Edition 66, April 2009

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has released the following update on the National Standard for Persons Performing High Risk Work (April 2006) and the implementation of high risk work licensing units of competency... read more

WorkSafe Victoria has announced that it will be extending licence assessor authorisations by one year in response to the rescheduling of the implementation of the National Standard for Persons Performing High Risk Work... read more

WorkCover New South Wales has released a frequently asked questions document to assist stakeholders understand the implementation process in New South Wales for the National Code of Practice for Construction Work... read more

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has released an update on the new arrangements for construction induction training in Queensland... read more

The COAG National Licensing Taskforce is advising that the Property Agents and Land Transport Ministerial Declaration has been signed off by all jurisdictions... read more

At the meeting of the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council on 3 April 2009, Ministers noted the creation of the Safe Work Australia Council... read more

The latest edition of the Australian Refrigeration Council newsletter Cool Change features articles about a number of different refrigeration handling licences... read more

The Fire Protection Industry Board has developed material to promote compliance and proper technician licensing within industry... read more

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a report which has identified five key technological developments that are placing pressure on media and communications regulation... read more

Skills Australia has released for consultation its proposals for a new governance framework for the National Training System... read more

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has announced that the Industry Skills Council for the manufacturing industry, Manufacturing Skills Australia, will take on responsibility for training issues in the automotive industry.... read more

Innovation and Business Skills Australia is holding national consultation workshops on the review of the TAA04 Training and Assessment Training Package... read more

The Queensland Government department responsible for vocational education and training has a new minister, a new name and a new director-general in changes announced following the recent state election... read more

Nominations are now open for the training awards in most states and territories... read more

The National Quality Council is currently reviewing the Noting Process for national training package support materials... read more

For more information on the latest training package news and other developments in the vocational education and training system subscribe to Training Packages @ Work... read more

EE-Oz Training Standards has recently completed the development of manuals and recommended programs to assist registered training organisations with trade skills assessments in selected electrical qualifications under the General Skilled Migration Program... read more

The second edition of the Doing well with WELL Resources newsletter has been released by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ Workplace Literacy and Language Program... read more

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the national training system’s e-learning strategy, has awarded $1,070,000 for the development of six new Flexible Learning Toolboxes... read more

Skills Tasmania will be hosting its annual conference on 18­­–19 May in Launceston... read more

The VET Teaching 2009 Conference will be held in Brisbane on 26–27 May 2009 at the Brisbane Convention Centre... read more

The New South Wales Department of Education and Training is hosting a two-day conference on skills recognition to be held at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney on 25–26 May 2009... read more

The National Marine Safety Committee’s Summit Down Under will be held on 22 May on the Gold Coast... read more