Edition 55, April 2008

At its meeting of 26 March 2008, the Council of Australian Governments agreed to advance the due date for mutual recognition of vocationally trained licensed occupations... read more

WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Australia's largest and most prestigious trade and skills showcase, is to be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from 11 to 13 July 2008... read more

The Productivity Places Program has been launched by the Australian Government... read more

A project is underway to develop learning and assessment resources to support new and revised units of competency which match licensing requirements for the use of ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases in the fire protection industry... read more

The Australian Government has launched the Trade Training Centres in Schools Program... read more

An online interactive multimedia package for employees required to work with, or near hazardous substances has been released... read more

TradeBiz, a new nationally recognised business qualification, designed for tradespeople, has been launched in Queensland... read more

A new report has been released which examines the current use of e-learning for mature age workers across Australia and internationally... read more

The Queensland boat building industry’s skill base is to be expanded with the opening of a new marine training centre on the Gold Coast... read more

The National Code of Practice for Precast, Tilt-up and Concrete Elements in Building Construction was declared by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council on 27 February 2008... read more

It is a FREE monthly online newsletter and website which includes a current list of training packages detailing their status and industry skills council contact details... read more

Queensland security providers, and people applying to join the industry, can attend free information sessions to learn about licensing and training changes scheduled to take effect from mid 2008... read more

WorkSafe in Western Australia are reminding workers that a licence is required to perform high risk work... read more

The Australian Captial Territory Government has announced the introduction of mandatory responsible service of alcohol training for liquor licensees and bar staff... read more

The Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997 has recently been amended to introduce a number of significant changes to the sale of tobacco in South Australia... read more