Edition 78, May 2010

Licensing Line News will be conducting a series of online seminars in June and July covering key licensing and training issues... read more

The Australian Government has announced that it will invest more than $660 million in training, apprenticeships and adult literacy and numeracy... read more

To boost the skills of the workforce, particularly in the construction, infrastructure, renewable energy and resource sectors, the Australian Government will create the $200 million Critical Skills Investment Fund... read more

More than $240 million will be invested over the next four years in a range of initiatives and reforms to transform Australia's vocational education and training system... read more

The Australian Government will allocate almost $20 million to support a fundamental shift from a time-served apprenticeship model to a competency-based system... read more

The Australian Government will provide almost $80 million to extend the highly successful Apprentice Kickstart program for another six months, supporting around 22,500 new apprenticeship places in traditional trades experiencing skills shortages... read more

To increase access to language, literacy and numeracy programs, the Australian Government will invest almost $120 million over the next four years... read more

An additional $8.3 million will be provided to progress sweeping reforms to the way governments regulate the $49 billion transport sector, including funding for the establishment of national regulators for rail and heavy vehicle... read more

The Queensland Electrical Safety Office has provided advice regarding the use of apprentice electricians to conduct insulation inspections... read more

WorkSafe WA has released a reminder to licensees regarding the conversion of old licences to high risk work licences... read more

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has announced a new Skilled Occupation List designed to deliver highly skilled migrants and crackdown on people seeking permanent residency through low-value education courses... read more

The Australian Government has released the Review of the Administration of the Home Insulation Program prepared by Dr Allan Hawke... read more

The Safe Work Australia Board has endorsed the current amended version of the Model Work Health and Safety Legislation... read more

A more streamlined national approach to licensing for jockeys will come into affect on 1 July 2010 after an agreement between the Australian Racing Board and the Australian Jockeys Association... read more

New South Wales Fair Trading has implemented a new and improved online service for checking home building licences.... read more

A new Electrical Licensing Board commenced operations in Western Australia on 1 February 2010... read more

The ACT Government is overhauling occupational health and safety regulation through the establishment of a new body called WorkSafe ACT... read more

Outstanding work health and safety initiatives were recognised at the 5th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards, presented at Parliament House in Canberra last month... read more

The new TAE10 Training and Education Training Package, which includes the revised Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, has been endorsed by the National Quality Council... read more

The Productivity Commission will research factors impacting on the early childhood, schooling and vocational training workforces... read more

A research report into the currency of industry skills and knowledge held by VET teachers and trainers has been released by the Queensland Department of Education and Training... read more

Australia's best and bright trainees and apprentices have shown off their skills at the 2010 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Brisbane... read more

The Queensland Training Ombudsman has released a report into the state's school-based apprenticeships and traineeships system... read more

Looking for more information on the latest training package news and other developments in the vocational education and training system... read more

The Victorian Department of Justice has developed a range of quick-reference guides to promote awareness about the responsibilities and obligations of licensees that come with each type of liquor licence... read more

Standards Australia has finalised a guide to assist stakeholders understand the process to have projects considered as a Standards Australia resourced Standards Development project... read more

WorkSafe Victoria has released an overview of key requirements for licensed dangerous goods vehicle drivers covering changes to dangerous goods laws that came into full effect on 1 January 2010... read more

WorkSafe WA recently released a set of publications to assist migrant workers and their employers understand workplace health and safety requirements... read more

The 2010 Skills Tasmania Conference, to be held in Hobart on 21 June 2010, will focus on the importance of workforce development and planning for the Tasmanian economy... read more

A full day forum on assessment in education and training will be held for the South Australian VET sector on Friday 25 June 2010... read more

The Queensland Department of Education and Training is holding two workshops on skill development for VET practitioners... read more

A series of workshops will be held around the country to give vocational education and training practitioners the opportunity to get on top of the key issues around copyright... read more

The ePortfolios Australia Conference 2010, being held in Melbourne from 3-4 November, will showcase current e-portfolio practices and the ways e-portfolios support learners to transition between education and training, employment and industry areas... read more

The nomination round for the 2010 Minister's Award for Support Services Excellence and the Minister's Award for Excellence for Commitment to Australian Apprenticeships categories are now open and will close 11 June 2010... read more