Edition 75, February 2010

Edition 75, February 2010

Licensing Line News announcement

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Licensing Line News is currently undertaking a survey to get the views and opinions of its readers and subscribers... read more

Training and licensing news

Licensing units proposed for TLI training package

The Case for Endorsement for Version 3 of the TLI07 Transport and Logistics Training Package has been submitted to the National Quality Council with the inclusion of a number of licensing related units of competency... read more

Report finds corruption in NSW security industry licensing

A report into corruption in the provision and certification of security industry training in NSW has found that the industry's licence upgrade process failed in its objective to weed out incompetent and undesirable registered training organisations and security officers... read more

Extension of loadshifting course in Queensland

The Queensland Department of Education and Training has extended the accreditation of 30496QLD Course in Operating Loadshifting Equipment until 30/3/2011.... read more

New competency requirements for gasfitting in Tasmania

Workplace Standards Tasmania has made a new determination in regards to the competency requirements for the granting of a Gas Fitting (Natural Gas) Type A Appliance Certificate of Competency... read more

Regulatory updates

Margin lending licensing commences

Issuers and advisers of margin lending facilities will be able to apply for an Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL), or a variation to an existing licence, from 1 February 2010 until 30 June 2010... read more

New Victorian electrical regulations

Two new regulations regarding electrical safety have been released in Victoria... read more

Workplace chemicals regulatory framework RIS released

Safe Work Australia has published the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS): Proposed Revisions to the National OHS Framework for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods... read more

Fatigue number one risk in workplace accidents

Fatigue is the number one accident risk factor for construction workers and requires better recognition by occupational health and safety managers, research at the University of Sydney has found... read more

Sustainable housing laws introduced in Qld

The Queensland Government introduced new sustainable housing laws on 1 January 2010 to improve the water and energy efficiency of homes and to encourage smarter design... read more

Training system wrap

Student outcomes from PPP participation

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has released a publication on the outcomes for students who completed their vocational education and training under the Productivity Places Program during 2008... read more

Training Products Australia is the new face of training resources

In recognition of the importance of high quality teaching and learning resources, this year TVET Australia will launch Training Products Australia... read more

Validation workshops for revised Financial Services Training Package

The review of the FNS04 Financial Services Training Package has entered its final stages and validation workshops for the revised qualifications and units of competency will take place across Australia in February and March... read more

New resources

TVET offers new management tool

To assist registered training organisations to meet their requirements under the Australian Quality Training Framework, TVET Australia has released a new RTO management product... read more

Upcoming events

Comcare national seminars

The 2010 Comcare National Seminars program has been released and registration is now available online... read more

Call for speakers at Qld VET teaching conference

The Queensland Department of Education and Training is seeking expressions of interest for conference sessions at the VET Teaching Conference 2010 which will be held in Brisbane on 20-21 May... read more

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