Edition 88, May 2011

After many years supporting the integration of licensing and training the June edition may be the last Licensing Line News... read more

The Australian government has announced a $3 billion investment in skills and training initiatives over six years... read more

The government will drive productivity through new direct partnerships with industry and the creation of the National Workforce Development Fund and National Workforce and Productivity Agency... read more

The government will set new benchmarks for improved quality, transparency and outcomes from the states and territories... read more

The Government will continue its investment in apprenticeships to ensure the system delivers more trained workers faster... read more

The Budget provides further support to improve the numeracy and literacy of teh unemployed and ensure disadvantaged people have the opportunity to develop the skills they need... read more

Worksafe ACT have removed the requirement for those carrying out loadshifting work to hold a current certificate of competency, which takes effect from 1 July 2011... read more

The Tasmanian  Occupational Licensing Act 2005 has now been fully implemented... read more

The Western Australian Department of Commerce is undertaking consultation on whether strata managers should be licensed in Western Australia... read more

Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) has developed in-depth high level qualifications in the Sustainability Training Package MSS11 which is awaiting endorsement... read more

The training.gov.au (TGA) website has been under development for some time and is now scheduled for release in the second half of 2011... read more

Workcover New South Wales provides a wealth of information and resources to help reduce the risk of manual handling injuries on its Smartmove website... read more

A new website has brought together information about sustainability courses and teaching resources offered by higher education institutions across Australia into one easily accessible place... read more

Four new Flexible Learning Toolboxes featuring trades and sustainability training have been released by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, with another three coming soon!... read more

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has marked the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety by hosting a presentation from renowned road injury expert... read more

The Queensland Safety Show incorporating the Materials Handling Show and co-located Queensland Manufacturing Show will be held in Brisbane from 21 to 23 June... read more

The 20th annual National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Research Conference, 'No Frills' will be held 13-15 July at Coffs Harbour... read more

The VELG Training 2011 National Conferencewill be hekl 4-5 August in Brisbane... read more

The Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) will be holding its national conference, The Future Workforce,  in Melbourne on 29-30 August 2011... read more

The Eportfolios Australia 2011 Conference, Making a difference - showing the difference, will be held in Canberra from 17-18 October 2011... read more