills Summit, Brussels
The twin economic transitions of decarbonisation and digitisation may play out differently in different countries, but there is commonality in how we are looking to ensure our skills systems provide…
Australia represented at OECD Skills Summit
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor will this week travel to Brussels to attend the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Skills Summit, along with Skills and…