MINE SAFETY NEWS

News Service 75 – VET Funding election agenda, Webinars – electrical incidents investigation & Industry Skills, Training Package update, ABS new ANZSCO, VET Fee relief, Safety – asbestos, save lives app, smoke alarms, Standards and industry news

1. CLAIRE FIELD ON THE NUMBERS THAT WILL DRIVE VET FUNDING Wednesday’s 24 November 2021, Campus Morning Mail featured an article by Claire Field on the numbers that will drive VET funding. Claire, felt that “if the Commonwealth puts enough money on the table for states and territories then reforms are likely.” Given the National […]

News Service 74 – Apprenticeships up but growing skills gap, Job ads up, Workers not using all skills at work, Attracting VET Practitioners, ESI Training Package Feedback, Safety news, electrical incidents & shocks, National Asbestos week, Industry news

1. TRADE APPRENTICESHIPS HIT ALL-TIME HIGH, BUT AUSSIE BUSINESSES STILL FACE A GROWING SKILLS GAP Reporter Stephanie Palmer-Derrien in the latest SmartCompany newsletter of 19 November 2021, raises questions about the Government’s messaging, stating, the “message feels somewhat disconnected from the growing tech talent gap, and the plight of small businesses and startups struggling to […]

News Service 25: PC – TRAINING SECTOR COURSES ‘LITTLE OR NO VALUE’ TO EMPLOYERS; MINISTER INITIATES SOLAR INDUSTRY REVIEW; NATIONAL LICENSING; SAFETY MATTERS; NCVER PODCASTS – WORKFORCE READY; SOLAR SCAPEGOAT OR SCOURGE?

TRAINING SECTOR COURSES OF ‘LITTLE OR NO VALUE’ TO EMPLOYERS AUSSIE SOLAR INDUSTRY TO BE REVIEWED FOR BAD PRACTICES NATIONAL LICENSING PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICIANS WATCH OUR WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION WEBINAR DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS – MINE SAFETY NEWS NCVER: WORKFORCE READY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VET SOLAR PV: SCAPEGOAT OR SCOURGE? 1. TRAINING SECTOR […]

News service 14 – National Cabinet names 6 priorities (Skills & Energy); NSW Parliament Passes Design & Building Practitioners Bill 2019; NCVER Dec 2019 apprentice data released; Smart & Skilled Update 102; Safety, Electric Vehicles & more energy news

News Service this week covers: NATIONAL CABINET ANNOUNCES SIX PRIORITY AREAS OF REFORM NSW PARLIAMENT PASSES DESIGN AND BUILDING PRACTITIONERS BILL 2019 SMART AND SKILLED UPDATE No. 102 – 15 June 2020 NCVER RELEASES DECEMBER QUARTER DATA ON APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES 2019 – AUSTRALIA MINE SAFETY NEWS – FLASH FROM A 1000 VOLT CONVEYOR DRIVE […]