Edition 59, August 2008

Manufacturing Skills Australia, the national industry skills council for the manufacturing industry, has advised that there are issues affecting the availability of four of their training packages on the National Training Information Service... read more

A new skills recognition service has been launched to assist experienced conveyancers meet the new criteria required to obtain a full conveyancers licence in Victoria... read more

The development of units of competency for the Air Transport Pilot Licence is one of three continuous improvement projects the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is currently undertaking in relation to the Aviation Training Package... read more

Registered training organisations are reminded that they need to adhere to the mutual recognition arrangements agreed to by Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in relation to general construction safety induction... read more

The Queensland Department of Emergency Services has announced that under the new Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 high occupancy buildings will be required to appoint and train a Fire Safety Adviser... read more

The Australian Council for Private Education and Training is calling for expressions of interest from private registered training organisations delivering trade training in Queensland or the Northern Territory to join its proposed Industry Productivity Focus Group... read more

Workplace Standards Tasmania is seeking comment on the draft regulations and codes of practice for occupational licensing of electrical work in Tasmania... read more

New legislation has been passed in the Australian Capital Territory which reforms the law regulating medicines, poisons and therapeutic goods and establishes a new licensing framework for medicines and poisons... read more

Standards Australia has announced that from October 2008 it will introduce a new business model which will change its operations, improve existing processes and ensure its long term sustainability... read more

The Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation has been commissioned by the Department of Sport and Recreation to undertake a project to produce Queensland’s Adventure Activity Standards... read more

Consumer Affairs Victoria is using information technology to detect unlicensed motor car traders... read more

Queensland has introduced a new Code of Practice to assist people manage health and safety risks posed by traffic to workers and other persons while construction or maintenance work is occurring on, or adjacent to, roads... read more

The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts has released a consultation paper on the future governance model for the Queensland TAFE system... read more

A high level Commonwealth announcement has endorsed the vital role of information and communication technology in the national training system... read more

Innovation and Business Skills Australia has been engaged to conduct a project to develop units of competency covering intellectual property... read more

A new report has been released which explores the issue of how vocational education and training is actually used in the labour market, in particular the match between what people study and the jobs they get... read more

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Workplace Standards Tasmania has released an updated guide to High Risk Work Licensing in Tasmania.... read more

TVET Australia Product Services has launched a complete series of learning and assessment materials for the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment... read more

A new booklet has been released by WorkSafe Victoria and WorkCover New South Wales to assist people comply with occupational health and safety laws in relation to fatigue in the workplace... read more

The Queensland Electrical Safety Office has released a new self paced audit package to help electrical contractors understand the legal obligations under their contractors licence... read more

Understanding the basics of e-learning has just gotten easier after the $30,000 makeover of highly popular Designing and implementing e-learning website... read more

The New South Wales Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board is conducting half-day information session for New South Wales registered training organisations wishing to add qualifications from the Aviation Training Package (AVI08) to their scope of registration... read more

The annual Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council national conference will be held on 15 and 16 October 2008 in Adelaide... read more

EE-Oz Australia, the national industry skills council for the electrotechology, communications and energy utilities industries, will be holding its national conference on 20 and 21 October in Hobart... read more

The Safety Institute of Australia is hosting the 16th annual Occupational Health and Safety Conference which will be held from 12–14 November 2008 in Cairns... read more

A one day national toy summit will be held in Brisbane on 10 September 2008. The summit will see industry, government and consumer groups come together and develop a roadmap to improve the safety of toys, wherever they are from and wherever they are sold... read more

The Group Training National Conference 2008 will be held from 15-17 October in Cairns... read more

The Voc Ed Learning Group will be running workshops across the country on assessment validation and survey writing during October and November 2008... read more