People who have undertaken nationally recognised training in Australia will now be able toquickly and easily obtain an online record of their hard-earned accomplishments and qualifications. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, today launched the USITranscript Service which will allow training participants to easily look up their national training record. “The USI…
DetailsLEAD REMARKS at the working breakfast on youth employment & quality apprenticeships Thank you chair for the opportunity to speak this morning. I would like to highlight some of the strategies Australia has implemented since 2015 to improve youth employment outcomes, and work towards the G20 youth goal. While we have seen some improvements to…
DetailsThis week is National Volunteer Week, and I thought it fitting that in today's debate I acknowledge the tremendous job that so many volunteers do in my southern Gold Coast community. These are the people who are the backbone of various charities, sporting clubs, community and advocacy groups, RSLs, chambers of commerce and other social…
DetailsOn 2 May, the Turnbull government announced an extra $18.6 billion in recurrent schools funding on top of already record and growing funding for Australian schools over the next 10 calendar years. This will bring our total 10-year investment to a record $242.3 billion from 2018 to 2027. The government is committed to ensuring…
DetailsThe Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017 gives effect to decisions announced in the budget that reform the ways in which the Australian government supports higher education. It will support the Australian government's goal for a stronger, more sustainable and student-focused system that preserves and…
DetailsGood Morning and can I say what a great pleasure it is to be with you this morning. I thank you for inviting me here to talk about the new way forward for vocational education and training announced in last night’s federal budget. The Turnbull Government has made an unprecedented, ongoing commitment to skilling Australians.…
DetailsIt is back-to-school time for Labor. They cannot do the maths. Their comprehension ability is clearly limited, and that has been reinforced by the member for Sydney in her dissertation on the Quality Schools reforms that have been widely supported throughout the sector; their support is widespread. I will come back to all the support…
DetailsThe flexibility and benefits of the Australian Vocational Educational and Training system willbe promoted at a two-day Careers Festival on the Gold Coast beginning tomorrow. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, said events like thisplay an important role in helping attendees choose a career that is right for them. “It is a…
DetailsA new $1.5 billion Skilling Australians Fund announced by the Turnbull Government will provide new opportunities for local jobseekers, students and industry on the Gold Coast. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and Federal Member for McPherson, Karen Andrews, said the Government is also establishing a $60 million Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices…
DetailsSchools, training providers, parents and students will benefit from a series of new videos and case studies that highlight best practise in delivering vocational education and training (VET) in secondary schools. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews said the resources, available from today on the Preparing Secondary Students for Work (PSSFW) website,…
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