Edition 60, September 2008

New training requirements have been approved in South Australia for building work contactors and supervisors following a review of the requirements under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995... read more

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is advising registered training organisations that two recently developed accredited courses to meet licensing requirements in the areas of asbestos removal and demolition work are now available for purchase... read more

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) have announced agreement on recognition arrangements for the Building Surveyors (Level 1) Licence... read more

Proposals for the introduction of an Australian multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) have been set out by Civil Aviation Safety Authority... read more

SkillsDMC, the national industry skills council for the resources and infrastructure sectors, is proposing to include a series of Skill Sets in the new Resources and Infrastructure Training Package, which is currently under development... read more

TAFE NSW is the first Australian TAFE to receive certification to deliver new internationally recognised training for apprentice aircraft engineers... read more

Legislation has been introduced into the Federal Parliament to establish Safe Work Australia, a new national independent body to lead and improve occupational health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia... read more

New work safety legislation will come into effect in the Australian Capital Territory on 1 July 2009 after the passing of the Work Safety Act 2008... read more

The Energy Networks Association (ENA), the peak national body for Australia’s energy networks, recently released a document outlining a national approach to electricity network safety regulation... read more

From 21 January 2009 all auctioneers and land sales representatives in South Australia will be required to be registered and carry a photographic registration card... read more

New CCTV regulations which set minimum standards for security cameras in late-night licensed venues will come into effect in Victoria from October 6... read more

Last month Victorian Premier John Brumby announced Securing Jobs for Your Future, the largest ever single investment in Victoria’s vocational education and training system... read more

The Queensland Government will spend more than $280 million over the next four years to continue modernising TAFE facilities as part of the Queensland Skills Plan 2008... read more

The new Funeral Services Training Package (SIF08) has been endorsed... read more

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A new resource is paving the way for learners to undertake risk-based learning using virtual technologies... read more

A website developed by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training is linking vocational education and training professionals to more than 15,000 training, assessment and professional development resources... read more

The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts has launched a new website dedicated to the professional development of the state’s vocational education and training workforce... read more

The Construction and Property Service Industry Skills Council has developed a suite of resources to support the delivery of a construction management induction program within the general construction industry... read more

A new training resource focuses on safety and risk management issues by exploring the potential hazards and risks in the workplace for forklift drivers... read more

WorkCover New South Wales has released an industry safety standard for erecting, altering and dismantling scaffolding in the area of prefabricated steel modular scaffolding... read more

A new resource has been developed that uses culturally appropriate e-learning content to improve the literacy and numeracy levels of regional and remote Indigenous communities... read more

The annual Western Australian Work Safe Forum will be held in Perth on 23 October 2008... read more

A national conference looking at what today's training environment means for the manufacturing industries will be held in Sydney on 29 October... read more

Reframing the Future, a major workforce development initiative of the Australian, and state and territory governments, is facilitating a two-day forum in Melbourne on 17 and 18 November 2008... read more

The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council will be conducting information sessions around Australia from September to November on Skill Sets and the Productivity Places Program... read more

A forum will be held in Melbourne on 26 November to discuss issues around the implementation of the Allied Health Assistant qualifications... read more

VETnetwork Australia, the peak body supporting vocational education in schools in Australia, will be holds it biannual conference in Sydney on 2 October... read more

A special symposium to discuss issues around building and sustaining skills development in rural and remote areas through the vocational education and training (VET) system will be held in Darwin on 18 and 19 November... read more