Thank you, Sherelle, for your kind welcome and for inviting me to speak at this graduation ceremony. I was honoured to open the French Beauty Academy’s Robina campus back in 2013, and it’s a real pleasure to be with you now to recognise all your hard work and achievements — students and trainers alike. …
DetailsAustralia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector is set to benefit from strengthened training requirements for trainers and assessors. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, today announced new requirements to boost the credentials of those providing training and assessments in the VET sector. “We all have a stake in building the capacity…
DetailsAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews has invited the public to make submissions to a review of vocational education regulation. The review of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, led by Professor Valerie Braithwaite, was announced in June and will examine whether the Act supports a responsive, effective and…
DetailsTHEHON KAREN ANDREWS MP Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Federal Member for McPherson MEDIA RELEASE 1 July 2017 Full VET Student Loans program gets underway Today marks the end of the six month transition period to an affordable, sustainable and student-focused vocational education and training (VET) student loans program. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews…
DetailsA Gold Coast organisation that provides vital assistance to sick and premature babies has secured a $20,000 federal grant that will allow the group to continue providing the important service. Federal Member for McPherson, Karen Andrews, announced today the funding was being made available to the Mothers’ Milk Bank, based at the southern Gold Coast..…
DetailsThe long-term quality of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector is at risk unless the issue of unduly short training is definitively addressed, a new report has found. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, today welcomed the release of the findings of the Australian Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA) national strategic review…
DetailsFederal Member for McPherson, Karen Andrews, announced today that younger veterans would benefit from an innovative local project on the southern Gold Coast that has received Federal Government funding. Mrs Andrews said Currumbin RSL will receive $24,013.00 for a project to employ a coordinator to create and deliver a program which provides opportunities for younger…
DetailsAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, today officially opened the inaugural VET in Schools Forum hosted by Trinity Grammar School in Sydney. The forum brings together educators, training providers and work placement organisations to discuss the promotion of pathways and career opportunities vocational education offers school students. “This is a terrific initiative…
DetailsAssistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, has encouraged university maths and science students to act as ambassadors for STEM subjects in their local communities. Minister Andrews made the comments while officially opening the Australians Maths and Science Institute winter school at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane that's attracted students from…
DetailsDo you know someone worthy of an Order of Australia award? Any Australian can nominate a fellow citizen for recognition in the Order of Australia. The awards recognise a person’s contribution at international, national or community level and if you someone on the southern Gold Coast who’s been doing extraordinary work, now is the time…
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