Edition 37, September 2006

The new Licensing Line News website is live. The website is a key online Australian resource for industry, training and regulatory stakeholders affected by occupational licensing... read more

The Australian Safety and Compensation Council reports significant progress towards streamlining the process for developing national occupational health and safety standards and codes of practice... read more

New South Wales and Victoria have agreed to reform their WorkCover systems to harmonise key areas and minimise red tape... read more

Queensland maritime industry stakeholders have collaborated to develop a pilot competency-based training scheme for Master Class 5 students... read more

Aviation industry stakeholders are encouraged to attend a workshop in preparation for the forthcoming introduction of mandatory alcohol and drug testing... read more

Standards Australia is assessing standards that are more than ten years old... read more

A new system being implemented in Victoria creates a mandatory minimum statewide standard to help prevent people who pose a risk to the safety of children from working with them in a paid or volunteer capacity... read more

Training providers are urged to advise enrolling students to look into all requirements for obtaining a licence in their chosen industry because passing the relevant course may not be enough... read more

The Queensland Office of Fair Trading has recently prosecuted security firms, owners and crowd controllers for breaches of the Security Providers Act 1993... read more

The National Industry Skills Report helps to make sense of current skills needs, likely future skills needs and areas that require attention to ensure skills needs are met... read more

The future employment and wage prospects of young people are substantially improved following vocational training, according to a new report released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research... read more

The new driver licence proposed for Queensland will help prevent fraud and safeguard holder privacy... read more

Amendments to the Queensland Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act promote increased consumer confidence in the industry... read more

New laws in Queensland make it more difficult for unscrupulous real estate agents and auctioneers to operate, leaving it fairer for consumers and legitimate traders... read more

Have your say on the new safety standard for anchors and mooring equipment... read more

A new report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research sheds some light on the nature and contribution of private registered training organisations in Australia... read more

Come to grips with some key licensing terms... read more

Submission deadlines for Licensing Line News... read more