Edition 86, February-March 2011

The West Australian and Australian governments provide a range of relief measures to assist communities severely affected by an eligible natural disaster event... read more

The Australian government has announced a number of measures to assist with rebuilding following recent extreme weather events... read more

An $83 million jobs and skills package has been announced to support Queensland industry, businesses and communities to recover from the recent flood and cyclone crises... read more

Due to the significant amount of damage as a result of flood waters and recent cyclones, there is a large amount of repair work that needs to be urgently carried out... read more

In January 2011, Queensland introduced the national training framework and taxi driver training core competencies... read more

Safe Work Australia has released for public comment the draft model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and model Codes of Practice... read more

NOLS has provided updates on Communique #4, establishment of NOLA, the Occupational Licensing National Law and the introduction fo a  NOLS Public Register of licensees... read more

All states and territories have agreed to a national law to introduce the National Quality Framework for Child Care, and consulation closes on 14 April 2011... read more

Training Packages @ Work's popular Back 2 Basics VET publication will be released during March 2011... read more

Training Packages @ Work provides information on changes to the AQTF that strengthen the regulatory requirements underpinning the VET sector... read more

The National Quality Council (NQC) has endorsed a new design model for training packages to commence in 2011... read more

Nominations forthe 2011 Australian Training Awards in most states and territories are open now with some closing soon... read more

An interim website has been established to support the development of the national occupational licensing system (NOLS)... read more

IBSA offers a range of VET related professional development workshops
and events for trainers, assessors, and VET professionals... read more

IBSA has developed a guide for trainers and assessors to embed innovation skills into their training... read more

NCVER has released the outcomes of the September 2010 forum on adult language, literacy and numeracy... read more

Transport industry stakeholders are invited to Heavy Vehicle National Law Information Forums throughout Australia during March and April... read more

The Safety in Action Conference will be held 5 - 7 April in Melbourne... read more

The AVETRA (Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association) 14th Annual Conference will be held on 28-29 April 2011 at the Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne... read more

The 2011 Skills Tasmania conference has two key themes: Leadership and Innovation, and will be held in Hobart on May 25... read more

The CPSISC will be holding its bi-annual conference in Melbourne on 29-30 August 2011, themed The Future Workforce... read more