Edition 80, July 2010
High risk work update
Worksafe Victoria provides an update on high risk work licensing in Victoria... read more
Worksafe and the West Australian Training Accreditation Council have jointly produced an information flyer to provide updated information on high risk work licensing in Western Australia... read more
NT WorkSafe provides an update on high risk work licensing in the Northern Territory... read more
Work Cover Tasmania provides an update on high risk work licensing in Tasmania... read more
WorkSafe ACT provides an update on high risk work licensing in the Australian Capital Territory... read more
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland provide an update on high risk work licensing in Queensland... read more
SafeWork SA provides an update on high risk work licensing in South Australia... read more
Workcover NSW provides an update on high risk work licensing in New South Wales... read more
Training and licensing news
The Australian Electricity Supply Industry Skills Passport is an individual's record of skills, authorisations, inductions and refresher training. The purpose of the Passport is to enable workers to work with different network operators, including in different states and territories... read more
The accredited course 30744QLD Course in the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road has been amended and Version 5 changes accredited in May 2010... read more
Regulatory updates
The Australian Government imposed new port security rules on 1 July, which will affect drivers and operators who apply for new Maritime Security Identity Cards or need to get their existing cards reissued... read more
Almost 30 per cent of eligible Brisbane event organisers have applied online for one-off community liquor permits under a pilot scheme by the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation... read more
Training system wrap
The federal government has announced the appointment of four Interim positions to help set up a national system of quality assurance and regulation in the higher education and VET sectors... read more
The AQF Council is seeking comments on the paper: Strengthening the AQF: A Framework for Australia's Qualifications... read more
The Queensland Government will create an industry led authority to drive training investment and skills reform, Minister for Education and Training Geoff Wilson has announced... read more
The Queensland Government has commissioned an independent review of post-secondary education and training in the state... read more
New resources
Following the release of the new AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards, streamlined and improved supporting documents have been developed to assist RTOs, applicants and registering bodies... read more
Workplace health and safety
Safe Work Australia report finds workers trained in health and safety are more aware of asbestos risks... read more
Upcoming events
Western Australia's largest workplace safety trade show, the WA Safety Show, returns to Perth from August 24 to 26, 2010... read more
The 2010 ACPET Conference Quality through Diversity will be held in the new Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne, Victoria from 25 to 27 August, 2010... read more
The Skills DMC 6th National Conference will be held on Wednesday 25th August 2010... read more
The Forestworks ISC conference "Australia's Place in the Changing Global Forest Products Market" will be held in Melbourne on 9 September 2010... read more
Comcare's National Conference will be held from 22-24 September 2010 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra and the theme this year is Improve, include and inspire workplace wellbeing... read more
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