Edition 68, June 2009

This is an update from Safe Work Australia 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 released fact sheets for registered training organisations with advice on delivering high risk work licensing units of competency and the construction induction training unit of competency... read more

An announcement by the ACT Government has foreshadowed the introduction of legislation to confirm ACT participation in nationally agreed processes for the construction industry... read more

The Training Accreditation Council, WorkSafe WA and the Department of Education and Training recently released a joint communiqué detailing WorkSafe's position on the induction training... read more

Workplace Standards Tasmania is inviting comment from individuals, organisations, and industry bodies on the draft Code of Practice - Induction for Construction Work... read more

The Queensland Office of Liquor, Racing and Gaming is currently reviewing the effectiveness of online training in meeting the Queensland Government’s harm minimisation objectives in the supply and service of alcohol... read more

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has released a proposal to introduce a new category of aircraft maintenance engineer licence to cover small aircraft... read more

The Builders Registration Board of Western Australia now has assessment guidelines on its website for people wishing to undertake the Board’s written assessments... read more

For the first time governments from each state and territory and the Commonwealth have formally committed to the harmonisation of occupational health and safety legislation... read more

The Australian Transport Council has recommended that the Council of Australian Governments agree on a transition to single national regulators to cover maritime safety, heavy vehicles, rail safety and rail investigation... read more

The Australian Capital Territory Minister for Industrial Relations John Hargreaves has released an exposure draft of the Work Safety Regulation 2009 for community consultation... read more

The NSW Commission for Children and Young People has announced a new system under which self employed people over the age of 18 years who work with children can obtain a certificate to demonstrate they are not prohibited from working with kids... read more

The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner has released a new set of fact sheets dedicated to the auditing process under the Australian Government Building and Construction OHS Accreditation Scheme... read more

WorkSafe Western Australia is reminding holders of certificates of competency (OHS Certification Australia card) issued between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2008 that will need to convert it to the new High Risk Work Licence by no later than 30 June 2009... read more

The Victorian Plumbing Industry Commission has released a fact sheet on how licensed and registered plumbing practitioners will be affected by new amendments to the Building Act 1993 which came into effect on 1 January 2009... read more

Have you ever wondered about how the level of occupational licensing in Australia compares to elsewhere in the world? Well, the following report by the Reason Foundation sheds some light on how things are done in the United States... read more

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard has announced that the Australian Government will invest $200 million in the delivery of Better TAFE Facilities... read more

The National Quality Council has released the findings of a scoping report investigating ways to improve the quality of assessment practices in vocational education and training... read more

Government Skills Australia is inviting key stakeholders to provide feedback on new units of competency which will be included in the Public Sector Training Package... read more

Teenagers have won the right to commence electrical and refrigeration apprenticeships while still at school in South Australia, following a recent decision handed down in the South Australian Industrial Relations Commission... read more

Service Skills Australia is calling for workers in the service industries to participate in a survey and contribute to the future direction of accredited training for the service industries in Australia... 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

AgriFood Skills Australia has released the latest series of its Workplace English Language and Literacy publications... read more

The Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council has released two workplace English language, literacy and numeracy resources for the construction and security industries... read more

The Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council national conference will be held in Sydney on 28 and 29 July... read more