Supporting Australian VET students and the workers of the future

The revitalisation of Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector is underway and hundreds of thousands of young Australians are going to benefit, including those attending TAFE institutions around the country. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews MP said the Turnbull government has committed approximately $3 billion towards the VET sector in…

AEN 2018 Skills Conference – 14 June 2018

It’s a pleasure to be with you today at the start of this year’s 2018 Apprentice Employment Network Skills Conference. Today we have a varied group of stakeholders here, from group training organisations, policy makers, to members of the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network, business and industry.  Apprenticeship delivery has so many facets, and it takes…

Group Training – a leading voice in the future of VET

The ongoing role of Group Training Organisations (GTOs) in revitalising the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) has been a focus at the 2018 Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT Skills Conference in Darling Harbour, NSW. Speaking at the Skills Conference, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews MP said GTOs work to recruit,…

Industry leaders reappointed to Australian Industry and Skills Committee

Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews MP, today announced the reappointment of business leader, John Pollaers, as Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC).  Tara Diamond has also been reappointed as the Commonwealth representative to AISC. “With their strong leadership and wealth of industry experience, Professor Pollaers, Ms Diamond and…

New figures show increased uptake in Apprenticeships

A growing number of people are commencing vocational education and training according to new data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), with 35,945 trade and non-trade commencements in the December 2017 quarter. The release of Apprentices and trainees 2017: December quarter shows that at the end of last year, there were…