Edition 85, December 2010

Edition 85, December 2010

Licensing Line News announcement

Season's greetings from Licensing Line News

The Licensing Line News team would like to wish all our readers a safe and happy festive season.... read more

Training and licensing news

New taxi driver training requirements in Queensland

The Department of Transport and Main Roads is introducing new taxi driver training requirements in Queensland from 24 January 2011.... read more

CPR guidelines changed

CPR guidelines have been changed to make remembering what to do in an emergency easier.... read more

Regulatory updates

State contacts for Australian Consumer Law

From 1 January 2011, Australia will have a single, national consumer law: the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Find contact details for each state and territory here.... read more

Safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe people

Feedback is sought on the national road safety improvement strategy to guide action over the next decade.... read more

New migration points test

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced a new points test to assess independent skilled migrants as part of the Government's ongoing commitment to reforming the skilled migration program to deliver the skills Australia needs.... read more

Training system wrap

Critical skills investment fund

A federal advisory body has been established to develop the guidelines for the $200 million Critical Skills Investment Fund to help address skills shortages in critical industry sectors.... read more

Team Australia Skillaroos to represent Australia in London in 2011

The 2011 Team Australia Skillaroos were announced at the Australian Training Awards in November.... read more

2010 Australian Training Awards

The winners of the 2010 Australian Training Awards have been announced.... read more

New resources

Free workplace english and literacy resources

Trainers can access free resources for workplace English and literacy free from the federal government and keep informed about developments through a newsletter.... read more

Work safely in hot conditions

Worksafe WA has provided a bulletin on working safely in hot conditions including measures to take to minimise the likelihood of heat illness.... read more

Upcoming events

National Plumbing Regulators Forum Conference March 2011 Melbourne

The 2011 NPRF conference is to be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 7-9 March 2011 with the theme 'Healthy industry, healthy people, healthy environment'.... read more

Worksafe WA info sessions

Worksafe WA is hosting a number of information sessions, All in together - new work health and safety laws, on the National OHS Laws in January.... read more

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