http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ Licensing Line News provides the latest news and information on occupational licensing reform in Australia.It focuses on the integration of training and assessment requirements for occupational licensing into Australia's vocational educational and training system. en-au Copyright 2008 Licensing Line News. All Rights Reserved. 20 http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2660As 2008 draws to a close, the Licensing Line News team would like to wish all our readers a safe and happy festive season http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2661The Licensing Line News user survey is closing soon. This is your chance to give us your views and opinions of Licensing Line News and your last chance to go in the draw to win some great prizes http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2659The WorkSafe Western Australia Commission for Occupational Safety and Health has recognised the construction industry induction training conducted in South Australia, Victoria and Queensland as meeting the requirements of the Western Australian regulations http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2650The new CHC08 Community Services Training Package has been endorsed and reflects licensing and regulatory requirements http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2652The new version of the Public Sector Training Package (Version 3) includes the addition of a new Diploma of Government (Rail Safety Regulation) qualification http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2665The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is currently reviewing 30744QLD Course in the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road for inclusion into the Transport and Logistics Training Package http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2655The Queensland Electrical Safety Office is reminding licensed electrical workers due to renew their licence in 2009 that they must have completed skills maintenance within the previous two years http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2666Service Skills Australia has released a discussion paper on new areas of skills development for the WRB04 Beauty Training Package including laser technologies and solaria http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2641The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is advising air operators and maintenance organisations to make sure their pilots and licensed aircraft maintenance engineers are appropriately qualified http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2653The new Victorian Plumbing Regulations 2008 came into effect on 24 November http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2647Consumer Affairs Victoria has announced that liquor licence fees will rise next year to recover the cost of regulating the liquor licensing system http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2651The National Transport Commission has rolled out a new website to assist stakeholders in finding information about national reforms quickly and easily http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2656As part of the national celebrations for Safe Work Australia Week all states and territories hold their annual awards to recognise safe work practices http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2668The 29 November meeting of the Council of Australian Governments saw the establishment of a number of training related agreements and partnerships http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2654An Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development review of Australia’s vocational education and training system lists training package reform amongst its key recommendations http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2643Manufacturing Skills Australia is advising users of errors in the Manufacturing Training Package (MSA07v3) currently on the National Training Information Service http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2642A new era is emerging in the national training system, with the results of a national survey revealing that 91 per cent of students and 88 per cent of teachers and trainers saying their vocational education and training delivery includes some form of e-learning http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2645The Australian Government is calling for applications for the inaugural round of the Endeavour VET Outbound Mobility Program http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2640The winners of the 2008 Australian Training Awards were announced at the awards ceremony held in Darwin on 20 November http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2649The National Audit and Registration Agency is welcoming applications from suitably qualified people as part of its 2009 round of auditor procurement http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2667Do you need to stay up to date with news and developments in Australia’s vocational education and training system? http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2648The Mining Industry Skills Centre has launched the first serious games-based simulation training tool for the mining industry to create a zero harm mine site training environment http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2658Training Packages @ Work, a leading source of news and information on training packages and vocational education and training, has released a comprehensive set of fact sheets on the national training system http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2644Education Network Australia (edna) has released a suite of free online voice tools to further online collaboration and communication for those working in the education and training sectors http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2657Imagine if you could zip up all your life and work experiences, list your education and skills histories and provide multimedia examples of work all in a few megabytes. Impossible? Think again http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2663The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations will host a conference in Sydney on 2-5 March 2009 which will address the best way to meet future skills needs in a globally competitive world http://www.licensinglinenews.com/ViewArticle.asp?issueid=377&articleid=2664The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts will be hosting a major event for registered training organisations on the Gold Coast in March 2009